Roche wins Tour of Beijing stage three

nicolas Roche wins, Tour of Beijing 2011, stage three

Nicolas Roche (Ag2r La Mondiale) won the Tour of Beijing's hardest stage on Friday north of the country's capital in Yong Ning. He out-sprinted fellow Irishman Philip Deignan (RadioShack) and Chris Froome (Sky).

"It's the stage win I've been waiting for for two years," said Roche.

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