Stephen Roche is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming the second of only three male cyclists to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia general classification, plus the World road race championship, the others being Eddy Merckx and Tadej Pogačar. Roche's rise coincided with that of fellow Irishman Sean Kelly. In the yellow jersey at the 1987 Tour de France after stages 24–25 — 2 stages, July 25 to July 26, taking it from Pedro Delgado. Won the Tour. Wiki link