they were different..
Stephen Roche accomplished what only Eddy Merckx has done before or since..the tripple crown...winning the Tour de France, the Giro d'italia, and the world championship all in the same year.
Sean Kelly was a V famous and highly regarded classics rider, and won many of the famous classics races such as the Paris Roubaix which he dominated for years.
He also won the green (sprinters/[points) jersey in the tour de France for 5 or 6 years..maybe more.
Stephen Roche in 1987.
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Sean Connor Roche is 5' 11".
Sean Kelly never won the TdF ... Stephan Roche is the only Irishman to have won (along with a win in the Giro and World Championship in the same year)
Sean Kelly was born on May 21, 1956.
Sean Kelly was born on May 21, 1956.
Sean Kelly - writer - was born in 1940.
Sean-Michael Stephen was born on 1982-10-27.
Sean Kelly - Irish republican - was born in 1972.
Sean Kelly - cyclist - was born on 1956-05-24.
Sean Kelly - Australian musician - was born on 1958-11-09.
Irish cyclist John James "Sean" Kelly is 61 years old (birthdate: May 24, 1956).Sean Patrick Kelly (Australian musician) is 59 years old (birthdate November 9, 1958).Sean Kelly (Scottish footballer) is 24 years old (birthdate January 18, 1993).