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Stephen Roche, an Uncommon card
Stephen Roche is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 40,000
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Stephen Roche quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Stephen Roche card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Roche's rise coincided with that of ______ Irishman Sean Kelly.
Answer
fellow. Roche's rise coincided with that of fellow Irishman Sean Kelly. From the Stephen Roche article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Although one of the finest cyclists of his generation and admired for his pedalling style, he struggled with knee injuries and never contended in the Grand Tours post-____.
Answer
1980s. Although one of the finest cyclists of his generation and admired for his pedalling style, he struggled with knee injuries and never contended in the Grand Tours post-1987. From the Stephen Roche article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Stephen Roche. Stephen Roche 72 · Ryan McDonagh 69 · Kevin Rose 66 · Cannabis in Mexico 63 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 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.
- Although one of the finest cyclists of his generation and admired for his pedalling style, he struggled with knee injuries and never contended in the Grand Tours post-1987.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Stephen Roche article was read about 40,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Stephen Roche
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Stephen Roche (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : ta_do (@ flickr), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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