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 Bob Roll at the 2003 Tour of Hope in Washington, D.C. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 July 1960 Oakland, California, United States of America |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1985–1990 | 7-Eleven–Hoonved |
| 1991 | Motorola |
| 1992 | Z |
Bob "Bobke" Roll (born July 7, 1960) is an American former professional cyclist, author, and television sports commentator. He was a member of the 7-Eleven team until 1990 and competed for the Motorola team in 1991. In 1992 Roll moved to Greg LeMond's Z team and added mountain biking to his racing accomplishments. Roll continued racing mountain bikes professionally through 1998. Roll is known in the cycling world, and to his global cable television fans, as "Bobke".
He has written Bobke: A Ride on the Wild Side of Cycling, Bobke II, and two Tour de France Companion volumes. ("Bobke" is Southern Dutch for "Bobby".) He has also had many columns published in VeloNews.