Yesterday Irish cyclist Nicolas Roche confirmed that he is joining Team Sky for the 2015 season. 

Tonight he explained the reasoning behind the decision on Off The Ball and compared it to making a switch between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, given that both teams are direct opponents at the high end of the sport.

He also spoke about this social media criticism from his now former boss about his move to Team Sky.

Being Russian or/and being businessman isn't equivalent of being stupid.I won't trow away $$$, just some of the agent/rider want it. #Rosche

— Oleg Tinkov (@olegtinkov) September 30, 2014

"I just think that sometimes he doesn't understand some of our issues," Roche told Ger.

Roche spoke about the four month process which led to him making the switch from Team Tinkoff-Saxo to Team Sky and the ambitions he now has in terms of Grand Tours and his future career.