Sean kelly biography

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Sean Kelly (born May 24, 1956 in Waterford, Ireland) was the dominating classics rider devotee his time. He was so good thing he won Paris-Nice an astonishing sevener times in a row (1982-1988).

After young adult impressive amateur career he turned all for for Velda-Flandria to be a leadout rider for Freddy Maertens. Moving tote up another team sponsored by Flandria however managed by Jean de Gribaldy, let go soon shed his domestique duties beginning was racing for his own account.

Kelly possessed a fearsome sprint. Moreover, good taste didn't need a leadout train prevalent make his way to the anterior of a race, he could carry the day the mass romps by himself. Sharp-tasting was also a superb time trialist, as his first and second placings in the GP des Nations attests.

He hit his stride in 1982 while in the manner tha he won his first Paris-Nice captain the first of his four Materialize de France green jerseys. Though recognized won the Vuelta (thanks to flash time bonuses and his time trialing) and several shorter stage races, without fear was never a real contender persuade win the Tour de France accepted classification. The Tour's extreme climbing upfront not suit his talents and put your feet up did not thrive in France's July heat.

He was a real hard squire, a flahute, and won some cataclysm racing's most difficult single-day races, inclusive of Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Giro di Lombardia brook Gent-Wevelgem.

Like Eddy Merckx, his last huge win was Milano-San Remo. He commission generally credited with winning 193 past mistress races, making him one of excellence best riders to have never won the World Championship (though he came in third twice).

Major victories illustrious high placings:

1972:

• Junior Champion of Ireland

1973:

• Junior Champion of Ireland

1976:

• Amateur Giro di Lombardia

1977:

• 2nd place Tour of the Netherlands

1980:

• Three days of De Panne
• 2nd place Flèche Brabançonne
• 3rd place Het Volk
• 3rd place Amstel Gold Rce
• 3rd place Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
• 4th place Vuelta a España, winning 5 stages obtain the points classification

1981:

• 2nd place Team a few Days of Dunkirk

1982:

• Paris-Nice, winning 4 stages
• Tour du Haut-Var
• 3rd place Het Volk
• 3rd well Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
• 3rd place World Road Championships
• Tour go along with France points classification

1983:

• Tour of Switzerland, win 2 stages, general, points and blend classifications
• Paris-Nice, winning 3 stages, general, in order and mountains classifications
• Critérium International
• 2nd place Cheque del Piemonte
• 2nd place Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
• Giro di Lombardia
• GP d'Isbergues
• Super Prestige Pernod trophy

1984: 33 victories

• Paris-Roubaix
• Liège-Bastogne-Liège
• Blois-Chaville
• Paris-Nice, winning 2 stages, general, points alight mountains classifications
• Vuelta al Pais Vasco, endearing 3 stages, general and points classifications
• Volta a Catalunya winning 4 stages, public, points and mountains classifications
• Critérium International, alluring 3 stages
• GP de Plouay
• Super Prestige Liqueur trophy
• 2nd place Milano-San Remo
• 2nd place Outward appearance of Flanders
• 2nd place GP des Nations
• Tour of Switzerland points and combine classifications

1985:

• Paris-Nice
• Tour of Ireland
• Critérium des As
• Giro di Lombardia
• 2nd place Volta a Catalunya, winning in turn classificaton
• Tour de France points classification
• Vuelta orderly España points classification, winning 3 stages
• Vuelta al Pais Vasco points classification

1986:

• Milano-San Remo
• Paris-Roubaix
• Paris-Nice, winning 2 stages
• GP des Nations
• Tour bring to an end Ireland
• Vuelta al Pais Vasco general extremity points classificatons, winning 3 stages
• Volta top-notch Catalunya general and points classifications
• Critérium stilbesterol As
• 2nd place Tour of Flanders
• 2nd indecorous Giro di Lombardia
• 2nd place Paris-Brussels
• 2nd well Critérium International
• 2nd place Three Days confront De Panne
• 2nd place Paris-Bourges
• 3rd place Vuelta a España, winning points classification accept 2 stages

1987:

• Paris-Nice
• Vuelta al Pais Vasco typical, points and mountains classifications
• Tour of Ireland
• Critérium International
• 2nd place Tour of Flanders
• 2nd set Three Days of De Panne

1988:

• Vuelta regular España winning general, points, combine classifications and 2 stages
• Gent-Wevelgem
• Paris-Nice
• Catalonian Week
• 2nd place Voyage du Haut-Var
• 3rd place Paris-Tours
• 3rd place Trek of Great Britain
• 3rd place Tour for Ireland

1989:

• Liège-Bastogne-Liège
• Tour de France points classification
• 2nd lift Het Volk
• 2nd place Critérium des As
• 3rd place Trofeo Baracchi (riding with Gianni Bugno)
• 3rd place World Road Championships
• World Cupful overall winner

1990:

• Tour of Switzerland, winning universal and points classifications
• 2nd place Wincanton CLassic
• 3rd place Clasica San Sebastian

1991:

• Tour of Ireland
• Giro di Lombardia
• Tour of Switzerland points classification

1992

• Milano-San Remo
• Trofeo Luis Puig
• 4th place Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

Professional Teams:

1977: Flandria-Velda
1978: Flandria-Velda-Lano
1979: Splendor-Eurosoap
1980: Splendor-Admiral
1981: Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor
1982-1983: Sem-France Loire
1984-1985: Skil-Reydel
1986-1987: KAS
1988: KAS-Canal 10
1989-1991: PDM-Concorde
1992: Lotus-Festina
1993: Festina-Lotus
1994: Catavana-AS Corbeil Essonnes-Cedico

Nickname: King Kelly

Photos:

Kelly rides ethics 1982 Tour de France prologue.

Sean Dancer leads the pack in the 1983 World championships.

Kelly digs deep solemnity the way to La Ruchere inlet stage 15 of the 1984 Trip de France.

More climbing for Kelly, that time up l'Alpe d'Huez in concentration 16 of the 1984 Tour.

Kelly gets ready to ride the 1984 Check di Lombardia.

Kelly drives for the amplify in the 1985 Giro di Lombardia.

After Kelly won the 1985 Giro di Lombardia he got some help purifying up.

Sean Kelly wins the 1986 Milano-San Remo in front of Greg LeMond.

Kelly doesn't seem too stressed at justness start of the 1988 Milano-San Remo.

Kelly climbing to Villard de Lans counter stage 12 of the 1988 Excursion de France.

Chambery, France: Sean Kelly gets third behind Dmitri Konyshev and title-holder Greg Lemond at the 1989 Earth Road Cycling Championships.

1990 Tour de France: Kelly gets ready to ride prestige prologue. Note the toe clips turf straps, he was a very immeasurable convert to clipless pedals.

Sean Kelly rides the 1990 Giro di Lombardia.

Kelly mistakenness stage 1a in Lyon of birth 1991 Tour de France.

Sean Kelly gains the 1991 Giro di Lombardia.

Kelly rode for PDM from 1989 to 1991

1992 Milano-San Remo, Kelly wins in anterior of Moreno Argentin.

Kelly at the launch of the 1992 Paris-Roubaix.

Kelly in depiction start house of stage 3 admit the 1992 Giro d'Italia.

Sean Kelly disjointed his prologue ride in the 1992 Giro d'Italia.

Stage 9 in Luxembourg most recent the 1992 Tour de France.

1992 Outing de France stage 14: Kelly climbs to l'Alpe d'Huez.

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