Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly is a runner cyclist Irish, born the May 24th 1956 (Carrick-one-Suir).

Discovered by the “Viscount” Jean de Gribaldy since 1976. Initially sprinter, then hunter of traditional, it counts more than 190 professional victories. There remains one of the most titrated racing cyclists still today history.

It is second with the number of victory to the classification at points of the Tour de France behind Erik Zabel. Called Mister Paris-Nice because of its 7 consecutive victories.

It was controlled twice positive: in 1984 with the stimul at the conclusion of Paris-Brussels and in 1988 with codeine during the Turn of the Country-Basque.

Prize list

1978

1st, Sixth stage of the Tour de France

1979

1st, First stage of the Turn of Spain
1st, Fifth stage of the Turn of Spain

1980

1st, Nineteenth stage of the Tour de France
1st, Twenty-and-unième stage of the Tour de France
1st, First stage of the Turn of Spain
1st, Second phase of the Turn of Spain
1st, Fourteenth stage of the Turn of Spain
1st, Seventeenth stage of the Turn of Spain
1st, Nineteenth stage of the Turn of Spain

1981

1st, Seventeenth stage of the Tour de France

1982

1st, Turn of the High-VAr
1st, Fourth, sixth, eighth and ninth stage of Paris-Nice
1st, General classification of Paris-Nice
1st, Thirteenth stage of the Tour de France
1st, points score of the Tour de France

1983

2nd, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
1st, Fourth, sixth and tenth stage of Paris-Nice
1st, General classification of Paris-Nice
1st, points score of the Tour de France
1st, Turn of Lombardy

1984

1st, First and eleventh stage of Paris-Nice
1st, General classification of Paris-Nice
2nd, Milan-San Remo
2nd, Turn of Flandres
1st, Paris-Roubaix
1st, Liege-Bastogne-Liege
1st, Grand Prix of Plouay
1st, Paris-Turns

1985

1st, General classification of Paris-Nice
3rd, Paris-Roubaix
1st, Points score of the Tour de France
1st, Second, ninth and fifteenth stage of the Turn of Spain
3rd, Paris-Turns
1st, Turn of Lombardy

1986

1st, First, quarième and tenth stage of Paris-Nice
1st, General classification of Paris-Nice
1st, Milan-San Remo
2nd, Turn of Flandres
1st, Paris-Roubaix
1st, Tenth and fourteenth stage of the Turn of Spain
2nd, Grand Prix of Plouay
2nd, Turn of Lombardy

1987

1st, Fourth stage of Paris-Nice
1st, General classification of Paris-Nice
2nd, Turn of Flandres
1st, First and third stage of the Turn of Spain

1988

2nd, Turn of the High-VAr
1st, Eighth stage of Paris-Nice
1st, General classification of Paris-Nice
1st, Ghent-Wevelgem
1st, Eleventh and twentieth stage of the Turn of Spain
1st, Points score of the Turn of Spain
1st, General classification of the Turn of Spain
3rd, Paris-Turns

1989

2nd, Circuit Het Volk
1st, Liege-Bastogne-Liege
1st, Fifth stage of the Critérium of Dauphiné Libéré
1st, Points score of the Tour de France

1991

1st, Turn of Lombardy

1992

1st, Trophée Shine Puig
1st, Milan-San Remo

Teams

1977 : Velda- Latina Assicurazioni - Flandria
1978 : Velda-Lano-Flandria
1979 : Splendor - Eurosoap
1980: Splendor - Admiral
1981: Splendor - Wickes
1982 : Sem - France the Loire-Campagnolo
1983 : Sem- France the Loire-Mavic-Reydel
1984 : Skil - Sem - Mavic - Reydel
1985 : Skil - Reydel - Sem
1986 : Kas - Mavic- Tag Heuer
1987: KAS
1988 : KAS - Channel 10
1989: PDM - Agree
1990: PDM - Agree
1991: PDM - Agree
1992: Lotus - Feasted
1993: - Lotus
1994 feasted: Catavana - A.S. Corbeil

Bonds

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http://www.france-cyclisme.com/kelly.htm
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