Sean Kelly

Former World No. 1 Cyclist; Winner of 9 Monument Classics & 193 Professional Races; TV Commentator, AnPost Team General Manager & Entrepreneur

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Sean Kelly Biography

Sean Kelly is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer, one of the most successful road cyclists of the 1980s, and one of the finest classics riders of all time. From turning professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, he won nine monument classics, and 193 professional races in total. He won Paris–Nice seven years in a row and the first UCI Road World Cup in 1989. He won the 1988 Vuelta a España and had multiple wins in the Giro di Lombardia, Milan–San Remo, Paris–Roubaix and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Other victories include the Critérium International, Grand Prix des Nations and smaller tours including the Tour de Suisse, Tour of the Basque Country and Volta a Catalunya.

Kelly twice won bronze medals (1982, 1989) in the World Road Race Championships. Kelly was first to be ranked No.1 when the FICP rankings were introduced in March 1984, a position he held for a record five years. In the 1984 season, Kelly achieved 33 victories.

Kelly retired from professional competition in 1994.

Kelly is a commentator for the English-language services of Eurosport and has established and is involved in the Sean Kelly Cycling Academy in Belgium. In 2006 he launched Ireland's first professional team, the Sean Kelly Team, composed of young Irish and Belgian riders based at the Sean Kelly Cycling Academy in Merchtem, Belgium. He rides long-distance charity cycling tours with Blazing Saddles, a charity raising money for the blind and partially sighted. Such tours have included a journey across America by bike in 2000. He also participates in charity cycling endurance events in Scotland (notably with the Braveheart Cycling Fund), England, France and Ireland. Sean Kelly regularly cycles with SportActive cycling holidays in Mallorca.

Sean Kelly published his autobiography Hunger in 2013.

Kelly also is a top quality clothing supplier. He inspires and tests custom clothing for cycling and triathlon clubs, ​teams, companies and events.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/13/2024.

Sean Kelly Videos

  • The 2018 Cycling Season in review - Sean Kelly and the Eurosport ...
    A season in review: Eurosport's Matt Stephens, Jonathan Edwards, Rob Hatch and Sean Kelly discuss the highs and lows of the 2018 season.
  • My Toughest Day: Sean Kelly #1
    The Vuelta winner and multiple Classics champion tells us about his toughest day on the bike For all the latest in cycling visit: ...
  • Sean Kelly on riding the Cobbles | Cycling Weekly
    Sen Kelly, two time winner of the Paris-Roubaix and three times a runner up at the tour of Flanders, gives his thoughts on racing on cobbles, ...

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