Sean Kelly Famous Irish Cyclist Limited Edition Print.

Dec. 12, 2010 - PRLog -- Sean Kelly - World Famous in Cycle Racing.

18" x 44" LIMITED EDITION PRINT.

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Sean is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer born in Waterford Ireland.

He was 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.

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Size : 18" x 44" .

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John James 'Sean' Kelly (born 24 May 1956 is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer. He was 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, Vuelta al País Vasco and Volta a Catalunya.

Although Kelly never won the World Road Race Championships, he twice won bronze medals (1982 & 1989) & also finished 5th in 1987, the year compatriot Stephen Roche won gold. Kelly was first to be ranked No.1 when the FICP rankings were introduced in March 1984, a position he held for a record six years. In the 1984 season, Kelly achieved 33 victories.

Post-cycling career

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.

The inaugural Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford was held on 19 August 2007. Kelly was one of the 600 participants. The second was on the 24 August 2008. Kelly was one of the 2,048. The 2009 tour went ahead on the 30th August 2009.It attracted over 3,400 participants. On 29 August 2010, 3708 cyclists took part in the Tour.

Sean Kelly - World Famous in Cycle Racing.

18" x 44" LIMITED EDITION PRINT.

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