An Post-M.Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team

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An Post-M.Donnelly-Grant Thornton
Sean Kelly Team
Team information
UCI code SKT
Based Flag of Ireland Ireland
Founded 2006
Discipline(s) Road, track
Status Continental
Key personnel
General manager Kurt Bogaerts
Previous team name(s)
2006
2007		 Sean Kelly ACLVB-M.Donnelly
Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M.Donnelly-Sean Kelly
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
　
Team kit

An Post-M.Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team (UCI Team Code: SKT) is a UCI Continental cycling team registered in Ireland, based at the Sean Kelly Academy in Merchtem, Belgium that participates predominantly in races on the UCI Europe Tour. The team is managed by Kurt Bogaerts and Seán Kelly with directeur sportif Andy Vanhoudt.

The team began in 2006 with the name Sean Kelly Team ACLVB-M.Donnelly as the first Irish professional cycling team. Shortly after its launch another Irish continental team was launched, Team Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn. For the 2007 season, these two teams merged to form the Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M.Donnelly-Sean Kelly team.[1] [2]. The team achieved several good results including second overall in the Rás Tailteann with Paídi O'Brien.[3] At the end of 2007 it was announced that An Post would replace Murphy & Gunn as main sponsor while Grant Thornton replaced the Newlyn group as a co-sponsor.[4] For the 2008 season, the team became more international with four Belgians, two Britons, one Swede and one German joining the six Irish riders.[5] The team took its biggest win when Stephen Gallagher won the general classification of the Rás Tailteann.[6]

Contents

[edit] Major results

[edit] 2008[7].

[edit] 2007[8]


[edit] 2008 squad

As of April 26, 2008.[9]

Rider Date of Birth
Flag of Ireland Mark Cassidy (IRL) March 23, 1985 (1985-03-23) (age 23)
Flag of Belgium Benny De Schrooder (BEL) July 23, 1980 (1980-07-23) (age 27)
Flag of Ireland Denis Dunsworth (IRL)
Flag of the United Kingdom Dan Fleeman (GBR) October 3, 1982 (1982-10-03) (age 25)
Flag of Sweden Viktor Folkesson (SWE) September 17, 1986 (1986-09-17) (age 21)
Flag of Ireland Stephen Gallagher (IRL) July 9, 1980 (1980-07-09) (age 27)
Flag of Belgium Kenny Lisabeth (BEL) June 22, 1981 (1981-06-22) (age 26)
Flag of the United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd (GBR) August 11, 1980 (1980-08-11) (age 27)
Flag of Ireland Ronan McLaughlin (IRL) March 11, 1987 (1987-03-11) (age 21)
Flag of Germany Christian Muller (GER) March 1, 1982 (1982-03-01) (age 26)
Flag of Ireland Paidi O'Brien (IRL) February 13, 1984 (1984-02-13) (age 24)
Flag of Ireland Isaac Speirs (IRL) September 5, 1988 (1988-09-05) (age 19)
Flag of Belgium Reino Stofferis (BEL) June 21, 1978 (1978-06-21) (age 29)
Flag of Belgium Frank Van Kuik (BEL) February 4, 1981 (1981-02-04) (age 27)

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2007 team database. Note at bottom stating merger, Cyclingnews.com. cyclingnews.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  2. ^ New look Irish continental team launched in Dublin. Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  3. ^ Kenneally Takes Final Stage, Martin Wins Overall. FBD Insurance Ras.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  4. ^ An Post to sponsor Sean Kelly team. RTE.ie. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  5. ^ Sean Kelly pushes harder for 2008. Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  6. ^ Stage victory for O'Loughlin, Gallagher takes An Post's greatest win. Irish Cycling. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
  7. ^ Results. edited version used. top 10 for overalls & one day races, top 5 for stages of races, seankellyacademy.com. seankellyacademy.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  8. ^ Cycling Quotient page of Sean Kelly team 2007. Contains linkables to each rider to get results from themtop 10 for overalls & one day races, top 5 for stages of races, cqranking.com. cqranking.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  9. ^ An Post - M Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team. Cyclingnews. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.

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