Kjell Carlström
 Carlström in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kjell Carlström |
| Born |
18 October 1976 Porvoo, Finland |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | IAM Cycling |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Directeur sportif |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2002–2004 | Amore & Vita-Beretta |
| 2005–2009 | Liquigas-Bianchi |
| 2010–2011 | Team Sky |
| Major wins | |
|
National Road Race Champion (2000, 2004, 2011)
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Infobox last updated on 27 March 2014 | |
Kjell Carlström (born 18 October 1976) is a retired Finnish road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2011. He won the Finnish national road race title in 2000, 2004 and 2011.[1]
He raced in the Tour de France in 2005, 2006 and 2007. His best performance in the Tour de France was a second place stage finish on stage 8 in the 2006 race. In December 2011 he announced his retirement after his contract with Team Sky was not renewed and he was unable to find a new team.[2]
Starting in 2013, he became one of directeurs sportifs in IAM Cycling.
Palmares
- 2003
- Tour of Queensland stage 7
- 2004
- 1st,
National Road Race Championships - International UNIQA Classic
- International UNIQA Classic stage 2
- 2005
- International UNIQA Classic stage 3
- 2006
- Tour de France – 2nd, stage 8
- 2007
- 2nd, National Road Race Championships
- 2008
- Paris–Nice – 1st, stage 3
- 3rd overall, Klasika Primavera
- 2nd, National Road Race Championships
- 2009
- 1st, National Road Race Championships
- 2010
- 2nd, National Road Race Championships
- 2011
References
- ↑ "Kjell Carlström". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Carlström facing retirement after 10 years". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 29 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
External links
- Profile at Team Sky official website
- Profile at Liquigas official website
- Kjell Carlström profile at Cycling Archives