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Sean Kelly

1956 - Today

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John James 'Sean' Kelly (born 24 May 1956) 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 becoming a professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, he won 193 professional races, including nine Monument Classics, Paris–Nice a record seven years consecutively and the first UCI Road World Cup in 1989. Kelly won one Grand Tour, the 1988 Vuelta a España, and four green jerseys in the Tour de France. He achieved multiple victories in the Giro di Lombardia, Milan–San Remo, Paris–Roubaix and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, as well as three runners-up placings in the only Monument he failed to win, the Tour of Flanders. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sean Kelly is the 95th most popular cyclist (up from 188th in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 221st in 2019) and the most popular Irish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Sean Kelly ranks 95 out of 1,613. Before him are Willy Hansen, Tommy Godwin, Benjamin Jones, Antonin Magne, Enzo Sacchi, and Jean Robic. After him are Lionel Cox, Rolf Wolfshohl, Georges Speicher, Mario Zanin, Fritz Schär, and Raymond Impanis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Sean Kelly ranks 199. Before him are Frank Dux, Lilli Carati, Kevin McNally, Paul Young, Jordan Rudess, and Said Belqola. After him are Gabriela von Habsburg, Arsenio Hall, Christiana Figueres, Catherine Frot, Keith David, and Mae Jemison.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Sean Kelly ranks 162 out of 549. Before him are Charles Stewart Parnell (1846), Hozier (1990), Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760), Robbie Keane (1980), Aphex Twin (1971), and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (1977). After him are Kathleen Antonelli (1921), Robert Mallet (1810), George Abraham Grierson (1851), Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), Catald (700), and Aidan of Lindisfarne (600).

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Among CYCLISTS In Ireland

Among cyclists born in Ireland, Sean Kelly ranks 1. After him are Stephen Roche (1959), Christopher Juul-Jensen (1989), Eddie Dunbar (1996), and Philip Deignan (1983).

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