- Paídi O'Brien
Paídi O'Brien (born
February 13 ,1984 in Cork, Ireland [cite web|url=http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_2983.shtml|title=First yellow jersey delivered for An Post, Irishcycling|publisher=An Post PR|accessdate=2008-04-26] ) is an Irish professionalcyclist , who is currently riding for the Irish continentalcycling team An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team . [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/2008/teams2008/SKT.shtml|title=Team's database, Cyclingnews|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2008-04-26] O'Brien has twice won the Irish National U23 Championship and has 2 silver and 1 bronze medal in the Elite ChampionshipPaídi O'Brien was a member of the team time trial squad that won the opening stage of
Vuelta e Extremadura in April 2008. As first member of the team across the line [cite web|url=http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_2983.shtml|title=O'Brien in race lead after An Post TTT victory, Irishcycling|publisher=Irish cycling.com|accessdate=2008-04-26] ), he wore the leaders jersey for the second stage. O'Brien lost 9 seconds on the stage as the jersey went to team mateBenny De Schrooder [cite web|url=http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_2985.shtml|title=O'Brien third overall, Irishcycling|publisher=Irish cycling.com|accessdate=2008-04-26]Yearly Progression
Professional
;2008 –
An Post-M.Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team
*2nd, Irish National Road Race Championship
*Cinturón Ciclista a Mallorca , Spain
**3rd, Stage 2
**10th, Stage 3
*10th,Ronde van Overijssel (1.2), Belgium
*10th overall,FBD Insurance Rás (2.2) Ireland
**7th, Stage 7
**18th, Stage 5
**11th, Stage 3
**20th, Stage 1
*22nd, Nokere Koerse (1.1), Belgium
*46th overall, Vuelta a Extremadura (2.2), Spain
**1st, Stage 1 (Team Time Trial)
**Race leader after Stage 1
*52nd,Tour of Ireland (2.1)
*115th,Tour of Belgium (2.1);2007 – Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M.Donnelly-Sean Kelly
*2nd, Irish National Road Race Championship
*2nd overall,FBD Insurance Rás (2.2) Ireland
**3rd overall, Points class
**2nd, Stage 1
**2nd, Stage 3
**2nd, Stage 5
**15th, Stage 7
*64th overall,Tour of Ireland (2.1)
**12th, Stage 5
**13th, Stage 3
**20th, Stage 1;2006
*3rd, Irish National Road Race ChampionshipReferences
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