- An Post-M.Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team
Infobox Cycling team
teamname = An Post-M.Donnelly-Grant Thornton Sean Kelly Team
code = SKT
base = IRL
founded = 2006
disbanded =
manager = Kurt Bogaerts
ds1 = Kurt Bogaerts
ds2 = Andy Vanhoudt
ds3 = Sean Kelly
discipline = Road, track
status = Continental
season = 2006 2007
oldname = Sean Kelly ACLVB-M.Donnelly Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M.Donnelly-Sean KellyAn Post-M.Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team ("UCI Team Code": SKT) is a
UCI Continental cycling team registered inIreland , based at the Sean Kelly Academy inMerchtem ,Belgium that participates predominantly in races on theUCI Europe Tour . The team is managed byKurt Bogaerts and Seán Kelly withdirecteur 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. [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/2007/teams2007/SKT.shtml|title=2007 team database. Note at bottom stating merger, Cyclingnews.com|publisher=cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2008-04-26] [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features.php?id=features/2007/murphygunn|title=New look Irish continental team launched in Dublin|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2008-05-25] . The team achieved several good results including second overall in the
Rás Tailteann withPaídi O'Brien . [cite web|url=http://www.fbdinsuranceras.com/event/fbdras_318.shtml|title=Kenneally Takes Final Stage, Martin Wins Overall|publisher=FBD Insurance Ras.com|accessdate=2008-05-25] At the end of 2007 it was announced thatAn Post would replace Murphy & Gunn as main sponsor whileGrant Thornton replaced the Newlyn group as a co-sponsor. [cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/cycling/2007/1206/seankelly.html?rss|title=An Post to sponsor Sean Kelly team|publisher=RTE.ie|accessdate=2008-05-25] For the 2008 season, the team became more international with four Belgians, two Britons, one Swede and one German joining the six Irish riders. [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features.php?id=features/2008/sean_kelly_launch08|title=Sean Kelly pushes harder for 2008|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2008-05-25] The team took its biggest win when Stephen Gallagher won the general classification of theRás Tailteann . [cite web|url=http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_3085.shtml|title=Stage victory for O'Loughlin, Gallagher takes An Post's greatest win|publisher=Irish Cycling|accessdate=2008-05-26] . It has also taken overall victories in Vuelta a Extremadura and Tour des PyrenneesMajor results
=2008 [cite web|url=http://www.seankellycyclingacademy.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=33|title=Results. edited version used. top 10 for overalls & one day races, top 5 for stages of races, seankellyacademy.com|publisher=seankellyacademy.com|accessdate=2008-04-27] . =* 1st, Overall FBD Insurance Ras : Stephen Gallagher
* 1st, Team Classification FBD Insurance Ras
* 1st, OverallVuelta a Extremadura :Daniel Lloyd
* 1st, OverallTour des Pyrénées :Dan Fleeman
* 1st, Stage 1Vuelta a Extremadura : Team Time Trial
* 2nd, Irish National Road Race Championship :Paidi O'Brien
* 2nd, Stage 3Tour of Munster :Mark Cassidy
* 2nd, Stage 1Volta Ciclista da Ascension :Benny De Schrooder
* 2nd, Stage 2Tour des Pyrénées :Dan Fleeman
* 3rd, Stage 1 FBD Insurance Ras :Benny De Schrooder
* 3rd, Stage 3 & 6 FBD Insurance Ras : Stephen Gallagher
* 3rd, Stage 1Volta Ciclista da Ascension :Dan Fleeman
* 3rd, Stage 3Vuelta a Extremadura :Benny De Schrooder
* 3rd, Stage 2Cinturón Ciclista a Mallorca :Paidi O'Brien
* 4th, OverallVolta Ciclista da Ascension :Daniel Lloyd
* 4th, Stage 2 FBD Insurance Ras :Mark Cassidy
* 4th,Halle-Ingooigem :Benny De Schrooder
* 4th, Stage 1Tour des Pyrénées :Dan Fleeman
* 4th.British National Road Race Championships :Daniel Lloyd
* 5th, Stage 3Tour of Britain :Benny De Schrooder
* 5th,Pino Cerami :Benny De Schrooder
* 5th, Stage 1Cinturón Ciclista a Mallorca :Daniel Lloyd
* 5th, Stage 2Cinturón Ciclista a Mallorca :Daniel Lloyd
* 6th, OverallTour of Britain :Benny De Schrooder
* 6th, Stage 1Tour of Ireland :Benny De Schrooder
* 6th, Stage 3Tour of Ireland :Kenny Lisabeth
* 6th, Stage 4Tour of Ireland :Daniel Lloyd
* 6th, OverallCinturón Ciclista a Mallorca :Daniel Lloyd
* 7th, OverallTour of Britain :Dan Fleeman
* 7th, OverallÉtoile de Bessèges :Benny De Schrooder
* 8th, Stage 4Tour of Britain :Daniel Lloyd
* 8th, Stage 3Tour of Britain :Dan Fleeman
* 8th,Beverbeek Classic :Kenny Lisabeth
* 9th, Overall Team G.C.Tour of Britain
* 9th, Stage 6Tour of Britain :Kenny Lisabeth
* 9th, Stage 3Pino Cerami :Daniel Lloyd
* 9th, Overall FBD Insurance Ras :Benny De Schrooder
* 9th,Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen :Kenny Lisabeth
* 10th, Overall FBD Insurance Ras :Paidi O'Brien
* 10th,Ronde van Overijssel :Paidi O'Brien
* 13th, OverallTour of Ireland :Daniel Fleeman
* 15th, OverallTour of Ireland :Daniel Lloyd
=2007 [cite web|url=http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/team.asp?year=2007&teamcode=SKT|title=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|publisher=cqranking.com|accessdate=2008-06-07] =* 2nd, Overall, FBD Insurance Ras :
Paidi O'Brien
* 2nd Stages 1, 3 & 5 FBD Insurance Ras :Paidi O'Brien
* 2nd, Irish National Road Race Championship :Paidi O'Brien
* 2nd,Grand Prix de Dourges-Hénin-Beaumont :Mark Cassidy
* 3rd, Stage 6 FBD Insurance Ras :Mark Cassidy
* 3rd, Stage 8 FBD Insurance Ras :Glenn Bak
* 3rd, Irish National Road Race Championship :Mark Cassidy
* 4th, Irish National Championships Time Trial :Paul Healion
* 4th, Stage 3Cinturón Ciclista a Mallorca :Glenn Bak
* 5th, Stage 6 FBD Insurance Ras : Stephen Gallagher
* 6th, Overall FBD Insurance Ras : Stephen Gallagher
* 7th, OverallTour of Ireland :Glenn Bak
* 8th, Irish National Road Race Championships :Paul Healion
* 10th,Ronde van Overijssel :Reino Stofferis
* 11th, OverallCinturón Ciclista a Mallorca :Glenn Bak
=2006 Sean Kelly Team ACLVB-M.Donnelly [cite web|url=http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/team.asp?year=2006&teamcode=SKT|title=Cycling Quotient page of Sean Kelly team 2006. Contains linkables to each rider to get results from themtop 10 for overalls & one day races, top 5 for stages of races, cqranking.com|publisher=cqranking.com|accessdate=2008-06-15] =* 2nd, Stage 7, FBD Insurance Ras :
Jehudi Schoonacker
* 4th,Ronde van Noord-Holland :Reino Stofferis
* 3rd, Irish National Road Race Championship :Paidi O'Brien
* 5th, Irish National Road Race Championship :Timothy Cassidy
* 7th,Druivenkoers - Overijse :Paidi O'Brien
* 8th,Beverbeek Classic : Stijn Minne
* 9th, Irish National Championships Road Race :Mark Cassidy
* 10th, Irish National Championships Road Race :Andrew McQuaid
=2006 Team Murphy & Gunn [cite web|url=http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/team.asp?year=2006&teamcode=TMG|title=Cycling Quotient page of Team Murphy & Gunn 2006. Contains linkables to each rider to get results from themtop 10 for overalls & one day races, top 5 for stages of races, cqranking.com|publisher=cqranking.com|accessdate=2008-06-15] =* 2nd, Stage 9, FBD Insurance Ras :
Simon Kelly
* 2nd, IRL National Championships Time Trial :Paul Healion
* 5th, Stage 3, FBD Insurance Ras :Paul Healion
* 6th, Overall, FBD Insurance Ras :Simon Kelly 2008 squad
As of
April 26 ,2008 . [cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/2008/teams2008/SKT.shtml |title=An Post - M Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team |accessdate=2008-04-26 |publisher=Cyclingnews]References
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