Sean Kelly — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Irish former professional road bicycle racer, active from 1977 to 1994
Won 193 professional races, including nine Monument Classics
First cyclist to be ranked World No.1 for a record five consecutive years from March 1984
Secured a record seven consecutive victories at Paris–Nice
Winner of the 1988 Vuelta a España and four green jerseys in the Tour de France
Co-Founder & CEO at Amperon

Biography

John James 'Sean' Kelly, born on May 21, 1956, is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer, widely regarded as one of the most successful road cyclists of the 1980s and one of the finest Classics riders of all time. His professional career spanned from 1977 until his retirement in 1994, during which he amassed an impressive 193 professional race victories, including nine Monument Classics.