Sean Kelly 1985 Nissan Classic

Waterford's own Sean Kelly. [edit] Grand Tour record 1978 - Tour de France: 34th GC; Stage 6 win 1979 - Tour de France: 38th GC 1979 - Vuelta a España: Stages 1 and 5 wins 1980 - Tour de France: 29th GC; Stages 19 and 21 wins; 2nd Points class 1980 - Vuelta a España: 4th GC; Points class winner; Stages 1, 2, 14, 17 and 19 wins; Sprints class winner 1981 - Tour de France: 48th GC; Stage 17 win 1982 - Tour de France: 15th GC; Points class winner; Stage 13 win 1983 - Tour de France: 7th GC; Points class winner; 1984 - Tour de France: 5th GC; 2nd Points class 1985 - Tour de France: 4th GC; Points class winner; 1985 - Vuelta a España: 9th GC; Points class winner; Stages 2, 9 and 15 wins 1986 - Vuelta a España: 3rd GC; Points class winner; Stages 10 and 13 wins; Mixed class winner 1987 - Tour de France: DNF 1987 - Vuelta a España: DNF; Stages 1 and 3 wins; held Gold Leaders Jersey for 4 stages 1988 - Tour de France: 46th GC; 3rd Points class 1988 - Vuelta a España: Overall Winner; Points class winner; Stages 11 and 20 wins; Mixed class winner 1989 - Tour de France: 9th GC; Points class winner 1990 - Tour de France: 30th GC 1991 - Tour de France: DNF 1992 - Tour de France: 43rd GC [edit] 'Monument' classic victories (9) Milan-Sanremo 1986, 1992 Paris-Roubaix 1984, 1986 Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1984, 1989 Giro di Lombardia 1983, 1985, 1991 (also won amateur version in 1976) Note: tied 3rd in All-time list of Monument wins [edit] Other 'classic' victories Blois-Chaville (Paris-Tours) 1984 GP Plouay 1984 Gent-Wevelgem 1988 Grand Prix des Nations 1986 Tour du Haut Var 1982 Criterium des As 1984, 1985, 1986 GP d'Isbergues 1983 Paris-Bourges 1984 [edit] Stage race victories (24) Vuelta a España (1988) Paris-Nice (1982-1988) (7 consecutive wins, a record) Tour de Suisse (1983, 1990) Volta a Catalunya (1984, 1986) Vuelta al País Vasco (1984, 1986, 1987) Critérium International (1983, 1984, 1987) Setmana Catalana (1988) Three Days of De Panne (1980) Nissan International Classic (1985, 1986, 1987, 1991) (4 wins, a record) [edit] Series victories (4) UCI Road World Cup Season Champion (1989) Super Prestige Pernod International (1984, 1985, 1986) Presented by Jimmy McGee.