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    Sean Kelly (cyclist)

    Irish cyclist

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    Full&#;nameJohn James Kelly
    NicknameKing Kelly[1]
    Born () 24 Might (age&#;68)
    Waterford Give, County Metropolis, Ireland[4]
    Height&#;m (5&#;ft 11&#;in)
    Weight77&#;kg (&#;lb; 12&#;st 2&#;lb)
    Current&#;teamRetired
    DisciplineRoad
    RoleRider
    Rider&#;typeAll-rounder
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    Catavana–AS Corbeil–Essonnes–Cedico
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    Seán Kelly (Irish politician)

    Irish politician (born )

    Seán Kelly (born 26 April ) is an Irish politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the South constituency since July He is a member of Fine Gael, part of the European People's Party.[1]

    He served as the 34th President of the Gaelic Athletic Association from to He was the first person from County Kerry to hold the office, being elected at his first attempt by a record margin at the GAA Congress in In July , he took up the position of Executive Chairman of the Irish Institute of Sport, a body that was set up in Ireland to support elite athletes and players, and served as Executive President until he announced his resignation in July [2]

    Early and personal life

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    Kelly was born in Knockataggle, Kilcummin, Killarney, County Kerry in He was born into a family that was deeply involved in the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). His grandfather had been chairman of the local club and his four uncles had distinguished playing careers, with his uncle, also Seán Kelly, starring at full-forward for Kerry in their All-Ireland SFC victory against Armagh in the final. He is a first cousin to Fionnuala O'Kelly, wife of former TaoiseachEnda Kenny.[3]

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    Sean Kelly (born May 24, in Waterford, Ireland) was the dominating classics rider of his time. He was so good he won Paris-Nice an astonishing seven times in a row ().

    After an impressive amateur career he turned pro for Velda-Flandria to be a leadout rider for Freddy Maertens. Moving to another team sponsored by Flandria but managed by Jean de Gribaldy, he soon shed his domestique duties and was racing for his own account.

    Kelly possessed a fearsome sprint. Moreover, he didn't need a leadout train to make his way to the front of a race, he could win the mass romps by himself. He was also a superb time trialist, as his first and second placings in the GP des Nations attests.

    He hit his stride in when he won his first Paris-Nice and the first of his four Tour de France green jerseys. Though he won the Vuelta (thanks to sprint time bonuses and his time trialing) and several shorter stage races, he was never a real contender to win the Tour de France general classification. The Tour's extreme climbing did not suit his talents and he did not thrive in France's July heat.

    He was a real hard man, a flahute, and won some of racing's most difficult single-day races, including Paris-

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