Event details and schedule
- The event is limited to just 500 participants
- Event sign in will open at 6.30am on the day of the event.
- The 115k Classic will begin at 8.30am
- The 50k Classic will begin at 9am
- Event sign on and Start /Finish will be in the Comeragh College on the Waterford road in Carrick on Suir.
- Please bring along a printed copy of your event registration to the sign on.
- Helmets are compulsory for all participants with no exceptions.
The Sean Kelly Classic is an opportunity to cycle alongside the six time World Number 1 cyclist on his training roads around his hometown. Carrick on Suir is a small town nestled in the shadow of Slievenamon, the mountain which gives its' name to the events host club. On both the 50k and 115k routes participants will get a flavour of the finest roads and scenery that County Tipperary has to offer. Sean Kelly
'Normally in Ireland they don't name a square after you until you're dead, so it is a great honour' - Sean Kelly in a TV interview on the morning when he demolished the best in the World in the Nissan Classic Time trial that started in Sean Kelly Square. Sean Kelly Biography :
Personal information : Full name : John James Kelly Given name : Sean Nickname : King Kelly Born : 21st May 1956 in Carrick-on-Suir, Waterford, Ireland Favourite drink : Cappuccino Favourite food : Pasta Favourite Bike : The one I don't have to pay for, Vitus. Favourite clothing : Sean Kelly by Onda Favourite races : The Tour of Switzerland and The Nissan Classic Why ? Great roads and hotels in Switzerland Great support and atmosphere at the Nissan Team information: 1977-1978 - Flandria 1979–1981 - Splendor 1982–1983 - Sem-France Loire 1984–1985 - Skil-Sem 1986–1988 - KAS 1989–1991 - PDM Concorde 1992–1993 - Festina-Lotus 1994 -1994 - Catavana Major wins Grand Tours Tour de France: Points classification (1982, 1983, 1985, 1989)Intermediate sprints classification (1982, 1983, 1989)5 individual stages Vuelta a España: General Classification (1988)Points classification (1980, 1985, 1986, 1988)16 individual stages Stage races Paris–Nice: (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988) Tour de Suisse: (1983, 1990) Tour of the Basque Country: (1984, 1986, 1987) Volta a Catalunya: (1984, 1986) Critérium International: (1983, 1984, 1987) Nissan Classic: (1985, 1986, 1987, 1991) One-day Classics Milan – San Remo: (1986, 1992) Paris–Roubaix: (1984, 1986) Liège–Bastogne–Liège: (1984, 1989) Giro di Lombardia: (1983, 1985, 1991) Gent–Wevelgem: 1988 |
Carrick on SuirA town made famous by its' Musicians and sportsmen which was once the seat of the Earl of Ormond whose ancestral home still takes pride of place within the Town. |