Sean Kelly ACLVB–M Donnelly Murphy & Gunn–Newlyn–M Donnelly–Sean Kelly An Post–M Donnelly–Grant Thornton–Sean Kelly An Post–Sean Kelly An Post–Chain Reaction
The team began in 2006 with the name Sean Kelly ACLVB–M Donnelly as the first Irish professional cycling team. Shortly after its launch another Irish continental team was launched, Murphy & Gunn–Newlyn. For the 2007 season, these two teams merged to form the Murphy & Gunn–Newlyn–M Donnelly–Sean Kelly squad.[2][3] The team achieved several good results including second overall in the Rás Tailteann with Paídi O'Brien.[4] At the end of 2007, it was announced that An Post would replace Murphy & Gunn as main sponsor while Grant Thornton replacing the Newlyn group as a co-sponsor.[5] For the 2008 season, the team became more international with four Belgians, two Britons, one Swede and one German joining the six Irish riders.[6] The team took its biggest win when Stephen Gallagher won the general classification of the Rás Tailteann.[7] It has also taken overall victories in Vuelta a Extremadura (Daniel Lloyd), Tour des Pyrénées (Daniel Fleeman), and Ronde de l'Oise (Steven Van Vooren).
The team began as an Irish-registered team, becoming Belgian-registered between 2010 and 2013, primarily to gain access to races in Belgium. The team became Irish-registered again in 2014.[8]
After failing to find sponsorship for the 2018 season, the team was forced to disband. Despite this the team are still looking for sponsorship to compete in the 2018 season.
UCI Europe touredit
The SKT team was UCI ranked 31st out of 125 teams at the end of the 2009 UCI Europe Tour season with 481 points. The team was ranked 46th out of 110 teams on the UCI Europe Tour rankings for 2010 with 314 points. It improved ranking to 21st out of 114 teams in 2011 with 648 points, with the team's highest points scorers being Mark McNally with 125 and Andrew Fenn, who scored 122. The team had their best ever season in 2012, finishing 16th out of 125 teams in the final rankings on 879 points. Gediminas Bagdonas was the team's highest points scorer with 346 points, a tally that was good enough to put him in tenth place in the individual standings. Niko Eeckhout contributed 187 points to the tally, while Kenneth Vanbilsen scored 131. In 2013 the team finished 28th overall with a total of 341 points.
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^"New look Irish continental team launched in Dublin". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
^. FBD Insurance Ras.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
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An Post Chain Reaction UCI team code SKT is a UCI continental professional cycling team registered in the Republic of Ireland based at the Sean Kelly Academy in Merchtem Flanders The team participates on the UCI Europe Tour The squad is managed by Kurt Bogaerts and Sean Kelly with directeur sportif Andy Vanhoudt The team disbanded at the end of the 2017 season after they failed to find sponsorship An Post Chain ReactionTeam informationUCI codeSKTRegisteredMerchtem Flanders BelgiumFounded2006 2006 Disbanded2017Discipline s RoadStatusUCI ContinentalBicyclesVitusWebsiteTeam home pageKey personnelGeneral managerKurt BogaertsTeam manager s Niko Eeckhout 1 Team name history200620072008 20092010 20122013 2017Sean Kelly ACLVB M Donnelly Murphy amp Gunn Newlyn M Donnelly Sean KellyAn Post M Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean KellyAn Post Sean Kelly An Post Chain ReactionAn Post Chain Reaction jerseyJersey Contents 1 History 2 UCI Europe tour 3 Team roster 4 Major wins 5 National champions 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe team began in 2006 with the name Sean Kelly ACLVB M Donnelly as the first Irish professional cycling team Shortly after its launch another Irish continental team was launched Murphy amp Gunn Newlyn For the 2007 season these two teams merged to form the Murphy amp Gunn Newlyn M Donnelly Sean Kelly squad 2 3 The team achieved several good results including second overall in the Ras Tailteann with Paidi O Brien 4 At the end of 2007 it was announced that An Post would replace Murphy amp Gunn as main sponsor while Grant Thornton replacing the Newlyn group as a co sponsor 5 For the 2008 season the team became more international with four Belgians two Britons one Swede and one German joining the six Irish riders 6 The team took its biggest win when Stephen Gallagher won the general classification of the Ras Tailteann 7 It has also taken overall victories in Vuelta a Extremadura Daniel Lloyd Tour des Pyrenees Daniel Fleeman and Ronde de l Oise Steven Van Vooren The team began as an Irish registered team becoming Belgian registered between 2010 and 2013 primarily to gain access to races in Belgium The team became Irish registered again in 2014 8 After failing to find sponsorship for the 2018 season the team was forced to disband Despite this the team are still looking for sponsorship to compete in the 2018 season UCI Europe tour editThe SKT team was UCI ranked 31st out of 125 teams at the end of the 2009 UCI Europe Tour season with 481 points The team was ranked 46th out of 110 teams on the UCI Europe Tour rankings for 2010 with 314 points It improved ranking to 21st out of 114 teams in 2011 with 648 points with the team s highest points scorers being Mark McNally with 125 and Andrew Fenn who scored 122 The team had their best ever season in 2012 finishing 16th out of 125 teams in the final rankings on 879 points Gediminas Bagdonas was the team s highest points scorer with 346 points a tally that was good enough to put him in tenth place in the individual standings Niko Eeckhout contributed 187 points to the tally while Kenneth Vanbilsen scored 131 In 2013 the team finished 28th overall with a total of 341 points Team roster editAs at 31 December 2017 Rider Date of birth nbsp Jonas Bokeloh GER 1996 03 16 16 March 1996 aged 21 nbsp Daniel Gardner GBR 1996 03 06 6 March 1996 aged 21 nbsp Regan Gough NZL 1996 10 06 6 October 1996 aged 21 nbsp Davy Gunst NED 1995 01 30 30 January 1995 aged 22 nbsp Conor Hennebry IRL 1993 02 16 16 February 1993 aged 24 nbsp Adam Jamieson CAN 1996 02 12 12 February 1996 aged 21 nbsp Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz POL 1994 03 01 1 March 1994 aged 23 nbsp Sean MacKinnon CAN 1995 11 24 24 November 1995 aged 22 Rider Date of birth nbsp Sean McKenna IRL 1994 03 08 8 March 1994 aged 23 nbsp Albert Muela Galvez ESP 1996 05 13 13 May 1996 aged 21 nbsp Jacob Scott GBR 1995 06 14 14 June 1995 aged 22 nbsp Damien Shaw IRL 1984 07 10 10 July 1984 aged 33 nbsp Mark Stewart GBR 1995 08 25 25 August 1995 aged 22 nbsp Matthew Teggart IRL 1996 01 08 8 January 1996 aged 21 nbsp Bas Tietema NED 1995 01 29 29 January 1995 aged 22 nbsp Massimo Vanderaerden BEL 1995 01 21 21 January 1995 aged 22 Major wins edit2008 Overall Vuelta a Extremadura Daniel LloydStage 1 Team Time Trial dd Overall FBD Insurance Ras Stephen Gallagher Overall Tour des Pyrenees Daniel Fleeman2009 Stages 4 amp 5 Vuelta a Extremadura Niko Eeckhout Stage 1 FBD Insurance Ras Niko Eeckhout Overall Ronde de l Oise Steven Van Vooren Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem Niko Eeckhout Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen Niko Eeckhout2010 nbsp Ireland Irish Road Race Championship Matt Brammeier Stage 5 Etoile de Besseges Niko Eeckhout Stage 3 Ronde de l Oise Niko Eeckhout Stage 3 FBD Insurance Ras David O Loughlin Stage 7 FBD Insurance Ras Mark Cassidy2011 nbsp Lithuania Time Trial Championships Gediminas Bagdonas Stage 2 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen Niko Eeckhout Stage 7 Tour de Bretagne Cycliste Andrew Fenn Overall An Post Ras Gediminas BagdonasStages 2 amp 4 Gediminas Bagdonas dd Memorial Van Coningsloo Andrew Fenn Overall Ronde de l Oise Gediminas BagdonasStage 2 Gediminas Bagdonas dd GP Stad Geel Sam Bennett Overall Mi Aout en Bretagne Mark McNally Stage 7 Tour of Britain Gediminas Bagdonas2012 nbsp Lithuania Road Race Championships Gediminas Bagdonas Kattekoers Roy Jans Ronde van Noord Holland Gediminas Bagdonas Omloop der Kempen Niko Eeckhout Stages 3 amp 8 An Post Ras Gediminas Bagdonas Memorial Van Coningsloo Gediminas Bagdonas Schaal Sels Niko Eeckhout2013 Stage 5 Tour of Britain Sam Bennett Stage 2 An Post Ras Shane Archbold Stages 3 amp 8 An Post Ras Sam Bennett Stage 2 Ronde de l Oise Glenn O Shea nbsp Ireland Under 23 Road Race Championships Jack Wilson2014 Stage 1 An Post Ras Robert Jon McCarthy nbsp Ireland Under 23 Time Trial Championships Ryan Mullen nbsp Ireland Road Race Championships Ryan Mullen nbsp Ireland Under 23 Road Race Championships Ryan Mullen2015 Stage 3 Tour d Azerbaidjan Josh Edmondson Stages 2 amp 5 An Post Ras Aaron Gate Stages 4 amp 8 An Post Ras Aidis Kruopis Overall Ronde de l Oise Josh EdmondsonStage 4 Josh Edmondson dd nbsp Ireland Time Trial Championships Ryan Mullen nbsp Lithuania Road Race Championships Aidis Kruopis Antwerpse Havenpijl Aidis Kruopis2017 nbsp New Zealand Under 23 Time Trial Championships Regan Gough nbsp New Zealand Under 23 Road Race Championships Regan Gough Stage 1 Tour du Loir et Cher Damien Shaw Stage 5 Tour de Bretagne Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz Stage 3 An Post Ras Matthew Teggart Stage 5 An Post Ras Regan Gough Stage 8 An Post Ras Przemyslaw KasperkiewiczNational champions edit2010 nbsp Ireland Road Race Matt Brammeier2011 nbsp Lithuania Time Trial Gediminas Bagdonas2012 nbsp Lithuania Road Race Gediminas Bagdonas2013 nbsp Ireland Under 23 Road Race Jack Wilson2014 nbsp Ireland Under 23 Time Trial Ryan Mullen nbsp Ireland Road Race Ryan Mullen nbsp Ireland Under 23 Road Race Ryan Mullen2015 nbsp Ireland Time Trial Ryan Mullen nbsp Lithuania Road Race Aidis Kruopis2017 nbsp New Zealand Under 23 Time Trial Regan Gough nbsp New Zealand Under 23 Road Race Regan GoughReferences edit Stoes Shane 7 December 2013 Eeckhout takes up coaching and directeur sportif role with An Post Chainreaction Sean Kelly team velonation com Retrieved 5 August 2014 2007 team database Note at bottom stating merger Cyclingnews com cyclingnews com Retrieved 26 April 2008 New look Irish continental team launched in Dublin Cyclingnews com Retrieved 25 May 2008 Kenneally Takes Final Stage Martin Wins Overall FBD Insurance Ras com Archived from the original on 18 December 2007 Retrieved 25 May 2008 An Post to sponsor Sean Kelly team RTE ie 6 December 2007 Retrieved 25 May 2008 Sean Kelly pushes harder for 2008 Cyclingnews com Retrieved 25 May 2008 Stage victory for O Loughlin Gallagher takes An Post s greatest win Irish Cycling Archived from the original on 30 May 2008 Retrieved 26 May 2008 An Post Chainreaction to register as Irish targets pro continental status and more sponsors stickybottle com Retrieved 9 December 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to An Post ChainReaction Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title An Post Chain Reaction amp oldid 1163686751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
