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Retired from professional cycling, Kelly remains hugely involved in Ride with Pro the sport, from his work as a TV commentator for covering the Tour de , to his formation Cycling champion of the . Kelly is rightly regarded as one of Sean Kelly the greatest sportsmen to ever come from Ireland. Cycle alongside the legendary Sean Kelly nicknamed “the hard man of cycling” on a SpiceRoads Cycle Tour from Bangkok to Bangkok to Phuket Phuket in February 2015 On the Bangkok to Phuket tour cyclists will ride 924km in eight cycling days. The group, which will be limited to legendary pro cycling champion Riding was Mighty 30 participants who have road riding Sean Kelly will be returning to Alan Benson, who rode on the Sean Kelly tour experience, will ride along both the Thailand on a SpiceRoads tour from in 2014, says, “To have the chance to actually east and the west coast of Thailand Bangkok to Phuket, Thailand, from ride with him for a few days was for me, a once and overnight at resorts along the way, February 13 – February 22, 2015, and in a lifetime opportunity. Riding with Sean was with afternoons free to enjoy the beach you can ride with him. This special mighty, he is a pure gentleman.” or the pool. The tour starts in the Thai road bike tour is designed for cyclists Kelly was one of the most successful capital of Bangkok and ends at Mai who want to push themselves and at road cyclists of the 1980s, and one of the Khao Beach on Phuket. the same have an opportunity to finest classic riders of all time. From turning The Ride with Sean Kelly tour will ride with a former professional cyclist. professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, be fully supported by air-conditioned Spending 10 days with Kelly you will the Irishman won nine monument classics, and vehicles, with water, sports drinks have intimate time with him to get 193 professional races in total. He started the and snacks provided during the ride. training tips and hear some of his tales 15 times and wore the maillot Riders can bring their own bikes, or of racing against Eddie Merckx, Greg vert on four occasions, won -Nice seven rent a Domane 2.3 road bike from LeMond, , Bernard years in a row and the first UCI World Cup in SpiceRoads. Hinault, at the 1989. Kelly was a complete rider who could European classics and Grand Tours. sprint, time-trial and climb with the best. www.spiceroads.com/tours/sean_kelly

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