Kjell Carlström

Kjell Carlström

Carlström in 2014
Personal information
Full name Kjell Carlström
Born (1976-10-18) 18 October 1976
Porvoo, Finland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team IAM Cycling
Discipline Road
Role Directeur sportif
Professional team(s)
2002–2004 Amore & Vita–Beretta
2005–2009 Liquigas–Bianchi
2010–2011 Team Sky
Major wins

National Road Race Champion (2000, 2004, 2011)

Paris–Nice
1 stage
Infobox last updated on
27 March 2014

Kjell Carlström (born 18 October 1976) is a retired Finnish road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2011. He won the Finnish national road race title in 2000, 2004 and 2011.[1]

He raced in the Tour de France in 2005, 2006 and 2007. His best performance in the Tour de France was a second place stage finish on stage 8 in the 2006 race. In December 2011 he announced his retirement after his contract with Team Sky was not renewed and he was unable to find a new team.[2]

Starting in 2013, he became one of directeurs sportifs in IAM Cycling.

Major results

2003
1st Tour of Queensland stage 7
2004
1st National Road Race Championships
1st Overall UNIQA Classic
1st stage 2
2005
1st UNIQA Classic stage 3
2007
2nd National Road Race Championships
2008
1st Stage 3 Paris–Nice
2nd National Road Race Championships
3rd Klasika Primavera
2009
1st National Road Race Championships
2010
2nd National Road Race Championships
2011
1st National Road Race Championships

References

  1. ↑ "Kjell Carlström". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Carlström facing retirement after 10 years". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.


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