Kjell Carlström (born 18 October 1976) is a Finnish former professional 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]
 Carlström in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kjell Carlström |
| Born | 18 October 1976 Porvoo, Finland |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Israel–Premier Tech |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Professional teams | |
| 2002–2004 | Amore & Vita–Beretta |
| 2005–2009 | Liquigas–Bianchi |
| 2010–2011 | Team Sky |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2013–2016 | IAM Cycling |
| 2017– | Israel Cycling Academy |
| Major wins | |
One day races
| |
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 the directeurs sportifs at IAM Cycling. After the team disbanded, he moved to a similar position at Israel–Premier Tech, where he presently works as the team's general manager.[3]
Major results
edit- 2003
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Queensland
- 2004
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Overall UNIQA Classic
- 1st Stage 2
- 2005
- 1st Stage 3 UNIQA Classic
- 2007
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Paris–Nice
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Klasika Primavera
- 2009
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2011
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
References
edit- ^ "Kjell Carlström". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Carlström facing retirement after 10 years". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
External links
edit- Profile at Team Sky official website
- Profile at Liquigas official website
- Kjell Carlström at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Kjell Carlström at ProCyclingStats
  | This biographical article relating to Finnish cycling is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |