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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