Kjell Carlström

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]

FullnameKjell Carlström

Born (1976-10-18) 18 October 1976 (age 49)
Porvoo, Finland

Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight70 kg (154 lb)

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Kjell Carlström

Carlström in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Kjell Carlström
Born	(1976-10-18) 18 October 1976 (age 49) Porvoo, Finland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current team	NSN Cycling Team
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider (retired) Directeur sportif
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 National Road Race Championships (2000, 2004, 2011)

Close

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 NSN Cycling Team, where he presently works as the team's general manager.^[3]