Páidí O'Brien (born 13 February 1984 in Cork, Ireland[1]) is an Irish professional cyclist. He won the National Under-23 Road Race Championships twice, and in the senior National Road Race Championships, O'Brien has twice came second and third three times.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Páidí O'Brien |
| Born | 13 February 1984 Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Osborne Meats–McCarthy Cycles |
| Discipline | Road, track |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2003 | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
| 2005 | Lochnes |
| 2011 | SportActive Engraveit |
| 2012 | Dan Morrissey Speed-spokes |
| 2013 | Planet Tri |
| 2014– | Osbourne Butchers–Edge Sports |
| Professional team | |
| 2006–2010 | Sean Kelly ACLVB–M.Donnelly |
O'Brien was a member of the team time trial squad that won the opening stage of Vuelta a Extremadura in April 2008. As first of the team across the line,[2] he wore the leader's jersey for the second stage. He lost nine seconds and the jersey went to team-mate Benny De Schrooder.[3]
Major results
edit- 2002
- 1st
National Junior Road Race Championships - 2003
- 2nd National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 2004
- 3rd National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 2005
- 1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 2006
- 1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 7th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2007
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 2nd Overall Rás Tailteann
- 2008
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a Extremadura
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 10th Overall Rás Tailteann
- 10th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2009
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 2012
- 1st National Intervarsity Road Race Championships
- 2nd National Intervarsity Time Trial Championships
- 3rd National Criterium Championships
- 2013
- 1st National Criterium Championships
- 2014
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 2015
- 2nd National Criterium Championships
References
edit- ^ "First yellow jersey delivered for An Post, Irishcycling". An Post PR. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ "O'Brien in race lead after An Post TTT victory, Irishcycling". Irish cycling.com. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ "O'Brien third overall, Irishcycling". Irish cycling.com. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
External links
edit- Paídi O'Brien at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Paídi O'Brien at CQ Ranking
- Paídi O'Brien at ProCyclingStats
