An Post–Chain Reaction
An Post–Chain Reaction team car at the 2014 Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo | ||
| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| UCI code | SKT | |
| Registered |
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| Founded | 2006 | |
| Disbanded | 2017 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | UCI Continental | |
| Bicycles | Vitus | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Kurt Bogaerts | |
| Team manager(s) | Niko Eeckhout | |
| Team name history | ||
2006 2007 2008–2011 2012 2013–2017 | Sean Kelly ACLVB–M Donnelly Murphy & Gunn–Newlyn–M Donnelly–Sean Kelly An Post–M Donnelly–Grant Thornton–Sean Kelly An Post–Sean Kelly An Post–Chain Reaction | |
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An Post–Chain Reaction (UCI team code: SKT) was an Irish-Belgian professional cycling team that competed at UCI Continental level. The squad was managed by Sean Kelly and Kurt Bogaerts.
It contested one-day and stage races at events across Europe, with riders taking overall victories on the UCI Europe Tour at races including Vuelta a Extremadura in Spain, Rás Tailteann in Ireland and Ronde de l'Oise in France. There were also successes in higher-category races including the one-day Schaal Sels in Belgium and two stage wins at the Tour of Britain. Six elite national road and time trial championships were won by riders contracted to the team.
The squad was based in Belgium at the Sean Kelly Academy in the Flanders town of Merchtem. It was originally registered as an Irish team before switching to Belgian registration in 2010 to gain access to more races in that country. The team became Irish-registered again in 2014 and declared an ambition to move up to professional continental level. However, the team disbanded at the end of the 2017 season after failing to find sponsorship for 2018.