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Sean Kelly












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SportActive gives you the chance to ride with the "King of the Classics" and to get an insight into what it must have been like for the professionals in the heat of competition.
Sean Kelly is the Team Leader of the SportActive group
Pre-event Team dinner with Sean Kelly

The route of the Sean Kelly Classic covers some of the roads used in the Liège Bastogne Liège Classic. Sean Kelly is no stranger to this area having been the winner, in 1984 and 1989, of Liège Bastogne Liège.
4 ride options (30, 70, 130,190 km) give everyone the chance to get a taste of a classic route choosing the distance that suits best.
Sportactive have secured a number of guaranteed entries in this mass peloton of 6000 to 7000 riders. With our growing reputation of quality and efficiency all you will have to do is turn up and ride.
Sean Kelly Classic Package Programme
- A 4 day trip from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th August, 2012 .
- Thursday : flight to Bruxels Zaventem airport ; transfer with private coach to our Hotel in Vielsalm.
- Accommodation : we shall stay in a hotel at "Baraque de Fraiture", located 500 m from the start and finish of the Sportive. Accommodation is Half Board, twin rooms on a basis 2 sharing.
- Friday : organized pre-event easy group ride to acclimatise : 50 - 60 km ;
- Friday : SportActive collects the race numbers and holds a briefing to inform the group about all the details for next day ;
- Friday : Team dinner with our guest Sean Kelly
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Saturday 6th Aug : on the day of the Sportive you ride to the departure (500 m) at Baraque de Fraiture in Vielsalm. Departure times will be between 7:30 and 10:0.
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The group ride of 130 km, with our Team Leader Sean Kelly, departs approx. at 8:00. We all depart as one group, the shorter circuit of 70 km is diverted off the main route after 25 km.
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During the sportif, feeding stations set up by the organizer are available
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a SportActive back-up car for support will be available to take you back to the Hotel in case of any emergency ; you will have a telephone number to call.
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at the arrival of the Sportif, a barbecue with Bratwurst and Belgian beer is available (moderate charge applies)
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Sunday morning is a recovery time
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Sunday afternoon a private coach takes us back to Bruxels airport for the flight home.
Sean Kelly Classic Package price :
- without flight : 494 /pps
- Flight : cost + 15% adm fee
- you can book the flight yourself and save the 15% adm fee ; you must arrive in the determined airport with the same flight as the group or within a time space of 1 h 1/2 max if you fly from a different airport as the main group, in order to join the airport transfer.
We shall use the following Aer Lingus flights :
- Thu 02 Aug 2012, flight EI638, dep Dublin 17:50 arr Brussels Zaventem 20:25
- Sun 05 Aug 2012, flight EI635, dep Brussels Zaventem 16:25:05 arr Dublin 17:00
The package includes :
- Return flight with bike carriage on aircraft (if option chosen)
- Private bus transfer for you and your bike to the Hotel and return for the landing and departure times indicated above
- 3 nights Half Board in Hotel, base 2 sharing; comfortable large rooms, en suite
- secure bike storage in the hotel garage
- registration to the Sportive
- assistance with SportActive car in case of abandon to bring you back to the Hotel
- guided ride on the day before the sportif
- pre-event dinner with guest Sean Kelly
Not included are :
- drinks during the meals in hotel
- single supplement (27 €/night)
- private medical insurance & travel insurance
Administrative details
Only 15 places available for this tour : please register now to secure your place by sending in :
- the booking form with your full details as requested on the form
- a deposit of : 250 € for the package without flight ; 450 € for the package with fligh
- please send a cheque, made payable to SportActive or make a bank transfer
- balance needs to be paid 8 weeks before your trip
Please send the documents either by e-mail to
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, or by post to SportActive (see address below)
7th August 2010 was the 25th edition of the Sean Kelly Classic. Sean was respectfully honored for his vast achievements in the Belgium Classics with a Commemorative Plaque, donated by the Flemish Cycling Federation. The Plaque was unveiled in the town of Vielsalm, by the towns' Mayor. As could be expected in this cycling enthusiastic country, there was a massive presence of TV, press, representatives of the Flemish Cycling Federation and various local bodies. The ceremony took place in the middle of the town while the 7000 participants of the day rode by. Just as in his homeland of Ireland, Sean Kelly is a hero in Belgium. Having lived and raced there for several years during his active career, Sean speaks fluent French and Flemish, the two languages used in Belgium.
see all the pictures taken by the SportActive Team
For any further information, please contact us
Click the link to the official site (only in Flamish) seankelly.be
Please make sure you have valid private medical insurance and travel insurance

Book Now!
If you would like to book your place on this holiday, please download the booking form and return with a deposit of 200 € per person.
You prefer to talk to us before sending your booking request ? On the numbers below you will talk to :
- Martin : 0044/ (0)28 7136 5997
- Martin mobile : 0044/ (0)75 997 191 79 ; 00353/ (0)86 196 6006
- Flora : 0033/ (0)4 78 59 18 90 ; 0033/(0)6 99 79 12 54
How to book your holiday and pay the deposit :
- post the completed booking form + cheque made payable to SportActive, to: SportActive, 1st Floor, 2 Dacre Terrace, L/Derry, BT48 6JU, N Ireland
- by bank transfer in € or £ : please contact us to receive the bank details
Once we have received the deposit, we shall send you a SportActive-Atol-invoice for the outstanding balance of the holiday (to be paid 8 weeks before departure)
Airport transfers : For the SportActive Cycling Centre in Mallorca : will be organized in function of your flight details ; if you book your own flights the flight details must be forwarded to SportActive with your booking. If any change in your flight schedule occurs later, please check with us if and how this affects your airport transfer. For all changes in transfers an administrative fee will apply. The transfers for groups are organized with a privately hired bus. The transfers for individuals or small groups under 5 persons are booked with a shuttle service. A private taxi can be organized on request ; additional charge applies. Please ask us.
For other holidays : the flight details of the group are indicated in the package description. If you organize your own flights, you must make sure you land in the arrival airport no later than 1 hour 30 min after the group flight in order to join the programmed airport transfer.
SportActive will organise accommodation and activities. The price is inclusive with the following exceptions:
- Cycle hire is extra
- On walking trips there will be a small additional charge for local taxis to walks start and return to hotel (for certain tours)
- Participants are responsible for their own insurance.
- All participants are responsible for their own safety.
- All participants (cycling) must at all times obey the rules of the road.
- All participants are responsible for their own fitness/health to take part in an active holiday.
- SportActive will accept no responsibility for accidents or injury to participants during the trip.
Travel Insurance

UK residents : click here to book your travel insurance
EU residents : click here to book your travel insurance
Please make sure you have valid travel insurance for all bookings !
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