Simon Kessler

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Simon Kessler
Personal information
Born (1975-03-14) 14 March 1975 (age 46)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2001Team IBM–Lotus Development
2002Microsoft
2003Sportsbook.com Cycling Team–Acrow Bridges

Simon Kessler (born 14 March 1975) is a South African former professional racing cyclist. [1] He won the South African National Road Race Championships in 1998 and 2000. [2]

Contents

Major results

1998
National Road Championships
1st MaillotSudafrica.PNG Road race
2nd Time trial
1999
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2000
National Road Championships
1st MaillotSudafrica.PNG Road race
3rd Time trial
2001
1st Gold medal africa.svg Time trial, African Road Championships
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2003
Giro del Capo
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2

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References

  1. "Simon Kessler". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. "National Championship, Road, Elite, South Africa (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2016.