Stephen Gallagher (born 9 July 1980 in

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) is an Irish professional

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and cycling coach, who last rode for the British continental

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. He previously rode for the team. He moved to France to pursue his cycling career at the age of 17, riding as an amateur for four years, before turning professional in 2003. Gallagher took his biggest win when he won the general classification of the 2008 FBD Insurance Rás. He missed most of the 2009 season due to a family illness. Gallagher established the coaching firm Dig Deep Coaching in 2011. He was technical director of the Northern Irish team for the Gran Partenza of the

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Major results

;2000 *9th, Irish National Road Race Championship ;2004 – Flanders Cycling team *3rd, Irish National Time Trial Championship ;2005 – Flanders Cycling team *4th, Irish National Time Trial Championship *23rd,

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*39th, Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen ;2006 – Giant Asia Racing Team *1st overall,

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*3rd overall,

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**3rd, Stage 3, **4th, Stage 1, *45th overall, Tour of Indonesia (2.2) **2nd, Stage 5 **13th, Stage 1 ;2007 – *6th overall, FBD Insurance Rás (2.2) **5th, Stage 6 **6th, Stage 4 **7th, Stage 5 ;2008 – *1st overall, FBD Insurance Rás (2.2) **3rd, Stage 2 **3rd, Stage 6 **7th, Stage 1 **9th, Stage 4 *7th, Stage 1, XLII Cinturón Ciclista a Mallorca (2.2) *11th overall, Ronde de l'Oise (2.2) **8th, Stage 4 **9th, Stage 5 *29th overall, Volta Ciclista da Ascension (2.2) *62nd overall,

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(2.1) *130th overall, Tour of Algarve (2.1) ;2009 – *53rd overall, Tour of Algarve (2.1) **47th, Stage 3 **73rd, Stage 5 **93rd, Stage 2 ;2010 – *1st, Wallace Caldwell Memorial Road Race *2nd overall, Suir Valley 3 day **1st, Stage 4 **4th, Stage 3 (ITT) **4th, Stage 2 **10th, Stage 1 *2nd, Ben McKenna Memorial Road Race *6th,

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(1.2) *26th overall,

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(2.2) **9th, Stage 4 *53rd overall,

(2.1) **23rd, Stage 2 ;2011 :5th Ryedale Grand Prix

References

External links

Profile on team website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallagher, Stephen Irish male cyclists 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Armagh (city) Cycling coaches Rás Tailteann winners 21st-century Irish sportsmen