Daniel Martin (cyclist)

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Daniel Martin

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Martin
Nickname	Dan
Born	20 August 1986 (1986-08-20) (age 25) Birmingham, United Kingdom
Team information
Current team	Garmin-Cervélo
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Amateur team(s)
2006–2007	VC La Pomme Marseille
Professional team(s)
2008–	Garmin-Cervélo
Major wins
Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 Stage (2011) Stage Races Tour of Poland 2010 Route du Sud 2008 Single-Day Races and Classics Irish National Road Race Champion 2008 Japan Cup 2010 Tre Valli Varesine 2010
Infobox last updated on 24 Sept 2011

Daniel Martin (born 20 August 1986, in Birmingham^[1]) is an Irish racing cyclist who currently rides for Garmin-Cervélo.

Career

Early Life

Born in Birmingham, Martin became British National Junior Road Race Champion in 2004, before deciding to ride for Ireland. His brother Tom will ride for the UC Aubenas squad in 2009. He is a nephew of 1987 triple crown winner Stephen Roche, and a cousin of fellow pro cyclist Nicolas Roche.

Garmin

Martin turned profesional in 2008 with the Garmin team. He made a quick impact by winning the 2008 Route du Sud stage race and becoming the Irish National Road Race Champion. He reached a UCI World Ranking of 35th (with 137 points) at the end of 2009 season.

Martin at the 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné

In 2010 he won UCI ProTour stage race Tour of Poland. This performance meant he finished 49th in the year end UCI World Rankings with 106 pts, which also helped Ireland to 17th place in the team rankings (254 pts).

2011 has been his best season to date. He won his first Grand Tour stage during the Vuelta a España (Stage 9) and also became the first Irishman to hold the Vuelta KoM classification lead (he wore the KoM jersey for Stages 10 & 11). He also won a stage in the Tour of Poland but narrowly missed out on defending the general classification. A fine second place in the season-ending Giro di Lombardia lifted Dan to a career high of 9th place in the UCI World Tour rankings with 286 points, helping Ireland to 13th place in the team rankings (309 pts).

Palmarès

Professional Victories (9)

• 2008 - Irish National Elite Road Race Championships (CN)
• 2008 - Route du Sud (2.1)
• 2010 - Tre Valli Varesine (1.HC)
• 2010 - Tour of Poland (ProTour)
• 2010 - Stage 5, Tour of Poland (ProTour)
• 2010 - Japan Cup (1.HC)
• 2011 - Stage 9, Vuelta a España (UWT)
• 2011 - Stage 6, Tour of Poland (UWT)
• 2011 - Giro della Toscana (1.1)

Yearly Progression

2004 - (Amateur)

• 1st, British National Road Race Championships Junior title

2006 - VC La Pomme (Amateur)

• 2nd, Giro della Valle d'Aosta
  • 1st Stage
• 2nd Irish National U23 Road Race Championship

2007 - VC La Pomme (Amateur)

• 1st, GP Rayol Canadel
• 1st, Tour de Savoie
• 1st Points Classification, Giro della Valle d'Aosta
• 1st Mountains Classification, Ronde de l'Isard

2008 - Garmin-Chipotle-H30

• 1st overall, Route du Sud (2.1)
• 1st, Irish National Road Race Championship
• 1st, Irish National U23 Road Race Championship

2009 - Garmin-Slipstream

• 2nd overall, Volta a Catalunya (ProTour)
• 3rd overall, Tour Méditerranéen (2.1)
  • 1st, Young Rider classification

2010 - Garmin-Transitions

• 1st, Tre Valli Varesine (1.HC)
• 1st overall, Tour of Poland (ProTour)
  • 1st, Stage 5
• 1st, Japan Cup (1.HC)
• 1st, Halfords Tour Series Dublin criterium
• 1st, Halfords Tour Series Overall Sprints Competition
• 2nd, Giro dell'Emilia (1.HC)
• 3rd overall, Brixia Tour (2.1)
  • 2nd, Stage 4
• 3rd, Irish National Elite Road Race Championships (CN)
• dnf, Tour of Britain (2.1)
  • 7th, Stage 5
  • 31st, Stage 4 (won Combativity Award)

2011 - Garmin-Cervélo

• 1st, Giro della Toscana (1.1)
• 2nd overall, Tour of Poland (UWT) (80 UCI pts)
  • 1st, Stage 6 (6 UCI pts)
  • 2nd, Stage 4 (4 UCI pts)
• 2nd, Tour of Lombardy (UWT) (80 UCI pts)
• 2nd, Irish National Elite Road Race Championships (CN)
• 3rd overall, Tour of Catalunya (UWT) (70 UCI pts)
  • 4th, Stage 3 (1 UCI pt)
  • 4th, Stage 6 (1 UCI pt)
  • 10th, Stage 4
• 3rd, Memorial Marco Pantani (1.1)
• 13th overall, Vuelta a España (UWT) (22 UCI pts)
  • 1st, Stage 9^[2][3](16 UCI pts)
  • 3rd, Stage 4 (4 UCI pts)
  • 4th, Stage 17 (2 UCI pts)
  • 9th, Stage 8
  • 11th, Stage 15
  • KoM class: 4th (lead the KoM class for Stages 10 & 11)
  • Points class: 9th
• 27th overall, Tour Méditerranéen (2.1)
  • 3rd, Stage 4
• 2nd Giro di Lombardia

Grand Tour General Classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2009	2010	2011
Giro	-	57	-
Tour	-	-	-
Vuelta	53	-	13

WD = withdrew

References

1. ^ "Vuelta a España 2011, stage nine: Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome put themselves into overall contention". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/8728453/Vuelta-a-Espana-2011-stage-nine-Bradley-Wiggins-and-Chris-Froome-put-themselves-into-overall-contention.html. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 
2. ^ "Martin claims maiden Grand Tour stage victory in style". Irish Independent. 29 August 2011. http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/martin-claims-maiden-grand-tour-stage-victory-in-style-2860238.html. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 
3. ^ "Gutsy Vuelta stage win for Martin". RTÉ Sport. 28 August 2011. http://www.rte.ie/sport/cycling/2011/0828/martin_vuelta.html. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 

• Interview with Cycling News 27 June 2007
• 2009 UCI World Rankings (19 October 2009)
• Daniel Martin (cyclist) profile at Cycling Archives
• Vuelta a España, 28 Aug 2011 - Stage 9: Villacastín - La Covatilla results

External links

• Official website

Persondata
Name	Martin, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	20 August 1986
Place of birth	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Date of death
Place of death