Daniel Martin (cyclist)
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| Full name | Daniel Martin | ||
| Nickname | Dan | ||
| Born | 20 August 1986 Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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| Current team | Garmin-Barracuda | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climber | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| 2006–2007 | VC La Pomme Marseille | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2008– | Slipstream-Chipotle | ||
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| Infobox last updated on 17 January 2012 |
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Daniel Martin (born 20 August 1986, in Birmingham[1]) is an Irish racing cyclist who currently rides for Garmin-Barracuda.
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[edit] Career
[edit] 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.
[edit] Garmin
Martin turned professional in 2008 with the Garmin-Chipotle-H30 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.
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 points, which also helped Ireland to 17th place in the team rankings (254 points).
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 mountains 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 points).
[edit] Palmarès
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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
[edit] Grand Tour General Classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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 Giro |
- | 57 | - |
 Tour |
- | - | - |
 Vuelta |
53 | - | 13 |
WD = withdrew
[edit] References
- ^ Gallagher, Brendan (28 August 2011). "Vuelta a España 2011, stage nine: Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome put themselves into overall contention". London: 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.
- ^ Cromwell, Gerard (29 August 2011). "Martin claims maiden Grand Tour stage victory in style". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/martin-claims-maiden-grand-tour-stage-victory-in-style-2860238.html. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "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
