Dan Martin (cyclist)

Daniel Martin
Martin at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full nameDaniel John Martin
NicknameThe Goblin
Born (1986-08-20) 20 August 1986 (age 38)
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom[1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2]
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Climber
  • Puncheur
Amateur teams
2006–2007Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille
2007Slipstream–Chipotle (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2008–2015Slipstream–Chipotle[3]
2016–2017Etixx–Quick-Step
2018–2019UAE Team Emirates[4][5]
2020–2021Israel Start-Up Nation[6][7]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (2013, 2018)
Combativity award (2018)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2021)
Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (2011, 2020)

Stage races

Volta a Catalunya (2013)
Tour de Pologne (2010)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2008)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2013)
Giro di Lombardia (2014)
Tre Valli Varesine (2010)
Japan Cup (2010)

Daniel John Martin (born 20 August 1986) is a British-Irish (dual national) former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2021 for the Cannondale–Garmin, Quick-Step Floors, UAE Team Emirates and Israel Start-Up Nation teams.

Born and raised in England, Martin represented Ireland in competition through his Irish mother. During his career, Martin participated in two Olympic Games and won stages of the 2013 Tour de France and the 2018 Tour de France. Martin also won stages at the Vuelta a España in 2011 and 2020 and the 2021 Giro d'Italia.[8][9] He finished in the top 10 of six Grand Tours, three times in the Tour de France, twice in the Vuelta a España and once in the Giro d’Italia. He also won the overall classification at the 2010 Tour de Pologne[10] and the 2013 Volta a Catalunya.[11] In one-day races, he won the 2010 Japan Cup, the 2010 Tre Valli Varesine, the 2011 Giro di Toscana and two Monument classics, the 2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and the 2014 Giro di Lombardia.[12]

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Daniel Martin - UAE team Emirates". Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda Unveils 2013 Roster". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Dan Martin agrees two-year contract with UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Dan Martin joins Israel Cycling Academy on two-year deal". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vuelta was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference RTE2020-10-22-01a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ John MacLeary (8 August 2010). "Tour of Poland 2010: Dan Martin wins his maiden UCI ProTour stage race in Krakow". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference VAC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference LBL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).