Martyn Irvine

Martyn Irvine
Personal information
Full nameMartyn Irvine
Born (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 (age 39)
Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
Role
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2006Sean Kelly ACLVB–M.Donnelly (stagiaire)
2008Pezula Racing
2010Planet X
2011–2012Giant Kenda Cycling Team
2013–2014UnitedHealthcare[1]
2015Madison Genesis
2017Aqua Blue Sport
Managerial team
2018Aqua Blue Sport
Major wins
Track
Scratch, World Championships (2013)
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Minsk Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2013 Minsk Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2014 Cali Scratch
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Apeldoorn Omnium
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Team pursuit

Martyn Irvine (born 6 June 1985) is a Northern Ireland-born[2] former cyclist, who competed professionally between 2008 and 2017 for the Pezula Racing, Planet X, RTS Racing Team, UnitedHealthcare, Madison Genesis and Aqua Blue Sport teams, and rode at the 2012 Olympic Games. He was also a directeur sportif for the Aqua Blue Sport team.[3]

Irvine is a 7-time Irish national track and road cycling champion cyclist, who represented the Irish National track team in the Omnium event at the World Cup Classics, and was world champion in the scratch race in 2013. He was UCI World Ranked 17th at the end of the inaugural 2010/11 Omnium season, with 315 ranking points.

  1. ^ "UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team (UHC) - USA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Profile". Martyn Irvine. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ "2018 rider roster and first races confirmed". Aqua Blue Sport. Aqua Blue Sport Limited. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018. Former rider Martyn Irvine will also join the backroom staff as a Directeur Sportif with Aqua Blue Sport in 2018.