Dan Martin (cyclist)
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.
Martin at the 2016 Tour of Britain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel John Martin |
| Born | 20 August 1986 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
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| Amateur teams | |
| 2006–2007 | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
| 2007 | Slipstream–Chipotle (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008–2015 | Slipstream–Chipotle |
| 2016–2017 | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 2018–2019 | UAE Team Emirates |
| 2020–2021 | Israel Start-Up Nation |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
Stage races
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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. 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 and the 2013 Volta a Catalunya. 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.