Dan Martin (cyclist)
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Martin at the 2012 Japan Cup
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Daniel Martin |
| Born |
20 August 1986 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Quick-Step Floors |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber/Puncheur |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2006–2007 | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
| 2007 | → Slipstream–Chipotle |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2008–2015 | Slipstream–Chipotle |
| 2016– | Quick-Step Floors |
| Major wins | |
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Daniel "Dan" Martin (born 20 August 1986) is an Irish professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Quick-Step Floors. Born and raised in England, Martin has competed for Ireland since 2006.
Martin's accomplishments since turning professional in 2008 include winning a stage at the 2011 Vuelta a España, winning a stage at the 2013 Tour de France, and winning 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, the 2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and the 2014 Giro di Lombardia.
Martin was born on 20 August 1986 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Martin is the son of Neil Martin, a former British professional cyclist, and Maria Martin (née Roche) from Ireland, the sister of 1987 Triple Crown winner, Stephen Roche, father of professional cyclist Nicolas Roche. He was born five weeks premature and suffered from asthma as a child. Martin grew up in Tamworth, Staffordshire, and was educated at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Technology College. Martin became the British under-18 national road race champion in 2004, however, in 2006, Martin decided to ride for Ireland. In 2005, he joined the French amateur team, Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille, and won the mountains classification in the Ronde de l'Isard.
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