Dan Martin
Cycling
BIOGRAPHY
Dan Martin is a stage winner in all three Grand Tours – the Tour de France (2013 & 2018), Giro d’Italia (2021) and Vuelta a Espana (2011 & 2020). In 2020 he was 5th in La Flèche Wallonne and had one stage win and two third places in the Vuelta where he finished fourth in General Classification (GC). In May 2021 he won stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia (thus winning a stage in all three of the Grand Tours) and finished 10th overall and also took part in the 2021 Tour de France. He is also a winner of two monuments of cycling, Liege – Bastogne – Liege and Il Lombardia. This is his third Olympic road race: he was 90th in London and, in 2016, equalled Ciaran Power’s best Irish placing of 13th. He and Nicolas Roche are first-cousins.
OTHER CYCLING ATHLETES
CYCLING NEWS
ROAD CYCLING ATHLETES OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR TEAM IRELAND’S LARGEST EVER TEAM OF 133 AT PARIS 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially named the three road cyclists who will compete for Team Ireland at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Megan Armitage (Offaly), Ben Healy (Cork/Stourbridge UK) and Ryan Mullen (Meath/Birkenhead UK), join the four person track cycling team in representing Ireland in a sport that has been on [...]
TRACK CYCLING TEAM OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR TEAM IRELAND AT PARIS 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the women’s track cycling team who will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. The Irish track cycling team has secured qualification in the Women’s Team Pursuit, the Women’s Omnium and the Women’s Madison following a two-year competition journey. The track cycling competitions take place in the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome on the [...]
TEAM IRELAND REVEAL EXCITING OPENING CEREMONY WEAR FOR PARIS 2024
OLYMPIC FEDERATION OF IRELAND REVEAL EXCITING OPENING CEREMONY WEAR FOR PARIS 2024 Bespoke outfit celebrating 100 Years of Team Ireland designed by top Irish fashion designer Laura Weber through her brand LW Pearl The Olympic Federation of Ireland today revealed the Opening Ceremony wear that will be worn by Team Ireland at the Olympic […]
The Design Story of Team Ireland’s Official Wear Collection
This summer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Team Ireland athletes will feature in LW Pearl formal wear in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. The partnership will feature the best of Irish athletes in the best of Irish design, created and manufactured by New York based Dubliner, Laura Weber. Background Above all Laura wanted the […]
Performance Round Up – March
Catch up on the latest results of Team Ireland athletes throughout the month of March. Jack Woolley Qualifies in Taekwondo For Paris 2024 Three years on from the delayed Tokyo Games, where he became Ireland’s first participant in any Olympic taekwondo event, Woolley has again sealed his place in the 58kg division. Jude Gallagher adds [...]
Ireland Secure Silver And New Women’s Team Pursuit National Record At UCI Tissot Track Nations Cup
Ireland secured a silver medal and a new national record in the Women’s Team Pursuit after a successful opening day of the UCI Tissot Nations Cup Hong Kong on Friday, March 15th. In a very significant step towards securing qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games later this year, Ireland picked up a silver medal [...]