| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Martin |
| Born | (1960-04-01) 1 April 1960 (age 64) Birmingham, England |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cycling Ireland |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 1979 | Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt |
| Professional teams | |
| 1985–1987 | Percy Bilton |
| 1988 | Emmelle–MBK |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2015 | SEG Racing |
| 2016–2017 | An Post–Chain Reaction |
| 2018– | Cycling Ireland |
Neil Martin (born 1 April 1960) is a British former cyclist. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. He now works as a team manager for under-23 cyclists within Cycling Ireland's High Performance Unit.
His father, Vic, competed in grass track racing on weekends whilst working for GEC as an electrical engineer. He is the father of Dan Martin, and related by marriage to Stephen Roche and Nicolas Roche, all fellow racing cyclists. Martin joined the new SEG Racing team in 2015 as a directeur sportif. He moved across to An Post–Chain Reaction in 2016 to take up the same role, staying with the team in 2017.
Major results
- 1978
- 3rd Overall Drei Etappen Rundfahrt Frankfurt
- 1979
- 1st Grand Prix Des Issambres
- 1980
- 1st Stage 2 Rás Tailteann
- 2nd Road race, National Amateur Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Whittingham Homes Two Day
- 8th Overall Tour of Britain
- 1982
- 1st Overall Flèche du Sud
- 1st Mountains classification Tour of Scotland
- 1983
- 1st Stage 6b Tour of Britain
- 1984
- 1st
Road race, National Amateur Road Championships - 1st Lincoln Grand Prix
- 3rd Overall Star Trophy
- 1985
- 3rd Overall Beverley – White Rose Two Day
- 3rd Shrewsbury GP
- 1986
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Britain
- 1st Tour of Delyn
- 1987
- 1st Saltburn Classic
- 1988
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Wales
- 1991
- 1st Stage 3 Girvan – Easter Three Day
References
- ^ Kimmage, Paul (23 June 2015). "Cycling: Upholding his family's values". independent.ie. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Neil Martin". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "Neil Martin Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- Hickmott, Larry (12 April 2020). "Lockdown Q&A with Neil Martin". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- Balasundaram, Nemesha (21 April 2015). "Dan Martin pours cold water on 'family feud' with Stephen Roche". Irish Post. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "Elijzen sportief verantwoordelijke bij SEG Racing" [Elijzen sports manager at SEG Racing]. Royal Dutch Cycling Union (in Dutch). 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "Kelly unveils An Post Chain Reaction team 2017". Meath Chronicle. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
- Neil Martin at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Neil Martin at ProCyclingStats
- Neil Martin at Team GB
- Neil Martin at Olympedia