Daniel Martin
# daniel-martin - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Daniel Martin increases his Volta a Catalunya lead
The Garmin Sharp rider holds a 17 second lead with just one stage remaining.
# daniel-martin - Friday 22 March, 2013
Ireland’s Daniel Martin extends his lead at the Volta a Catalunya
Martin now leads by 14 seconds from Spain’s Joaquin Rodriguez ahead of tomorrow’s penultimate stage.
# daniel-martin - Wednesday 1 August, 2012
Paul Kimmage: Irish cyclists put in worst Olympic performances I’ve ever seen
The award-winning author and Tour de France participant was critical of the London 2012 efforts of Nicolas Roche and Daniel Martin.
# daniel-martin - Saturday 28 July, 2012
Olympic Breakfast: let the Games begin
What to see and what to skip? When are the Irish in action? Here’s our guide to all the action on day one in London.
# daniel-martin - Friday 20 July, 2012
Sprint Finish: Mark Cavendish holds off charging Nicolas Roche to win Stage 18
The British rider backed himself to beat his Irish counterpart in the closing stages while Bradley Wiggins still leads.
# daniel-martin - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Sprint Finish: Valverde wins Stage 17 as Froome slows for yellow jersey Wiggins
The 32-year-old from Spain stayed ahead of the chasing pack to capture a coveted stage victory.
# daniel-martin - Monday 9 July, 2012
Sprint finish: Wiggins crushes nearest rivals to extend overall lead
The 32-year-old Team Sky rider was over a minute and 40 seconds faster than defending champion Cadel Evans.
# daniel-martin - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Sprint finish: everything you need to know about today’s stage of Le Tour
Christopher Froome won today’s seventh stage of the Tour de France as his Team Sky team-mate Bradley Wiggins took control of the yellow jersey.
# daniel-martin - Friday 6 July, 2012
Sprint finish: everything you need to know about today’s stage of Le Tour
Peter Sagan continued his remarkable Tour debut on a stage transformed by a massive crash 26 kilometres from the finish.
# daniel-martin - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
Sprint finish: everything you need to know about today’s stage of Le Tour
A big crash less than three kilometres from the finish provided most of the drama on today’s fourth stage into Rouen.
# daniel-martin - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
Sprint finish: everything you need to know about today’s stage of Le Tour
Crashes, conflict and celebrations. There sure was plenty to talk about on today’s third stage of the Tour de France.
# daniel-martin - Monday 2 July, 2012
Sprint Finish: here’s everything you need to know about today’s stage of the Tour de France
Cometh the hour, cometh Mark Cavendish (or something like that). Today’s second stage of the 2012 Tour de France finished in style.
# daniel-martin - Monday 23 April, 2012
Iglinskiy powers to Liège-Bastogne-Liège victory
Garmin’s Dan Martin, one of three Irish riders in the 200-man field, finished the day in fifth place.
# daniel-martin - Sunday 11 September, 2011
He’s the Juan: Cobo wins La Vuelta
Daniel Martin and Nicolas Roche both finished in top 20 as the season’s final Grand Tour came to an end.
# daniel-martin - Sunday 4 September, 2011
La Vuelta: Cobo storms to the summit to put Wiggins’ dreams in doubt
Juan José Cobo put in a magnificent performance on stage fifteen’s ascent of the Alto de l’Angliru to leap-frog Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins in the General Classification.
# daniel-martin - Saturday 3 September, 2011
La Vuelta: Taaramäe takes the win as Roche and Martin feel the pain
Estonia’s Rein Taaramäe climbed his way to his first Grand Tour victory on what proved a tough day in the mountains for the Irish pair of Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin.
# daniel-martin - Wednesday 31 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Moncoutie outclimbs Sanchez and Intxausti
36-year-old David Moncoutié put in a gutsy performance on today’s ascent of the Cabeza de Manzaneda to seal his first stage victory of this year’s race.
# daniel-martin - Monday 29 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Froome and Wiggins fly Sky high
Britain’s Chris Froome is the new leader of the Vuelta after today’s time trial stage.
# daniel-martin - Sunday 28 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Martin claims his maiden Grand Tour win
There was Grand Tour joy for Irish rider Daniel Martin on day nine of the Vuelta a Espana.
# daniel-martin - Saturday 27 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Rodriguez snatches stage victory, overall lead
Joaquin Rodriguez won today’s eighth stage by nine seconds, propelling him into the G.C. lead.
# daniel-martin - Sunday 12 June, 2011
Wiggins closes out Dauphiné victory
Ireland’s sole remaining representative, Daniel Martin, finishes 33rd.
# daniel-martin - Friday 10 June, 2011
Nasty crash ends Roche’s Dauphiné challenge
Christophe Kern (Team Europcar) took today’s fifth stage into Les Gets.
# daniel-martin - Friday 4 March, 2011
Irish riders gear up for another busy weekend
Daniel Martin heads to Spain while Nicolas Roche will hope to improve on last year’s Paris-Nice performance.
# daniel-martin - Monday 21 February, 2011
Cassidy to the fore again for An Post as Cav takes win in Oman
The Sean Kelly An Post team did their profile the power of good with a very impressive team display.
# daniel-martin - Monday 14 February, 2011
On the road: disappointing finale sees Martin’s challenge falter in France
Irish cyclist Daniel Martin was poised to strike on the final day of the Tour of the Mediterranean before finishing in 27th place.
# daniel-martin - Friday 21 January, 2011
In the saddle: big year ahead for Ireland’s top riders
Cillian Kelly pulls on the bicycle shorts and free-wheels into the 2011 season with our big hopes.













































