IEDaniel Martin

Birthdate 20.08.1986
Nationality Ireland
Birthplace Birmingham
Weight 63 kg
Height 176 cm
Pro since 2008
Twitter @DanMartin86
Website -
Favorite race Birmingham

Daniel's biography

Starting his ninth season as a pro, Daniel has already found his place in the squad and knows what he wants from 2016: “I’m just happy to be in a new team and excited for the season to start. Of course, it’s only natural I’ll focus on the Ardennes Classics, it would be incredible to take a victory there being in a Belgian team. To win La Flèche Wallonne would really special for me. I’ve been close in the past and I really want to win it. But I won’t focus just on one a race. My plan is to be at a high level from the first until the last event of the season.”

A rider with a high degree of panache, for many years in love with the Classics – winner of Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2013) and Il Lombardia (2014) – and always prone to attack, Dan is also a person with a special flair for languages, speaking French, Spanish, Deutsch, and even Catalan. When he’s not riding, he loves to discover international cuisine, Japanese and Mexican dishes being among his favourites.

Stats 2016

UCI Ranking: 51
#Victories: 1
#Top-10 positions: 1
Race distance covered: 179 km
Days of racing: 2 days

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