Martin Earley

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Martin Earley (born June 15, 1962 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former Irish professional road bicycle racer.

He turned professional in 1985 with the Fagor team which whom he stayed until 1987. In 1986 he won the the fourteenth stage of the Giro d'Italia and the second stage of the Vuelta al País Vasco. In 1987, he was part of the small successful Irish team at the world road race championships that ended up with a win by Stephen Roche. After that he rode for the Kas team and then the Dutch PDM team of Seán Kelly. In this team, he won a stage in the 1989 edition of the Tour de France when he broke clear of three riders 750 m. from the end of the 157 km stage from Labastide-d'Armagnac to Pau.

After PDM left the sport, he rode for Festina, then he switched to mountain biking by riding for Raleigh and then for individual sponsors. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta in the Men’s Mountain bike race and finished 25th. He now has a practice as a physical therapist and chiropractor. He has been a coach to several cyclists including Irish Olympians Robin Seymour and Tarja Owens.