Martyn Irvine

Martyn Irvine

Irvine during the Glasgow event of the 2012–2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics season.
Personal information
Full name Martyn Irvine
Born 6 June 1985
Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland
Team information
Current team UnitedHealthcare
Discipline Road and track
Role Rider
Rider type All round
Professional team(s)
2006 Sean Kelly ACLVB-M.Donnelly (stagiaire)
2008 Pezula Racing
2010 Planet X
2011–2012 Giant Kenda Cycling Team
2013–2014 UnitedHealthcare
2015– Madison-Genesis
Infobox last updated on
17 April 2015
Irvine representing Ireland at the 2011 European Track Cycling Championships.

Martyn Irvine (born 6 June 1985) is an Irish[1] professional cyclist, who competes for the UnitedHealthcare team,[2] and who is a former world champion in the scratch race.

A 7-time Irish national track and road cycling champion cyclist, who currently represents the Irish National track team in the Omnium event at the World Cup Classics. He was UCI World Ranked 17th at the end of the inaugural 2010/11 Omnium season, with 315 ranking points. He signed with the UCI Asia based Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team for the 2011 season. After the 2012 London World Cup event, he had 470 ranking points. He qualified for the Omnium event at the London Olympics where he finished 13th. In 2013, Irvine signed a contract to ride with the UnitedHealthcare team.

In February 2013 he won gold at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the Scratch Race, only an hour after winning a silver medal in the Individual Pursuit. Prior to Irvine, no Irish male rider had won a World Championship medal in 116 years.[3][4][5][6]

In February 2014, Irvine won a silver medal in the scratch race at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[7][8]

In November 2014 Madison-Genesis announced that Irvine would join them for the 2015 season.[9]

Palmares

Track results timeline

Track Ominium 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
World Championships - 10 7 - - 17
World Cup - 23 7 ? ? ?
European Championship 9 5 - 3 10 -
London Olympics 13
UCI World Ranking (at season end) - 17 7 74 34 39*
Individual Pursuit 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
World Championships - - - 2 12 -
World Cup - - - 2
UCI World Ranking (at season end) - - - 2 14 -
Scratch Race 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
World Championships - - - 1 2 10
World Cup - - - 2 -
UCI World Ranking (at season end) - - - 1 - 16*

Track

2014
2nd World Scratch Race Championships
2013 – Ireland Track Team
2013 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
1st, Scratch Race
2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
1st, Scratch Race
2nd, Individual Pursuit
time of 4:24.528 in final loss to defending World Champion Michael Hepburn
time of 4:21.xxx to qualify in 2nd place
2013 UEC European Track Championships
3rd Omnium
1st, 30 km Points Race
3rd, 4 km Individual Pursuit (4:30.492)
4th, Elimination Race
6th, 15 km Scratch Race
12th, 1 km Time Trial (1:06.281)
14th, 250m Flying Lap (13.922)

2012 – Ireland Track Team

  • 2nd, World Cup Classic – Glasgow (Nov '12) Scratch Race final 10pts
    • qualified 3rd in Heat 1
  • 2nd, World Cup Classic – Glasgow (Nov '12) Individual Pursuit final
    • time of 4:22.745 (PB) when losing final to Lasse Norman Hansen (4:20.875)
    • time of 4:24.243 to qualify 2nd of 20
  • 7th overall, Track World Cup Omnium standings (14 World Cup pts after 4 Classics)
    • 5th overall, World Cup Classic – Beijing (Jan '12) (42 pts) (6 World Cup pts)
      • 2nd, 15 km Scratch Race (−1 lap)
      • 3rd, 30 km Points Race (28 pts)
      • 5th, 4 km Individual Pursuit (4:30.341)
      • 7th, 1 km Time Trial (1:05.219)
    • 5th overall, World Cup Classic – Cali (Dec '11) (52 pts) (6 World Cup pts)
      • 3rd, Qualifying Heat 1 (41 pts)
      • 7th, 15 km Scratch Race
      • 7th, 250m Flying Lap (13.423)
      • 8th, 4 km Individual Pursuit (4:29.382)
      • 8th, 1 km Time Trial (1:04.205)
      • 9th, 30 km Points Race (32 pts)
    • 9th overall, World Cup Classic – London (Feb '12) (50 pts) (2 World Cup pts)
      • 5th, Qualifying Heat 2 (5 pts)
      • 6th, 15 km Scratch Race
      • 6th, 30 km Points Race (28 pts)
      • 8th, 4 km Individual Pursuit (4:31.422)
      • 9th, 1 km Time Trial (1:04.785)
      • 9th, 250m Flying Lap (13.521)
    • DSQ, World Cup Classic – Astana (Nov '11) (0 pts)
      • 7th, 250m Flying Lap (13.417)
      • 10th, 30 km Points Race (27 pts)
      • 10th, Qualifying Heat 1
      • DSQ, Elimation Race

2011 – Ireland Track Team

  • 1st, Irish National Track Championships – 4 km Individual Pursuit
    • time of 4.54.52 to beat Stephen McNally in Gold medal race
    • time of 4.54.87 in qualifying
  • 1st, Irish National Track Championships – Scratch Race
  • 1st, Irish National Track Championships – 1 km Time Trial (1:09:14)
  • 5th overall, European Track Ominium Championship (Oct '11) (39 pts)
    • 1st, 15 km Scratch Race
    • 6th, 4 km Individual Pursuit (4:32.542)
    • 8th, 1 km Time Trial (1:04.697)
    • 8th, Elimination Race
    • 8th, 30 km Points Race (12 pts)
    • 8th, 250m Flying Lap (13.712)
  • 10th overall, Track World Championships – Omnium (Mar '11) (62 pts)
    • 7th, 4 km Individual Pursuit (4:33.007)
    • 7th, 250m Flying Lap (13.628)
    • 8th, 1 km Time Trial (1:05.095)
    • 9th overall, World Cup Classic – Manchester (Feb '11) (66 pts)
      • 3rd, 15 km Qualifying Heat 1 (20 pts)
      • 5th, 1 km Time Trial (1:04.761)
      • 5th, 4 km Individual Pursuit (4:28.589)
      • 9th, 250m Flying Lap (13.576)
    • 10th overall, World Cup Classic – Cali (Dec '10) (68 pts)
      • 1st, 15 km Qualifying Heat 2 (26 pts)
      • 3rd, 1 km Time Trial (1:03.533)
      • 4th, 4 km Individual Pursuit (4:28.017)
      • 7th, 250m Flying Lap (13.566)
    • 10th overall, World Cup Classic – Beijing (Jan '11) (65 pts)
      • 1st, 4 km Individual Pursuit (4:28.747)
      • 5th, 15 km Qualifying Heat 2 (8 pts)
      • 6th, 250m Flying Lap (13.663)
      • 6th, 1 km Time Trial (1:05.506)

2010 – Ireland Track Team

  • 1st, Irish National Track Championships – 1 km Time Trial (1:08.310)
  • 1st, Irish National Track Championships – 4 km Individual Pursuit (4:53.410)
  • 5th, Irish National Track Championships – Scratch Race
  • 9th overall, European Track Ominium Championship (Nov '10) (54 pts)
    • 4th, 4 km Individual Pursuit (4:30.312)
    • 5th, 15 km Scratch Race
    • 8th, 1 km Time Trial (1:05.401)
    • 8th, 30 km Points Race (30 pts)
    • 10th, 250m Flying Lap (13.813)

2009 – Ireland Track Team

Road

2012 – RTS Racing Team

2011 – Giant Kenda Pro Cycling

2010 – Planet X

2009 –

2007 –

References

  1. ↑ http://www.martynirvine.com/bio/
  2. ↑ "UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team (UHC) - USA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Martyn Irvine makes history by winning gold and silver at the World Championships". Irish Independent. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Double joy: Martyn Irvine secures gold and silver at Track World Championships". thescore.ie. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "UCI Track Cycling World Championships 2013: Martyn Irvine ends 117-year wait for Ireland with gold in scratch". Daily Telegraph. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Martyn Irvine wins gold and silver double at world track championships". Guardian UK. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Martyn Irvine wins silver medal". BBC Sport. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Silver medal for Martyn Irvine at Track Cycling World Championships". BBC Sport. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Clarke, Stuart (13 November 2014). "Martyn Irvine and Mark McNally headline new arrivals for Madison Genesis". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

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