Neil Martin (cyclist)

Neil Martin
Personal information
Born (1960-04-01) 1 April 1960
Birmingham, England
Team information
Discipline Road
Rider type Climbing specialist[1]
Amateur team(s)
1979 Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt[1]
Professional team(s)
1985-1987 Percy Bilton[2]
1988 Emmelle-MBK[2]

Neil Martin (born 1 April 1960) is a British former cyclist. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3] His father, Vic, competed in grass track racing on weekends whilst working for GEC as an electrical engineer.[1] He is the father of Dan Martin, and related by marriage to Stephen and Nicolas Roche, all fellow racing cyclists.[4] Martin joined the new SEG Racing team in 2015 as a directeur sportif.[5] He moved across to An Post–Chain Reaction in 2017 to take up the same role.[6]

Major results

1978
3rd Overall Drei Etappen Rundfahrt Frankfurt[2]
1979
1st Grand Prix Des Issambres[1]
1980
1st Stage 2 Rás Tailteann[1]
2nd National Amateur Road Race Championship[2]
2nd Overall Whittingham Homes Two Day[2]
8th Overall Tour of Britain[1]
1982
1st Overall Flèche du Sud[2]
1st Mountains classification Tour of Scotland[2]
1983
1st Stage 6b Tour of Britain[2]
1984
1st National Amateur Road Race Championship[2]
1st Lincoln Grand Prix[2]
3rd Overall Star Trophy[2]
1985
3rd Overall Beverley - White Rose Two Day[2]
3rd Shrewsbury GP
1986
1st Stage 5 Tour of Britain[2]
1st Tour of Delyn[2]
1987
1st Saltburn Classic[1]
1988
1st Stage 3 Tour of Wales[2]
1991
1st Stage 3 Girvan - Easter Three Day[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kimmage, Paul (23 June 2015). "Cycling: Upholding his family's values". independent.ie. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Neil Martin". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Neil Martin Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Balasundaram, Nemesha (21 April 2015). "Dan Martin pours cold water on ‘family feud’ with Stephen Roche". Irish Post. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Kelly unveils An Post Chain Reaction team 2017". Meath Chronicle. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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