Neil Martin (cyclist)

Neil Martin (born 1 April 1960) is a British former cyclist. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3] He now works as a team manager for under-23 cyclists within Cycling Ireland's High Performance Unit.[4]

Neil Martin
Personal information
Full nameNeil Martin
Born (1960-04-01) 1 April 1960
Birmingham, England
Team information
Current teamCycling Ireland
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeClimbing specialist[1]
Amateur team
1979Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt[1]
Professional teams
1985–1987Percy Bilton[2]
1988Emmelle–MBK[2]
Managerial teams
2015SEG Racing
2016–2017An Post–Chain Reaction
2018–Cycling Ireland

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 Roche and Nicolas Roche, all fellow racing cyclists.[5] Martin joined the new SEG Racing team in 2015 as a directeur sportif.[6] He moved across to An Post–Chain Reaction in 2016 to take up the same role, staying with the team in 2017.[7]

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 Road race, National Amateur Road Championships[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 Road race, National Amateur Road Championships[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. Kimmage, Paul (23 June 2015). "Cycling: Upholding his family's values". independent.ie. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. "Neil Martin". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. "Neil Martin Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. Hickmott, Larry (12 April 2020). "Lockdown Q&A with Neil Martin". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. Balasundaram, Nemesha (21 April 2015). "Dan Martin pours cold water on 'family feud' with Stephen Roche". Irish Post. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  6. "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.
  7. "Kelly unveils An Post Chain Reaction team 2017". Meath Chronicle. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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