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]

Palmarès

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.
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