Martyn Irvine

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Martyn Irvine
2019 UEC Track Elite European Championships 137.jpg
Personal information
Full nameMartyn Irvine
Born (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 (age 38)
Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
Role
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2006 Sean Kelly ACLVB–M.Donnelly (stagiaire)
2008 Pezula Racing
2010Planet X
2011–2012 Giant Kenda Cycling Team
2013–2014 UnitedHealthcare [1]
2015 Madison Genesis
2017 Aqua Blue Sport
Managerial team
2018 Aqua Blue Sport
Major wins
Track
Scratch, World Championships (2013)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Minsk Scratch
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 Minsk Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Cali Scratch
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Apeldoorn Omnium
Representing Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi Team pursuit

Martyn Irvine (born 6 June 1985) is a Northern Ireland-born [2] former cyclist, who competed professionally between 2008 and 2017 for the Pezula Racing, Planet X, RTS Racing Team, UnitedHealthcare, Madison Genesis and Aqua Blue Sport teams, and rode at the 2012 Olympic Games. He was also a directeur sportif for the Aqua Blue Sport team. [3]

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Irvine is a 7-time Irish national track and road cycling champion cyclist, who represented the Irish National track team in the Omnium event at the World Cup Classics, and was world champion in the scratch race in 2013. He was UCI World Ranked 17th at the end of the inaugural 2010/11 Omnium season, with 315 ranking points.

Career

Irvine representing Ireland at the 2011 European Track Cycling Championships. Martyn Irvine.jpg
Irvine representing Ireland at the 2011 European Track Cycling Championships.

He signed with the UCI Asia based Giant Kenda 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. [4]

UnitedHealthcare (2013–2014)

In November 2012, Irvine signed a contract to ride with the UnitedHealthcare team for the 2013 season. [5]

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. [6] [7] [8] [9] As a result, he was named as BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year for 2013. [10]

In February 2014, Irvine won a silver medal in the scratch race at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. [11] [12]

Madison Genesis (2015)

In November 2014 Madison Genesis announced that Irvine would join them for the 2015 season. [13]

Retirement

After failing to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in January 2016 Irvine announced his retirement from competition. [10]

Return with Aqua Blue Sport (2017)

In October 2016, he announced his comeback to professional cycling, signing with newly created Irish UCI Professional Continental team Aqua Blue Sport for the 2017 season. [14] He retired for the second time at the end of the season, joining the team's backroom staff. [15]

Major results

Road

2005
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2007
National Under-23 Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
2009
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of the North
National Championships
2nd Time trial
4th Road race
3rd National Criterium Championships
5th East Midlands International CiCLE Classic
2010
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG National Criterium Championships
2nd Time trial, National Championships
2011
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG National Criterium Championships
1st Stage 7 An Post Rás
5th Time trial, National Championships
8th Lincoln Grand Prix
9th Overall Tour of Ulster
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification
2012
National Championships
2nd Time trial
4th Road race
2013
2nd National Criterium Championships
2014
3rd Time trial, National Championships
2015
3rd Time trial, National Championships
7th Overall An Post Rás

Track

2010
National Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Kilo
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Individual pursuit
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2011
National Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Kilo
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Scratch
2012
UCI World Cup, Glasgow
2nd Scratch
2nd Individual pursuit
2013
UCI Track World Championships
1st Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Scratch
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Individual pursuit
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Individual pursuit, National Championships
1st Points race, UCI World Cup, Manchester
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Omnium, UEC European Championships
2014
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Scratch, UCI World Championships

Major championship results

Event201020112012201320142015
Gold medal.svg Olympic Games OmniumNot Held 13 Not Held
Jersey rainbow.svg World Championships Individual pursuit     2 12  
Omnium   10 7    17
Points race      6  
Scratch race     1 2 10
Team pursuit 13      
UEC Champion Jersey.svg European Championships Individual pursuit       10
Omnium 9 5   3 10  
Points race     DNF   
Scratch race      28 11
Team pursuit      DNF 14
Commonwealth Games Individual pursuit 6 Not Held NH
Points race 7 DNF
Scratch race DNF 14
Team pursuit 3  
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Individual pursuit   2  
Omnium 237   
Scratch race   2  
UCI Track Cycling World Ranking Individual pursuit   21479
Omnium 177743441
Scratch race   1 16

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