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Martin Earley
 Martin Earley, DC | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Earley, DC |
| Nationality |  Republic of Ireland|Ireland |
| Born | 6 October 1962 Clonsilla, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Height | 5', 8" |
| Weight | 135lbs |
| Sport | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland|Ireland |
| Sport | Bicycle racer |
Martin Earley (born 10 June 1962 in Clonsilla, Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is a former Irish professional road bicycle racer.
He turned professional in 1985 with the Fagor (cycling team) with whom he stayed until 1987. In 1986 he won the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia and the second of the Tour of the Basque Country. In 1987, he was part of the Irish team at the world road championship that ended with a win by Stephen Roche. After that he rode for Kas (cycling team) and then the Dutch PDM (cycling team) of Sean Kelly (cyclist). The highlight of his career was a stage win in the 1989 Tour de France when he broke clear of three riders 750m from the end of 157 km from Labastide-d'Armagnac to Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Earley completed five of his eight Tours; his highest finish was 44th in 1989.
After PDM left the sport, he rode for Festina (cycling team), then switched to mountain biking by riding for Raleigh and then for individual sponsors. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta in the mountain bike race and finished 25th.
He has a practice as a physiotherapist and chiropractor. He has been a coach to cyclists including Irish Olympians Robin Seymour and Tarja Owens.
Contents
Palmares
Professional Victories (9)
- 1986 - Stage 14, Giro d'Italia (GrandTour)
- 1986 - Stage 2, Tour of the Basque Country
- 1987 - Stage 3, Tour of the Basque Country
- 1989 - Stage 8, 1989 Tour de France (GrandTour)
- 1989 - Stage 2, Tour de Vaucluse
- 1989 - Stage 6, Tour de Vaucluse
- 1989 - Tom Simpson Memorial
- 1991 - Stage 1, Vuelta a Galega
- 1994 - 20px Irish National Cycling Championships (CN)
Grand Tour record
- 1985: 1985 Tour de France|Tour de France: 60th GC
- 1986: Giro d'Italia: 47th GC; 1 stage win
- 1986: 1986 Tour de France|Tour de France: 46th GC
- 1987: 1987 Tour de France|Tour de France: 65th GC
- 1987: 1987 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España: 22nd GC
- 1988: 1988 Tour de France|Tour de France: WD (stage 17)
- 1988: 1988 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España: 19th GC
- 1989: 1989 Tour de France|Tour de France: 44th GC; won stage 8; team class win
- 1990: 1990 Tour de France|Tour de France: WD (stage 11)
- 1991: 1991 Tour de France|Tour de France: WD (stage 10)
- 1992: 1992 Tour de France|Tour de France: 80th GC
- 1993: 1993 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España: DNF
Yearly Progression
- 1978 - (amateur)
- 1st overall, Junior Tour of Ireland
- 1981 - (amateur)
- 1st, Shay Elliott Memorial Race
- 1982 - (amateur)
- 3rd overall, Rás Tailteann
- 1st, Stage 4
- 1984 - (amateur)
- 19th, Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's individual road race
- 1985 - Fagor
- 2nd, Stage 3a, Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana
- 60th overall, 1985 Tour de France (GrandTour)
- 65th, UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
- 1986 - Fagor
- 8th overall, Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st, Stage 2
- 3rd, Stage 2 Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana
- 10th overall, Nissan Classic
- 46th overall, 1986 Tour de France (GrandTour)
- 47th, Giro d'Italia (GrandTour)
- 1st, Stage 14
- 1987 - Fagor
- 3rd overall, Tour du Haut-Var
- 2nd, Stage 1
- 3rd, Stage 2
- 5th overall, Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st, Stage 3
- 15th overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 22nd overall, 1987 Vuelta a España (GrandTour)
- 65th overall, 1987 Tour de France (GrandTour)
- 3rd, Stage 14
- 1988 - Kas (cycling team)
- 6th overall, Nissan Classic
- 10th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 10th, GP Ouest France - Plouay
- 19th overall, 1988 Vuelta a España (GrandTour)
- 1989 - PDM (cycling team)
- 1st, Tom Simpson Memorial
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour de Vaucluse
- 1st, Stage 6, Tour de Vaucluse
- 4th overall, Tour of Britain
- 7th, UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
- 9th, Giro di Lombardia
- 14th overall, Four Days of Dunkirk
- 44th overall, 1989 Tour de France (GrandTour)
- 1st, Stage 8 (Pau)
- Team class: 1st
- 1990 - PDM (cycling team)
- 8th overall, Tirreno–Adriatico
- 3rd, Stage 3
- 9th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 17th overall, Critérium International
- 1991 PDM (cycling team)
- 1st, Stage 1, Vuelta a Galega
- 3rd, Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 10th overall, Nissan Classic
- 12th overall, Paris–Nice
- 12th, Giro di Lombardia
- 28th, UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World Road Race Championship
- 1992 - PDM (cycling team)
- 7th overall, Tour of Britain
- 2nd, Stage 4
- 7th, Championship of Zurich
- 9th overall, Nissan Classic
- 20th overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 80th overall, 1992 Tour de France (GrandTour)
- 1993 - Festina
- 3rd, Stage 2, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 6th, Tour Méditerranéen
- 29th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1994 - Raleigh-Continental
- 1st, 20px Ireland National Cycling Championships (CN)
- 1995 - none
- 1996 - none
- 25th, Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's cross-country
