Full name Martyn Irvine 2010 Planet X Weight 80 kg 2008 Pezula Racing Height 1.79 m | Rider type All round Role Cyclist Discipline Road and track Name Martyn Irvine Current team UnitedHealthcare | |
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Born 6 June 1985 (age 38)
Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland ( 1985-06-06 ) 2006 Sean Kelly ACLVB–M.Donnelly (stagiaire) Profiles | ||
Rider bio martyn irvine
Martyn Irvine (born 6 June 1985) is a Northern Ireland-born Irish professional cyclist, a former world champion in the scratch race. 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. He was UCI World Ranked 17th at the end of the inaugural 2010/11 Omnium season, with 315 ranking points.
Contents
- Rider bio martyn irvine
- Martyn irvine first irish world track champ universal sports
- Career
- UnitedHealthcare 20132014
- Madison Genesis 2015
- Retirement
- Return with Aqua Blue Sport
- Track
- References
Martyn irvine first irish world track champ universal sports
Career
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.
UnitedHealthcare (2013–2014)
In November 2012, Irvine signed a contract to ride with the UnitedHealthcare team for the 2013 season.
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. As a result he was named as BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year for 2013.
In February 2014, Irvine won a silver medal in the scratch race at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Madison Genesis (2015)
In November 2014 Madison Genesis announced that Irvine would join them for the 2015 season.
Retirement
After failing to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in January 2016 Irvine announced his retirement from competition.
Return with Aqua Blue Sport
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.