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