Martin Earley

Martin Earley (born 15 June 1962) is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed in the 1984 and 1996 Olympic Games.

Martin Earley

Personal information
Born	(1962-06-15) 15 June 1962 Clonshaugh, Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
1983–1984	VC Fontainebleau
Professional teams
1985–1987	Fagor
1988	Kas–Canal 10
1989–1992	PDM–Ultima–Concorde
1993	Festina–Lotus
1994–1995	Raleigh Continental

Racing career

He turned professional in 1985 with the Fagor 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 and then the Dutch PDM team of Sean Kelly. 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. Earley completed five of his eight Tours; his highest finish was 44th in 1989.

After PDM left the sport, he rode for Festina, 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.

Career after racing

He has a practice as a physiotherapist and chiropractor. He has been a coach to cyclists including Irish Olympians Robin Seymour and Tarja Owens.

Career achievements

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, 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 – Irish National Elite Road Race Championships (CN)

Grand Tour record

• 1985: Tour de France: 60th GC
• 1986: Giro d'Italia: 47th GC; 1 stage win
• 1986: Tour de France: 46th GC
• 1987: Tour de France: 65th GC
• 1987: Vuelta a España: 22nd GC
• 1988: Tour de France: WD (stage 17)
• 1988: Vuelta a España: 19th GC
• 1989: Tour de France: 44th GC; won stage 8; team class win
• 1990: Tour de France: WD (stage 11)
• 1991: Tour de France: WD (stage 10)
• 1992: Tour de France: 80th GC
• 1993: Vuelta a España: DNF

Major results

Amateur

1978

1st Overall Junior Tour of Ireland

1981

1st Shay Elliott Memorial Race

1982

3rd Overall Rás Tailteann

1st Stage 4

Professional

1986

1st Stage 14 Giro d'Italia

8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

1st Stage 2

10th Overall Nissan Classic

1987

3rd Overall Tour du Haut-Var

5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

1st Stage 3

1988

6th Overall Nissan Classic

10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

10th GP Ouest–France

1989

1st Stage 8 Tour de France

Tour du Vaucluse

1st Stages 2 & 6

1st Tom Simpson Memorial Race

4th Overall Milk Race

7th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

9th Giro di Lombardia

1990

8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1991

1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Galega

3rd Grand Prix des Amériques

3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm

10th Overall Nissan Classic

1992

7th Overall Milk Race

7th Züri-Metzgete

9th Overall Nissan Classic

1993

6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen

1994

1st Road race, National Road Championships

External links

• Martin Earley at Cycling Archives
• Martin Earley at ProCyclingStats
• Martin Earley at CycleBase
• Martin Earley at Olympedia