Mark Scanlon (born 10 October 1980) is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist, who was the first Irishman to ride in the Tour de France since 1993.

After winning the world championships, Scanlon signed for the Rabobank cycling team's development squad.

He also represented Ireland in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the road race on the opening day of the Games.

He left the AG2R Prévoyance team at the end of 2006, disillusioned with the amount of racing required in the ProTour.

[1][2] Scanlon denied them, saying he would like to captain a third division Irish continental team[3] but for the time being, he had taken a "step back from professional cycling.