Martyn Irvine

Martyn Irvine (born 6 June 1985) is a Northern Ireland-born[2] former cyclist, who competed professionally between 2008 and 2017 for the Pezula Racing, Planet X, RTS Racing Team, UnitedHealthcare, Madison Genesis and Aqua Blue Sport teams, and rode at the 2012 Olympic Games.

[5] 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.

[10] In February 2014, Irvine won a silver medal in the scratch race at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

[13] After failing to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in January 2016 Irvine announced his retirement from competition.

Irvine representing Ireland at the 2011 European Track Cycling Championships.