Martin Earley is a former Irish professional road bicycle racer.

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

Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

 and the second of the Vuelta al País Vasco. In 1987, he was part of the Irish team at the world road championship that ended with a win by Stephen Roche

Stephen Roche

Stephen Roche is a retired professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming only the second cyclist to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia stage races, plus the World road race championship...

. After that he rode for Kas

Kas (cycling team)

Kas was a professional cycling team of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the strongest Spanish teams. It was sponsored by a soft drinks manufacturer, Kas. The team was from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It wore team a yellow jersey with Kas written in blue...

 and then the Dutch PDM team

PDM (cycling team)

PDM-Concorde also PDM-Ultima was a Dutch professional cycling team from 1986 until the end of 1992. Gin-MG was co-sponsor in Spanish races and Cidona was co-sponsor in the 1991 Nissan Classic. The team was sponsored by Philips Dupont Magnetics, a joint venture between the electronics company,...

 of Sean Kelly

Seán Kelly (cyclist)

John James 'Sean' Kelly is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the most successful road cyclists of the 1980s, and one of the finest classics riders of all time. From turning professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, he won nine monument classics, and 193...

. The highlight of his career was a stage win in the 1989 Tour de France

1989 Tour de France

The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th Tour de France, a race of 21 stages and a prologue, over 3285 km in total. In the closest tour in history, Greg LeMond was behind by 50 seconds at the start of the final stage, a time trial into Paris. LeMond rode for an average speed of 54.55 km/h ,...

 when he broke clear of three riders 750m from the end of 157 km from Labastide-d'Armagnac

Labastide-d'Armagnac

Labastide-d'Armagnac is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.It hosts Notre Dame des Cyclistes.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...

 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.

He has a practice as a physical therapist and chiropractor. He has been a coach to cyclists including Irish Olympians Robin Seymour

Robin Seymour

Robin Seymour is a professional Mountain bike racer and cyclo cross racer that rides for the WORC team. Seymour is a former Motorbike racer that turned to cycling...

 and Tarja Owens.

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
  1989 Tour de France
  The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th Tour de France, a race of 21 stages and a prologue, over 3285 km in total. In the closest tour in history, Greg LeMond was behind by 50 seconds at the start of the final stage, a time trial into Paris. LeMond rode for an average speed of 54.55 km/h ,...
  
   (GrandTour)
• 1989 - Stage 2, Tour de Vaucluse
• 1989 - Stage 6, Tour de Vaucluse
• 1989 - Tom Simpson
  Tom Simpson
  Tom Simpson was the most successful English road racing cyclist of the post-war years. He infamously died of exhaustion on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the 13th stage of the Tour de France in 1967...
  
   Memorial
• 1991 - Stage 1, Vuelta a Galega
• 1994 - Irish National Elite Road Race Championships
  Irish National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
   (CN)

Grand Tour record

• 1985: Tour de France
  1985 Tour de France
  The 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 21, 1985, over 4109 km in 22 stages and a prologue.Bernard Hinault would attempt to equal the records of Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx who had each won the Tour de France five times. Hinault was unable to...
  
  : 60th GC
• 1986: Giro d’Italia: 47th GC; 1 stage win
• 1986: Tour de France
  1986 Tour de France
  The 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27, 1986. The total race distance was 4094 km, distributed over 23 stages and a prologue. It was won by Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour...
  
  : 46th GC
• 1987: Tour de France
  1987 Tour de France
  The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 26, 1987. It consisted of 25 stages over 4231 km, ridden at an average speed of 36.645 km/h...
  
  : 65th GC
• 1987: Vuelta a España
  1987 Vuelta a España
  The 42nd Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 23 to May 15, 1987. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,921 km, and was won by Luis Herrera of the Café de Colombia cycling team...
  
  : 22nd GC
• 1988: Tour de France
  1988 Tour de France
  The 1988 Tour de France was the 75th Tour de France, taking place from July 4 to July 24, 1988. It consisted of 22 stages over 3281 km, ridden at an average speed of 38.909 km/h...
  
  : WD (stage 17)
• 1988: Vuelta a España
  1988 Vuelta a España
  The 1988 Vuelta a España was the 43rd Vuelta a España, taking place from April 25 to May 15, 1988. It consisted of 20 stages over 3425 km, ridden at an average speed of 38.506 km/h...
  
  : 19th GC
• 1989: Tour de France
  1989 Tour de France
  The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th Tour de France, a race of 21 stages and a prologue, over 3285 km in total. In the closest tour in history, Greg LeMond was behind by 50 seconds at the start of the final stage, a time trial into Paris. LeMond rode for an average speed of 54.55 km/h ,...
  
  : 44th GC; won stage 8; team class win
• 1990: Tour de France
  1990 Tour de France
  The 1990 Tour de France was the 77th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 22, 1990. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3504 km, with riders averaging 38.62 km/h...
  
  : WD (stage 11)
• 1991: Tour de France
  1991 Tour de France
  The 1991 Tour de France was the 78th Tour de France, taking place July 6 to July 28, 1991. The total race distance was 22 stages over 3914 km, with riders averaging 38.747 km/h.-Stages:-General classification:-External links:* *...
  
  : WD (stage 10)
• 1992: Tour de France
  1992 Tour de France
  The 1992 Tour de France was the 79th Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 26, 1992. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3983 km, with riders averaging 39.504 km/h...
  
  : 80th GC
• 1993: Vuelta a España
  1993 Vuelta a España
  The 48th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 26 to May 15, 1993. It consisted of 20 stages covering a total of 3605 km, and was won by Tony Rominger of the Clas-Cajastur cycling team.Tony Rominger, winner of the previous...
  
  : DNF

Yearly Progression

1978 - (amateur)

• 1st overall, Junior Tour of Ireland

1981 - (amateur)

• 1st, Shay Elliot Memorial race
  Shay Elliott Memorial Race
  The Shay Elliot Memorial race is a one day race held in Spring in Ireland. It is run in honour of former Irish professional cyclist Seamus Shay Elliot. The race was previously known as the Route de Chill Mhantain. It became the Shay Elliott Trophy in the late sixties, then the Shay Elliott Memorial...
  
  

1982 - (amateur)

• 3rd overall, Rás Tailteann
  • 1st, Stage 4

1984 - (amateur)

• 19th, Los Angeles Olympics Road Race
  Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's individual road race
  These are the official results of the Men's Individual Road Race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday July 29, 1984...
  
  

1985 - Fagor

• 2nd, Stage 3a, Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana
• 60th overall, Tour de France
  1985 Tour de France
  The 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 21, 1985, over 4109 km in 22 stages and a prologue.Bernard Hinault would attempt to equal the records of Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx who had each won the Tour de France five times. Hinault was unable to...
  
   (GrandTour)
• 65th, World Road Race Championship

1986 - Fagor

• 8th overall, Tour of the Basque Country
  • 1st, Stage 2
• 3rd, Stage 2 Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana
• 10th overall, Nissan Classic
• 46th overall, Tour de France
  1986 Tour de France
  The 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27, 1986. The total race distance was 4094 km, distributed over 23 stages and a prologue. It was won by Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour...
  
   (GrandTour)
• 47th, Giro d’Italia (GrandTour)
  • 1st, Stage 14

1987 - Fagor

• 3rd overall, Tour du Haut-Var
  • 2nd, Stage 1
  • 3rd, Stage 2
• 5th overall, Vuelta al País Vasco
  • 1st, Stage 3
• 15th overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
• 22nd overall, Vuelta a España
  1987 Vuelta a España
  The 42nd Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 23 to May 15, 1987. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,921 km, and was won by Luis Herrera of the Café de Colombia cycling team...
  
   (GrandTour)
• 65th overall, Tour de France
  1987 Tour de France
  The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 26, 1987. It consisted of 25 stages over 4231 km, ridden at an average speed of 36.645 km/h...
  
   (GrandTour)
  • 3rd, Stage 14

1988 - Kas-Mavic

Kas (cycling team)

Kas was a professional cycling team of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the strongest Spanish teams. It was sponsored by a soft drinks manufacturer, Kas. The team was from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It wore team a yellow jersey with Kas written in blue...

• 6th overall, Nissan Classic
• 10th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
• 10th, GP Ouest France - Plouay
• 19th overall, Vuelta a España
  1988 Vuelta a España
  The 1988 Vuelta a España was the 43rd Vuelta a España, taking place from April 25 to May 15, 1988. It consisted of 20 stages over 3425 km, ridden at an average speed of 38.506 km/h...
  
   (GrandTour)

1989 - PDM-Ultima-

PDM (cycling team)

PDM-Concorde also PDM-Ultima was a Dutch professional cycling team from 1986 until the end of 1992. Gin-MG was co-sponsor in Spanish races and Cidona was co-sponsor in the 1991 Nissan Classic. The team was sponsored by Philips Dupont Magnetics, a joint venture between the electronics company,...

• 1st, Tom Simpson
  Tom Simpson
  Tom Simpson was the most successful English road racing cyclist of the post-war years. He infamously died of exhaustion on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the 13th stage of the Tour de France in 1967...
  
   Memorial
• 1st, Stage 2, Tour de Vaucluse
• 1st, Stage 6, Tour de Vaucluse
• 4th overall, Tour of Britain
• 7th, World Road Race Championship
• 9th, Giro di Lombardia
• 14th overall, Four Days of Dunkirk
  Four Days of Dunkirk
  The Four Days of Dunkirk is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Confusingly, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has usually been held over a 5 or 6 day period. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe...
  
  
• 44th overall, Tour de France
  1989 Tour de France
  The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th Tour de France, a race of 21 stages and a prologue, over 3285 km in total. In the closest tour in history, Greg LeMond was behind by 50 seconds at the start of the final stage, a time trial into Paris. LeMond rode for an average speed of 54.55 km/h ,...
  
   (GrandTour)
  • 1st, Stage 8 (Pau)
  • Team class: 1st

1990 - PDM-Concorde

PDM (cycling team)

PDM-Concorde also PDM-Ultima was a Dutch professional cycling team from 1986 until the end of 1992. Gin-MG was co-sponsor in Spanish races and Cidona was co-sponsor in the 1991 Nissan Classic. The team was sponsored by Philips Dupont Magnetics, a joint venture between the electronics company,...

• 8th overall, Tirreno - Adriatico
  • 3rd, Stage 3
• 9th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
• 17th overall, Critérium International
  Critérium International
  The Critérium International is a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932....
  
  

1991 - PDM-Concorde

PDM (cycling team)

PDM-Concorde also PDM-Ultima was a Dutch professional cycling team from 1986 until the end of 1992. Gin-MG was co-sponsor in Spanish races and Cidona was co-sponsor in the 1991 Nissan Classic. The team was sponsored by Philips Dupont Magnetics, a joint venture between the electronics company,...

• 1st, Stage 1, Vuelta a Galega
• 3rd, Rund um den Henninger Turm
• 10th overall, Nissan Classic
• 12th overall, Paris–Nice
• 12th, Giro di Lombardia
• 28th, World Road Race Championship

1992 - PDM-Concorde

PDM (cycling team)

PDM-Concorde also PDM-Ultima was a Dutch professional cycling team from 1986 until the end of 1992. Gin-MG was co-sponsor in Spanish races and Cidona was co-sponsor in the 1991 Nissan Classic. The team was sponsored by Philips Dupont Magnetics, a joint venture between the electronics company,...

• 7th overall, Tour of Britain
  Tour of Britain
  The Tour of Britain is a cycle race, conducted over several stages, in which participants race from place to place across parts of Great Britain....
  
  
  • 2nd, Stage 4
• 7th, Championship of Zurich
  Championship of Zürich
  Züri-Metzgete was a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continues as a mass participation event. Although perhaps not as prestigious as the five one-day cycling “Monuments” it is a race with a long history and a tough parcours...
  
  
• 9th overall, Nissan Classic
• 20th overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
• 80th overall, Tour de France
  1992 Tour de France
  The 1992 Tour de France was the 79th Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 26, 1992. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3983 km, with riders averaging 39.504 km/h...
  
   (GrandTour)

1993 - Festina-Lotus

Festina

thumb|right|Festina watchesFestina is a watch company. It was founded in 1902 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.The manufacture's motto was Festina Lente . In 1984, Spanish industrialist Miguel Rodriguez, already owner of Lotus watches bought Festina and created the group Festina Lotus S.A....

• 3rd, Stage 2, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
• 6th, Tour Méditerranéen
• 29th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1994 - Raleigh-Continental

• 1st, Irish National Road Race Championship
  Ireland National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
   (CN)

1995 - none
1996 - none

• 25th, Atlanta Olympics Mountain Bike Race
  Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's cross-country
  These are the official results of the Men's Mountainbike Race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 38 participants, with two non-finishers, in this inaugural Olympic event over 47.7 kilometres, held on July 30, 1996...