“Destiny Won’t Find You”…this been my mantra of the year. Despite setbacks from my horrific crash in the Vuelta in September, I’ve never stopped believing that I can win the Tour. Well, it doesn’t look like I’ll have the opportunity this year. I’m sitting here on a plane back to Boulder to race in […]

Dan Martin (left) talks with his uncle Stephen Roche (right) during the 2008 Tour Med in February. Photo courtesy of Thierry Aimar.
Young Dan Martin now has one thing in common with his famous cycling uncle. Both Dan and his uncle Stephen Roche have won the Route du Sud.
“Sure, it had a different name then […]

Yesterday was the last day of the training camp in the Pyrénées. And this was the final training camp before the Tour the France. David Millar, Christian Vande Velde, Ryder Hesjedal and Danny Pate have done an immense amount of work over the past couple of months.
It all started in April with the pre-Giro […]

Team, team, team. All I had to do was finish the job and stand on the podium. I was never in trouble. I drank about a million bottles, had ice down the back, and relied on the strength and experience of my team.
Trent was incredible today. He kept me calm and out of […]

Today Dan showed the rare calmness under pressure that defines the difference between good and great riders.
His physical strengths are obvious, but he’s a bit like Taylor Phinney in the respect that he’s enormously talented. What makes him great is his ability to relax, even when the stakes are very high.
He won’t ride the […]

Dan Martin warming up for his mountain time trial ride with DS Jonathan Vaughters looking on.
Today really blew me away. Not the race. Not the result. But the total support of the whole team. It was awesome! Though some would translate such support as pressure, I try to put it to my advantage by […]

Well, it’s time for Route du Sud. This is a very important race for me. I need to show myself here and I am very motivated to do so. I’m especially looking forward to the mountain time trial on Friday.
Some riders from my team have been here by my house for a […]

I had awesome legs today. We were actually working for Martijn. We led out the first sprint for the bonus seconds and Martijn was on my wheel. Maggy hit out first, then I kicked with 250 meters to go. I opened up a gap on Credit Agricole and won the sprint. I knew then […]