‘Heart-on-his-sleeve’ Martin earns French fans’ admiration

By Luke Maguire

As the dust settles on the 105th Tour de France another chapter closes on a golden summer of sport. From the 176 who started, 145 brave souls made it through to Paris. Over the three weeks there were many broken bones, several fractured egos and a few new champions. Among all the madness was one Irishman — Dan Martin.