Dan Martin doesn't dwell on Giro slipup

'It was a really rough time in my professional career, but I had just met my wife so it was an amazing time in my personal life.

Ireland's Dan Martin of the Garmin team celebrates as he crosses the finnish line to win the 108th edition of the Giro di Lombardia

It’s seven years to the day since Dan Martin’s front wheel slipped on a greasy manhole cover in Belfast and his world — and four teammates — came crashing down on the opening stage of the Giro d’ Italia.

The damage, physical and emotional, was immense: Martin writhing in agony on the soaked road surface with a broken collarbone, his teammate Koldo Fernandez suffering a similar fate and much like their lycra, their race was in tatters.