Dan Martin takes 10th in Giro d’Italia

Following a 57th overall in his maiden Giro way back in 2010, Martin’s only other engagement with the three-week race finished on the opening night in Belfast in 2014 when he crashed out

Dan Martin

Ireland’s Dan Martin claimed his best General Classification result at the Giro d’ Italia on Sunday with a superb 10th overall, a stage win and fourth in the fight for the King of the Mountains jersey.

The 34-year old set out with the ambition of targeting a stage win and he achieved that in some style on last Wednesday’s mountainous run to the summit finish at Sega Di Ale.