Dan Martin V Cycling Ireland

Junior

So it seems like Dan Martin no longer has an Irish Racing license, he's riding on a Spanish license. And after Ger Cromwells bit in the indo today he had a right crack at Cycling Ireland via Twitter

https://twitter.com/#!/DanMartin86/status/184268008452132864

And

https://twitter.com/#!/DanMartin86/status/184296284755214336

Wonder what happened with him and Cycling Ireland.

ROK ON

I saw this earlier. He seems to have some beef with CI, but he did mention (afterthefact albeit) that he is resident in Spain and obliged must ride on their license.

He probably should consider riding the Ras, the course this year is made for him ;-)

Chips Lovell

He says later on Twitter that you're supposed to get your licence in your resident country and he's resident in Spain.

To clarify. You are supposed to get your license in your resident country.

Reading his other posts on Twitter his beef with CI seems to be around Olympic qualification criteria.

officially I have to earn qualification with results/points. A stage win in the RAS is equivalent performance to 4th at liege.

RobFowl

Bit of a spat about nothing.

You take out a licence in the country in which you are mainly domiciled.
DM lives in Girona hence should have a Spanish licence (with an IRL code as many British riders living here have a CI licence with a GBR code and many Irish riders in GB have a GB Licence with an IRL code).
Not too sure what the fuss is all about here........

As for Olympic selection..
The CI criteria are clear. Up to now Only Nico had met the criteria after Catalunia Dan Martin has now too.

Methinks too many people have too much time on their hands........

ROK ON

Rob

How did NR meet criteria and DM did not.
Nico won a stage in Beijing. DM won more races in last two years & placed in a helluva lot more races.

How does it work?

Junior

It might have been a bit of a spat over nothing but for him to call the federations fools is a bit much no ?

This is a link for the criteria http://t.co/0bXbhf2

RobFowl

ROK ON wrote: »

Rob

How did NR meet criteria and DM did not.
Nico won a stage in Beijing. DM won more races in last two years & placed in a helluva lot more races.

How does it work?

It;s quite straight forward. One of the essential criteria is that the riders have to score UCI ranking points in 2012 to be eligible. Before Catalonia Dan martin hadn't....

ROK ON

RobFowl wrote: »

It;s quite straight forward. One of the essential criteria is that the riders have to score UCI ranking points in 2012 are eligible. Before Catalonia Dan martin hadn't....

And Nico did?
When?

Kav0777

ROK ON wrote: »

And Nico did?
When?

Did he not place in a stage in the tour of algarve?

morana

Wish i was on twitter.....

RobFowl

ROK ON wrote: »

And Nico did?
When?

5th on Stage 1 Volta D,Algarve AFAIK

RobFowl

morana wrote: »

Wish i was on twitter.....

You don't really

It's like Joycean stream of consciousness....

Fascinating in short bursts, occasional bouts of lucidity but ultimately reads like the ramblings of a madman......

Beasty

RobFowl wrote: »

but ultimately reads like the ramblings of a madman......

... I take it you're on it then Rob ...

morana

RobFowl wrote: »

You don't really

It's like Joycean stream of consciousness....

Fascinating in short bursts, occasional bouts of lucidity but ultimately reads like the ramblings of a madman......

Its very disappointing to read. As someone who has tried to do my very best for ci from the top to the bottom to read this coming from him in his position is crap tbh.

RobFowl

Beasty wrote: »

... I take it you're on it then Rob ...

@ConorTMcGrane

gman2k

morana wrote: »

Wish i was on twitter.....

But you are...
https://twitter.com/#!/search/users/morana

morana

gman2k wrote: »

But you are...
https://twitter.com/#!/search/users/morana

**** the game is up!

Chips Lovell

morana wrote: »

**** the game is up!

The question is, which Morana is he?

Gold fish geek in the making. Nerd crammer who loves pastries, Shakespeare, bright colors and all that jazz!

or

Internet Enthusiast, serial entrepreneur, Guru of Awesome, its going to get epic.

or

i am a little bit of everything. i maybe feisty, but i love to love and be loved. i am here to follow & be updated with the world & my favorite people.

Beasty

Could be this one

I'm Morana. I live in a small country on the edge of Europe. I absolutely love GREEN DAY & BLINK 182. That's all you need to know about me!

or perhaps

im naked...!

:eek:

Eamonnator

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/martin-moves-into-uci-rankings-top-tier-after-catalunya-but-no-olympic-points/

There's an article on "Sticky Bottle" about Dan Martin and Olympic qualification.