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07th Jul 2013

Picture: Irishman Daniel Martin wins the ninth stage of the Tour de France

With a fantastic performance today, Daniel Martin has claimed his first ever stage victory at the Tour de France

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With a fantastic performance today, Daniel Martin has claimed his first ever stage victory at the Tour de France

Martin has already been having a pretty successful year, as he has already won the Volta a Catalunya, but to claim a stage at the Tour de France is certainly one of his biggest achievements to date.

Le Tour de France 2013 - Stage Nine

Martin pulled away from Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana as they pushed in to gear for the climb, and after winning a short sprint to the line with Jakob Fuglsang, Martin has become the first Irish cyclist to win a stage of the Tour since Stephen Roche in 1992.