Dan Martin: I’m humbled that people have confidence in me

The former Festina trainer Antoine Vayer has never been shy of a sweeping statement in his second life as a media pundit, nor has he ever made any secret of his admiration for Dan Martin. Just this week, in fact, he told the Be-Celt website that he hopes the Irishman wins the 2015 Tour de France because "he is the best of the pure ones."

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.