First photos of Martyn Irvine in his new UnitedHealthcare kit for 2014; big changes

Here's the first couple of photos of Martyn Irvine in his UnitedHealthcare gear for 2014. The kit has changed a lot from the blue-dominated strip of 2013, with the greater use of white a big improvement in our eyes.

Martyn Irvine, far right, puts the power down in his new team kit during a photo shoot at the team's recent training camp (Photo courtesy of UnitedHealthcare)

Guaranteed Irish: This is the kit Martyn Irvine will wear on the road in 2014. He'll still wear his rainbow jersey of world champion in the track scratch races and despite a recent bad fall in the Ghent Six Day he says he remains in the hunt to defend that title in two months (Photo: UnitedHealthcare)

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Here's Irvine's career highlights to date

2013
Gold Medal - Scratch Race, World Track Cycling Championships
Silver Medal - Pursuit, World Track Cycling Championships
1st UCI Track Cycling World Cup
3rd European Omnium Championships

2012
13th Overall (IRL) Track Omnium London Olympics
2nd Irish Time Trial Championships
4th Irish Road Race Championships
5th Overall in Omnium, World Cup Classic – Beijing, China (Jan ’12)
9th Overall in Omnium, World Cup Classic – London, England (Feb ’12)
7th Overall in Omnium, World Championships – Melbourne, Australia (April ’12)
7th Overall in Omnium track World Cup standings after 4 rounds
1st 100K Madison, Sei Giorni Della Rosa, Italy (July 2012)

2011
1st Stage 7 An post Ras 2.2 – Kildare, Ireland (June ’11)
Irish Criterium Champion
10th Overall in Omnium, World Cup Classic – Beijing, China (Jan ’11)
9th Overall in Omnium, World Cup Classic – Manchester, England (Feb ’11)
10th Overall in Omnium, Track World Championships, Apeldoorn, Holland (Mar ’11)
5th overall in Omnium, European Track Championship (Oct ’11)
5th overall in Omnium, World Cup Classic –Cali (Dec ’11)

2010
2nd Irish Time trial Championships
6th Irish Road race Championships
Irish Criterium Champion
13th Overall in Team Pursuit, World track Championships – Copenhagen (Mar’10)
Irish Track Championships, 4k pursuits and 1k TT Champion
Ulster Road Race Champion
Bronze Medallist in Commonwealth Games – Delhi, India (Oct ’10)
9th Overall in Omnium, European Track Championships (Nov ’10)
10th Overall in Omnium, World Cup Classic – Cali, Columbia (Dec ’10)
Set a New Irish Kilo record (1.03.5)
Winner, Individual Pursuit as part of the Omnium

2009
7th Overall Team Pursuit, World Cup Classic – Beijing, China (Jan’10)
5th Overall Team Pursuit, World Cup Classic – Copenhagen, Denmark (Feb’10)
5th UCI 1.2 Cicle Classic Rutland-Melton, England
3rd Irish National Criterium Championship
2nd Irish Time Trial Championships