Mark Scanlon (born October 10, 1980 in Cranmore, Sligo) is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist. Scanlon first came to prominence when he won the Junior race at the 1998 World Road Race Championship, on his 18th birthday.
After winning the Rainbow jersey Scanlon signed for the Rabobank cycling team's development squad. He failed to make the breakthrough expected though, as injuries blighted his early career and he was released in 2000...
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Mark Scanlon (born October 10, 1980 in Cranmore, Sligo) is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist. Scanlon first came to prominence when he won the Junior race at the 1998 World Road Race Championship, on his 18th birthday.
After winning the Rainbow jersey Scanlon signed for the Rabobank cycling team's development squad. He failed to make the breakthrough expected though, as injuries blighted his early career and he was released in 2000. He signed with French team CC Etupes and rode strongly is some of the lesser French races. He was offered contract by the Linda McCartney Racing Team in 2001 but the team folded before he joined them. Scanlon continued to ride in France with first VC Nantes 44 and then VC La Pomme Marseille. In 2002 he won the Irish Road Race championship for the first time.
Scanlon signed for AG2R Prévoyance team for the 2003 season. The highlight of his first season was winning a stage in the Tour of Denmark and wearing the leader's jersey for 3 days. He...
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