Tony Hans-Joachim Martin (born 23 April 1985) is a German former professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

. Martin was known as a

time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

specialist, and is a four-time world champion in the discipline – having won the title in

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and

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– which is joint-most with

Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara (born 18 March 1981), nicknamed "Spartacus", is a Swiss cycling executive, businessman and former professional road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He was born in Wohlen bei Bern, Switzerland. Cancellara began r ...

. He also won a silver medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

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, finishing runner-up to

Bradley Wiggins Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the track, but later made the transition to r ...

in the

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. Martin was also part of four world championship-winning team time trial squads, with /, in

and

, and with Germany in the mixed relay time-trial in

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. Martin won seven

Grand Tour The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom of a traditional trip through Europe, with Italy as a key destination, undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient means and rank (typically accompanied by a tuto ...

stages, including five individual time trial stages – three at the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

and

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, and two at the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

and in

. In the mid-part of his career Martin was a successful stage racer, winning the

Eneco Tour The Benelux Tour (previously known as the Eneco Tour and the BinckBank Tour) is a road bicycle racing stage-race that is part of the UCI World Tour. The race was established in 2005 and was originally known as the Eneco Tour, named after the orig ...

(

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(

) and the first two editions of the

Tour of Beijing The Tour of Beijing was an annual professional stage bicycle road race held in Beijing, China. History Its first edition took place in October 2011, as the penultimate event in the 2011 UCI World Tour The 2011 UCI World Tour was the third editi ...

and

. In the latter part of his career he became a super-

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and road captain at .

Early life

Born in

Cottbus Cottbus (; Lower Sorbian: ''Chóśebuz'' ; Polish: Chociebuż) is a university city and the second-largest city in Brandenburg, Germany. Situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree, Cottbus is also a major railway junction with exten ...

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, Martin and the rest of his family escaped from East Germany shortly before the fall of the

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and the collapse of communist Eastern Europe. Later, he returned to the Eastern part of Germany to attend sport school in Erfurt.

Career

Team High Road (2008–11)

2008

Having turned professional for the 2008 season, Martin took four victories during the year – he won the

Hel van het Mergelland Volta Limburg Classic is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in late March or early April in Limburg, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ...

one-day race, as well as time trial stages at the

Ster Elektrotoer The ZLM Tour is a cycling race held over five stages, held in the southern Netherlands and Belgium as a 2.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The series ...

, the

Tour de l'Ain Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France. G.P. de l'Amitié The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.). It was held over fo ...

, and the

Deutschland Tour The Deutschland Tour (English: ''Tour of Germany'' and sometimes ''Deutschland-Rundfahrt'' in German) is the most important multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but from 2005 until 2008 it was moved to ...

. He also placed second to his teammate

Marco Pinotti Marco Pinotti (born 25 February 1976 in Osio Sotto, Lombardy) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013. An individual time trial specialist, Pinotti was a six-time Italian Time Trial Champ ...

on the final time trial stage of the Giro d'Italia – his first start in a Grand Tour – and finished seventh in the

at the

UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...

2009

In 2009, Martin won time trials in the

Critérium International The Critérium International was a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring from 1932 until 2016, typically the last weekend of March. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932. For many years ...

, and the

Bayern–Rundfahrt The International Bayern Rundfahrt ( en, Tour of Bavaria) was a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany, between 1980 and 2015. The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988, and from 2005 to 2015, the race was orga ...

. He also featured strongly in week-long stage races, winning the mountain classifications at

, and the

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...

, finishing second overall and winning a stage in the latter. Martin also made an impact at the

, wearing the white jersey as leader of the

young rider classification Young rider classification (french: classement général des jeunes) is a cycling jersey competition in multi-day stage race events, such as the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and many others, which awards the current leader by overall time for ride ...

for twelve days (between stages 3 and 14), and winning the combativity award after finishing second on Stage 20 at the top of

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. He took the bronze medal in the

at the

at the end of the season.

2010

Martin enjoyed more success in time trials in 2010, winning his first national championship title as well as stages in the

Tour of California The Tour of California (officially sponsored as the Amgen Tour of California) was an annual professional road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race on the UCI World Tour and USA Cycling Professional Tour that ran from 2006 to 2019. It was the ...

, and the

. Martin finished second in the prologue and the Stage 19 individual time trial – behind

on both occasions – of the

, and again wore the white jersey as leader of the

on stages 1 to 3. Following the Tour de France, Martin finished first overall in the

, as well as the seventh stage time trial and the young rider classification. Martin again took the bronze medal at the

at the

2011

2011 saw Martin claim overall victories in the

Volta ao Algarve The Volta ao Algarve (Portuguese; en, Tour of the Algarve) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2017, it has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the new UCI P ...

, and

, having won time trials in both events. He also finished second overall in the

Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...

, and won the time trial in the

Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...

. Martin won his first

stage by taking victory in the Stage 20 individual time trial of the

. He also won the stage 10 time trial in the

. In September, Martin won the gold medal in the

at the

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, Denmark. He then won the opening time trial of the inaugural

, and held the race lead for the rest of the event to claim overall victory.

Omega Pharma–Quick-Step (2012–16)

Following the announcement that would fold at the end of 2011, Martin signed with for the 2012 season.

2012

Martin began 2012 with second overall in the

, finishing second to

by less than a second in the final time trial. In April, Martin lost consciousness after colliding with a car during training and sustained injuries, wrecking his early season. Martin returned to action at the

Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Betw ...

in May, winning the time trial on Stage 4 and taking the overall victory. At the

, Martin's hopes of winning the

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, were dashed by a mechanical problem that forced him to switch bikes on course. Martin then crashed the following day on Stage 1, suffering a broken wrist. After suffering more mechanical problems in the next time trial, Stage 9, he withdrew from the competition so that his wrist would have more time to heal before the

at the

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three weeks later. Martin was deemed fit enough to compete, and he claimed silver at the Olympics behind Wiggins. In September, Martin was part of the six-man team that won the inaugural team time trial for trade teams at the

. Three days later, he successfully defended his individual world title, beating

Taylor Phinney Taylor Carpenter-Phinney (born June 27, 1990) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2019 for the , and teams. Phinney specialized in time trials on the road as well as the individual p ...

by five seconds and passing

Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice ( 2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the Vue ...

on course. In October, Martin went back to China to attempt to defend his

title at the last

UCI World Tour The UCI WorldTour (2009–2010: ''UCI World Ranking'') is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ...

race of the season. He placed well in all the stages, but his overall win was attributed in large part to a solo victory on stage 2. Martin attacked the lead group with remaining, on the climb of the Dong Gang Hong Tunnel, and sped away to win by around 45 seconds to record his first road stage win since the

2009 Tour de Suisse The 2009 Tour de Suisse was the 73rd edition of the Tour de Suisse stage race. It took place from 13 June to 21 June and is part of both the 2009 UCI ProTour and the inaugural World Calendar. It began with a short individual time trial in Liechte ...

2013

In February, Martin won the general classification of the

. He earned the leader's jersey on the fourth and last stage, a

individual time trial An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-b ...

, which he won by over a minute from the next closest competitor, team-mate

Michał Kwiatkowski Michał Kwiatkowski ( , born 2 June 1990) is a Polish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Kwiatkowski is seen as a strong all rounder, with good sprinting, time-trialling and climbing abilities allowing him ...

. In the overall classification, he bested Kwiatkowski and

Lieuwe Westra Lieuwe Westra (born 11 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2016 for the KrolStonE Continental Team, and teams. Professional career Born in Mûnein), Westra finished second at ...

of . In the

he was involved in a crash on the 1st stage which left him with a concussion and a contusion on his left lung. He recovered enough to win stage 11, an individual time trial. With an average speed of , Martin rode the third fastest Tour de France individual time trial stage at that time. 2013 World Championships – Men's time trial Podium

2013 World Championships – Men's time trial Podium

In the sixth stage of

, Martin managed a solo breakaway, averaging , which was only caught in the final metres of the stage. Martin then went on to help his team to narrowly beat in the

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

at the

. He then emerged victorious once more in the individual time trial, beating second placed

by 46 seconds, who was a further two seconds ahead of four-time winner

. In the off season, Martin had surgery in Hamburg to resolve the scaphoid non-union resulting from his 2012 Tour de France stage 1 crash. The team said he would wear a special cast for six weeks which would allow him to resume training before the cast was removed.

2014

On 1 June, he claimed his third consecutive

and set a new record in doing so, surpassing 9 other riders who had managed to win the race two times. Martin then won the two time trials of the

, finishing fourth overall after limiting his losses in the mountains. On 13 July, Martin won his first mass start road stage of the

. He was in a breakaway for , the final in a solo effort to bring back memories of his Vuelta effort in 2013. This time Martin won the stage and was able to begin his celebrations some distance before the line. He topped his Tour off by winning the 20th stage time trial by a margin of 1 minute 39 seconds over his nearest rival. He went on to take another Grand Tour stage win at the

, clinching the individual time trial on stage 10. However he missed out on victory in the time trials at the

, taking the bronze medal alongside his teammates in the team event and the silver medal in the individual event, trailing Bradley Wiggins by 26 seconds.

2015

Martin had his first victory of the season in the individual time trial of the

. The second one came in May, at the

, where he bettered

Simon Špilak Simon Špilak (born 23 June 1986) is a retired Slovenian professional road bicycle racer. Professional career Born in Tišina, Špilak was the winner of the 2010 Tour de Romandie, after original race winner Alejandro Valverde had his results ex ...

by eleven seconds in the rainy streets of Lausanne. At the end of June, he defended his

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title successfully. At the

, Martin finished second behind

Rohan Dennis Rohan Dennis (born 28 May 1990) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Dennis was born, raised, and resides in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He won back to back UCI men's individual ti ...

() in the opening time trial in

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. Martin looked set to take the yellow jersey on Stage 2 when Dennis was dropped when the peloton split in crosswinds, but Fabian Cancellara outsprinted Martin's teammate

Mark Cavendish Mark Simon Cavendish (born 21 May 1985) is a Isle of Man, Manx professional Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . As a Track cycling, track cyclist he specialises in the Madison (cycling), madison, po ...

to take third on the stage, and jump ahead of Martin into first place due to time bonuses. On Stage 3, Cancellara was involved in a large accident and lost time, but Martin again missed out on taking the yellow jersey, as

Chris Froome Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de ...

() came home second at the finish on the

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, and took the lead by one second over Martin due to the time bonus. On 7 July, Martin won Stage 4 after a short escape before the finish, taking the

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for the first time in his career. He was riding on a bike borrowed from teammate

Matteo Trentin Matteo Trentin (born 2 August 1989) is an Italian professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Professional career In 2014, Trentin took a prestigious victory on Stage 7 of the Tour de France, where he won the sprin ...

, having had mechanical problems earlier in the race, which featured of cobbles. On Stage 6, Martin crashed in the final kilometre on an uphill section while he was still in yellow and had to abandon the Tour because of a broken collarbone. One month later, Martin returned to racing; although he fell short in the individual time trial in stage 4, he gained time over his main competitors and eventually won the overall of the

Tour du Poitou-Charentes Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a road bicycle race held annually in the former region of Poitou-Charentes (now Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France. It was first held in 1987 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI E ...

, his first stage race win of the season. However he missed out on a World Championship gold for the second year running; finished second in the

, 11 seconds behind the , and he struggled to seventh place in the individual event – his worst performance in the event since

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, when he also finished seventh.

2016

Martin spent two days in the leader's jersey at the

in February, having finished second on the third stage – an

– before losing the lead on the final day. He finished fourth overall at March's

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, again finishing second on an individual time trial stage. He took his first victory of the season, with his fifth consecutive victory (and sixth overall) in the

in June. He won the individual time trial at the

Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...

, and finished his season with gold medals in both the

and the

at the

Team Katusha–Alpecin (2017–18)

In August 2016, Martin signed a two-year contract with from the 2017 season. In his first start with the team at the

2017 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The 2017 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana () was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Valencian Community between 1 and 5 February 2017. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 68th edition of t ...

, Martin took victory on the second stage with a solo move. He finished on the overall podium at the 2017 Tour of Belgium in third place, before winning the

for the seventh time. He finished eighth overall at the

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, before finishing ninth in the

at the

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– his worst placing in the event – having criticised the inclusion of an uphill finish on

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. Martin's lone victory of the 2018 season came with a seventh consecutive win in the German National Time Trial Championships.

Team Jumbo–Visma (2019–21)

Martin joined for the 2019 season, following two years at which he described as a "wasteland", and was primarily utilised as a

. He formed part of winning

stage efforts at the

UAE Tour The UAE Tour ( ar, جولة الإمارات) is a road cycling stage race in the United Arab Emirates. It was first held in 2019 as part of the UCI World Tour. It was created as a result of the merging of the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour. Hi ...

and the

, either side of another

victory. He was later disqualified from the Tour de France following an incident with rider

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on stage 17, who was also disqualified from the race for his retaliation. At the

, Martin formed part of the German team that won a silver medal in the inaugural mixed team relay (consisting of three men and three women), which replaced the trade team time trial. After Martin failed to record any top-ten finishes during the 2020 season, which was affected by the

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, he won the German National Time Trial Championships for its ninth consecutive edition in 2021, as the 2020 running was not held. At the

, Martin was involved in an incident with around remaining on the opening stage; leading the peloton, Martin impacted a cardboard sign that was being held by a spectator at the side of the road, and was one of many riders to fall to the ground. Martin later abandoned the race after a further crash on the eleventh stage, which resulted in him ending up in a ditch. The spectator that caused the stage 1 crash was later fined €1200 for her actions, in court in

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. In September, Martin announced that he would retire following the

, as an after effect of his Tour de France crashes and additional safety concerns. In his final race, he helped the German team win the mixed team relay, 13 seconds ahead of the Dutch team.

Personal life

Martin is the father of two daughters. In 2022, Martin auctioned off his Olympic silver medal to raise money for children during the

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. The winning bidder of the medal was a German supplements company, FitLine, who returned the medal to Martin.

Career achievements

Major results

Source: ;2003 : 1st MaillotAlemania

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, National Junior Road Championships : 8th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2004 : 1st MaillotAlemania

Team pursuit, National Track Championships ;2005 :

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::1st Stages 4 & 6 : 1st Stage 4 ( ITT)

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: 6th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2006 : 1st MaillotAlemania

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

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: 3rd Overall

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: 6th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2007 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

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::1st Young rider classification : 1st Coppa Città di Asti : 2nd Overall

::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Overall

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: 7th Overall Circuit des Ardennes ::1st Stage 3 ( ITT) ;2008 : 1st

: 1st Stage 3b ( ITT)

: 1st Stage 8 ( ITT)

: 1st Prologue

: 3rd

, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall

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: 7th

;2009 : 1st Jersey polkadot

Mountains classification,

: 1st Stage 3 ( ITT)

: 1st Stage 4 ( ITT)

: 2nd

, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall

::1st

Mountains classification ::1st Stage 8 : 3rd Bronze medal blank

: 7th Overall

: 7th

Clásica de Almería The Clásica de Almería ( en, Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in i ...

: 8th Overall

::1st Stage 3 ( TTT) :

::Held

after Stages 3–14 :: Jersey red number

Combativity award The combativity award is a prize given in road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of ...

Stage 20 ;2010 : 1st MaillotAlemania

, National Road Championships : 1st Jersey white

Overall

::1st

Young rider classification ::1st Stage 7 ( ITT) : 1st Stage 7 ( ITT)

: 3rd

: 6th Overall

::1st Stage 9 ( ITT) :

::Held

after Stages 1–3 ;2011 : 1st Jersey rainbow chrono

: 1st

Overall

::1st Stage 6 ( ITT) : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Stage 5 ( ITT) : 1st Jersey red

Overall

::1st Stage 1 ( ITT) : 1st

Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI E ...

: 1st Stage 6 ( ITT)

Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community) ...

: 1st Stage 20 ( ITT)

: 1st Stage 10 ( ITT)

: 1st Stage 3 ( ITT)

: 2nd

, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall

: 5th

: 5th Trofeo Deià ;2012 :

::1st

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

: 1st

, National Road Championships : 1st Jersey red

Overall

::1st Stage 4 ( ITT) : 1st Jersey red

Overall

::1st Stage 2 : 1st

: 2nd

: 2nd Overall

: 4th

Eschborn–Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn–Frankfurt, previously Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt, is an annual semi classic cycling race in Germany, starting in Eschborn and finishing in Frankfurt. The event, sometimes referred to as the Frankfurt Grand Prix, is held annua ...

: 5th Overall

;2013 :

::1st

: 1st

, National Road Championships : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Stage 4 ( ITT) : 1st Jersey red

Overall

::1st Stage 3 ( ITT) : 1st

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important prep ...

::1st Stages 1 ( TTT) & 7 ( ITT) : 1st Stage 6 ( ITT)

: 1st Stage 5 ( ITT)

: 1st Stage 4 ( ITT)

: 1st Stage 11 ( ITT)

: 6th Overall

: 8th

Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or earl ...

Combativity award Stage 6

;2014 : 1st MaillotAlemania

, National Road Championships : 1st Jersey red

Overall

::1st Stage 3 ( ITT) :

::1st Stages 9 & 20 ( ITT) ::Held Jersey polkadot

after Stage 9 :: Jersey red number

Stages 9 & 10 :

::1st Stage 10 ( ITT) :: Jersey red number

Combativity award Stage 10 :

::1st Stages 2 & 6 ( ITT) : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

::2nd

::3rd

: 4th Overall

Dubai Tour The Dubai Tour is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Dubai, which began in 2014 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. History The race was classified as a 2.1. in 2014. The race is organized by the Dubai Sports Council in partn ...

: 4th Overall

::1st Stages 1 ( ITT) & 7 ( ITT) ;2015 : 1st MaillotAlemania

, National Road Championships : 1st Jersey white

Overall

::1st Stage 4 ::Held Jersey yellow

after Stages 4–6 : 1st Stage 3 ( ITT)

: 1st Stage 6 ( ITT)

::2nd

::7th

;2016 :

::1st

: 1st

, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 7a ( ITT)

: 4th Overall

Stage 16

;2017 : 1st MaillotAlemania

, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 2

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; en, Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often ...

: 3rd Overall

: 8th Overall

: 9th

;2018 : 1st MaillotAlemania

, National Road Championships : 7th

;2019 : 1st MaillotAlemania

, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 2 ( TTT)

: 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

::2nd

Mixed team relay ::9th

;2021 :

::1st

Mixed team relay ::6th

: 1st

, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Major championships timeline

Awards

* German Male Cyclist of the Year (german: Radsportler des Jahres für Männer): 2009, 2011, 2016 * Thüringia Sportsperson of the Year (german: Thüringer Sportler des Jahres): 2012

Notes

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Tony 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Cottbus German male cyclists Tour de Suisse stage winners German Tour de France stage winners German Vuelta a España stage winners UCI Road World Champions (elite men) Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2013 Tour de France stage winners 2014 Tour de France stage winners 2011 Tour de France stage winners 2014 Vuelta a España stage winners Rás Tailteann winners Cyclists from Brandenburg