Tony Martin (cyclist)

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Tony Martin

Martin at the 2018 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full name	Tony Hans-Joachim Martin
Nickname	Panzerwagen[1]
Born	(1985-04-23) 23 April 1985 (age 39) Cottbus, East Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)[3]
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time trialist[1] Domestique[4] Rouleur
Amateur teams
2004	Köstritzer
2005	Gerolsteiner (stagiaire)
2006–2007	Thüringer Energie Team
Professional teams
2008–2011	Team High Road
2012–2016	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[5]
2017–2018	Team Katusha–Alpecin
2019–2021	Team Jumbo–Visma[6][7]
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 5 individual stages (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) 1 TTT stage (2019) Vuelta a España 2 individual stages (2011, 2014) Stage races Eneco Tour (2010) Paris–Nice (2011) Tour of Beijing (2011, 2012) Tour of Belgium (2012, 2013, 2014) Volta ao Algarve (2011, 2013) One-day races and Classics World Time Trial Championships (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016) National Time Trial Championships (2010, 2012–2019, 2021)
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2012 London Time trial World Championships 2011 Copenhagen Time trial 2012 Valkenburg Time trial 2013 Florence Time trial 2016 Doha Time trial 2021 Flanders Mixed team relay 2014 Ponferrada Time trial 2019 Yorkshire Mixed team relay 2009 Mendrisio Time trial 2010 Melbourne Time trial Representing Omega Pharma–Quick-Step (2012–2014) Etixx–Quick-Step (2015–2016) World Championships 2012 Valkenburg Team time trial 2013 Florence Team time trial 2016 Doha Team time trial 2015 Richmond Team time trial 2014 Ponferrada Team time trial

Tony Hans-Joachim Martin (born 23 April 1985) is a German former professional road bicycle racer.^[8] Martin was known as a time trial specialist, and is a four-time world champion in the discipline – having won the title in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016 – which is joint-most with Fabian Cancellara.^[9] He also won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing runner-up to Bradley Wiggins in the event. Martin was also part of four world championship-winning team time trial squads, with Omega Pharma–Quick-Step/Etixx–Quick-Step, in 2012, 2013 and 2016, and with Germany in the mixed relay time-trial in 2021.^[8]

Martin won seven Grand Tour stages, including five individual time trial stages – three at the Tour de France in 2011, 2013 and 2014, and two at the Vuelta a España in 2011 and in 2014. In the mid-part of his career Martin was a successful stage racer, winning the Eneco Tour (2010), Paris–Nice (2011) and the first two editions of the Tour of Beijing in 2011 and 2012. In the latter part of his career he became a super-domestique and road captain at Team Jumbo–Visma.^[10]