Miguel Martinez (born 17 January 1976 in Fourchambault, Nièvre) is a French road cyclist and cross-country mountain biker, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Amore & Vita–Prodir.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia after having finished in third place in the inaugural event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3] He also rode in the 2002 Tour de France, finishing 44th. His brother Yannick, father Mariano and uncle Martin were also professional cyclists. He is also the father of racing cyclist Lenny Martinez.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Martinez |
| Nickname | Little Mig[1] |
| Born | 17 January 1976 Fourchambault, France |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Disciplines | |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Cross-country cycling |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2013 | Montrichard Cyclisme 41 |
| 2015–2018 | Montrichard Cyclisme 41 |
| 2017–2018 | Team Tropix Factory Racing (MTB) |
| 2019 | Team Future Vélo powered by Panasonic ASF |
| 2020 | Montrichard Val de Cher Cyclisme |
| Professional teams | |
| 2002 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2003 | Phonak |
| 2005 | Commencal–Oxbow |
| 2006 | Maxxis–MSC |
| 2008 | Amore & Vita–McDonald's |
| 2014 | Tropix–FRM |
| 2020 | Amore & Vita–Prodir |
| Major wins | |
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Major results
editMountain bike
edit- 1994
- 1st
Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships - 1st
Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships - 1995
- 2nd
Cross-country, UCI World Championships - 1996
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships - 2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup
- 1st Helen
- 1st Bromont
- 1st Kristiansand
- 2nd Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 3rd
Cross-country, Olympic Games - 1997
- 1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 1st
Overall UCI XC World Cup
- 1st Spindleruv Mlyn
- 1st Mont Sainte-Anne
- 1st Houffalize
- 1st Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st Roc d'Azur
- 2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 1998
- 1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup
- 2nd Roc d'Azur
- 1999
- 1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships
- 2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup
- 1st Napa Valley
- 2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2nd Roc d'Azur
- 2000
- 1st
Cross-country, Olympic Games - 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 1st Overall UCI XC World Cup
- 2001
- 2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup
- 1st Sarntal-Sarentino
- 1st Leysin
- 2003
- 2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2nd Roc d'Azur
- 2004
- 1st Roc d'Azur
- 2008
- 1st Sea Otter Classic
- 2013
- 1st Roc d'Azur
- 1st Sea Otter Classic
- 2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2017
- 1st Marathon, National Championships
Cyclo-cross
edit- 1993
- 1st National Junior Championships
- 3rd
UCI World Junior Championships - 1994
- 1st National Junior Championships
- 1996
- 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 1st National Under-23 Championships
- 1998
- 1st National Under-23 Championships
- 1st Overall Challenge la France
- 2000
- 3rd National Championships
- 2001
- 3rd National Championships
Road
edit- 2002
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Beauce
References
edit- ^ a b Hood, Andrew (4 August 2022). "Lenny Martinez, son of mountain biking's 'Little Mig,' signs with Groupama-FDJ". VeloNews. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Miguel Martinez retrouve, à 44 ans, une équipe professionnelle sur route" [Miguel Martinez finds, at 44, a professional team on the road]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 2000 XCO Sydney Men. YouTube.
External links
edit- Miguel Martinez at ProCyclingStats
- Miguel Martinez at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Miguel Martinez at CQ Ranking
- Miguel Martinez at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
