Miguel Martinez (cyclist)

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]

Miguel Martinez
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Martinez
NicknameLittle Mig[1]
Born (1976-01-17) 17 January 1976 (age 48)
Fourchambault, France
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country cycling
Amateur teams
2013Montrichard Cyclisme 41
2015–2018Montrichard Cyclisme 41
2017–2018Team Tropix Factory Racing (MTB)
2019Team Future Vélo powered by Panasonic ASF
2020Montrichard Val de Cher Cyclisme
Professional teams
2002Mapei–Quick-Step
2003Phonak
2005Commencal–Oxbow
2006Maxxis–MSC
2008Amore & Vita–McDonald's
2014Tropix–FRM
2020Amore & Vita–Prodir
Major wins
Mountain bike
Olympic Games XC (2000)
World XC Championships (2000)
XC World Cup (1997, 2000)
10 individual wins (1996, 1997, 19992001)
Medal record
Men's mountain bike racing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Cross-country
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sierra Nevada Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 1995 Kirchzarten Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 1999 Åre Cross-country

Major results

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Mountain bike

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Cyclo-cross

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Road

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2002
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
2008
1st Stage 3 Tour de Beauce

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 2000 XCO Sydney Men. YouTube.
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