Mariano Martínez (cyclist)

Mariano Martínez (born 20 September 1948 in Burgos) is a French former professional road racing cyclist. He won the King of the Mountains competition in 1978 Tour de France. Although he was born in Spain, he became a naturalized French citizen in 1963. He is the father of former racing cyclists Miguel and Yannick Martinez and the grandfather of racing cyclist Lenny Martinez.^[1]

Mariano Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Mariano Martínez
Born	(1948-09-20) 20 September 1948 (age 74) Burgos, Spain
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
1971	Hoover-De Gribaldy
1972	Van Cauter-Magniflex-de Gribaldy
1973	Gan-Mercier
1974	Sonolor-Gitane
1975	Gitane-Campagnolo
1976	Lejeune-BP
1977	Flandria-Velda
1978	Jobo-Spidel
1979–1981	La Redoute-Motobécane
1982	Individual
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France Mountains classification (1978) 2 individual stages (1978, 1980)
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing  France World Championships 1974 Montréal Elite Men's Road Race

Major results

1965

1st   Road race, National Junior Road Championships

1971

7th Züri-Metzgete

8th GP du canton d'Argovie

9th Overall Étoile des Espoirs

10th Grand Prix des Nations

1972

4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

4th Overall Tour de Romandie

6th Overall Tour de France

1973

3rd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre

4th Overall Tour de Romandie

1974

1st Stage 4 Grand Prix du Midi Libre

3rd   Road race, UCI Road World Championships

6th Overall Paris–Nice

8th Overall Tour de France

9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1975

4th Overall Tour de l'Aude

5th Overall Tour du Limousin

1976

10th Rund um den Henninger Turm

1977

1st Stage 5 Étoile de Bessèges

10th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

1978

1st Stage 4 Tour du Limousin

2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1st   Mountains classification

2nd Overall Tour du Vaucluse

1st Stage 1a

3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

1st Stage 1

4th Overall Tour de Romandie

5th Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins

6th Overall Tour de Suisse

1st   Points classification

1st   Mountains classification

7th Overall Critérium National de la Route

10th Overall Tour de France

1st   Mountains classification

1st Stage 11

1979

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre

10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

10th Grand Prix de Rennes

1980

1st Stage 17 Tour de France

1st Stage 3a Tour du Limousin

9th Rund um den Henninger Turm

1981

1st Stage 2 Grand Prix du Midi Libre

2nd Subida a Arrate

References

1. Hood, Andrew (4 August 2022). "Lenny Martinez, son of mountain biking's 'Little Mig,' signs with Groupama-FDJ". VeloNews. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

External links

• Mariano Martínez at Cycling Archives
• Official Tour de France results for Mariano Martínez