Nationality: German
Team: Katusha-Alpecin
Three time TT World Champion, Tony Martin has made the discipline his own in the few years and joined the likes of Sir Bradley Wiggins and Fabian Cancellara as legends of racing against the clock.
His last World Champs win came back in 2013, however, so regaining that title will likely figure highly in his schedule throughout the 2016 season.
Martin is set to race the cobbled Classics for the first time this year, in no small part due to his stage win across the pavé at the 2015 Tour de France.
Later in the Tour he crashed whilst wearing the yellow jersey; the 2015 race being the first time he'd worn the coveted leader's colours despite his consitent form over the past few seasons.
He will get the chance for more stage wins against the clock at the 2016 Tour, but the second of the two has an uphill profile so it might not suit the Etixx rider.
After missing out on the podium at the 2016 Rio Olympics Tony Martin had readjust despite stating that he believed Chris Froome to be the favourite for the TT title.
In the 2017 Tour de France, Tony Martin is set to lead his team alongside Alexander Kristoff as they combine a hunt for GC ambitions and stage wins.
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Tony Martin left 'absolutely speechless' with the UCI and race organisers over safety concerns
The now-retired German powerhouse made the decision to step off the bike due to not feeling safe anymore
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Tony Martin announces retirement from professional cycling
The German still has a year left on his contract with Jumbo-Visma but will call time on his career after this week's Flanders World Championships
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This is how tough it is when the Tour de France hits the cobbles
Riders take to social media to put a brave face on yesterday's bruising stage
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Hour contenders eyeing Bradley Wiggins's record
German Tony Martin says he'll go for the Hour Record - but probably not until 2017
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Tony Martin spotted using prototype Continental tyres and a single ring in Dauphiné time trial
The world champion appears to be open to using the latest marginal gains against the clock
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"Chris Froome is favourite for the Rio 2016 time trial, not me" says Tony Martin
Tony Martin insists Chris Froome is the overwhelming favourite to win gold at Rio 2016, but the German hopes to gain first blood at the Tour de France
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Cameron Meyer wins stage two of Tour de Suisse
Cameron Meyer wins from three-man escape, as Tony Martin holds on to race lead
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Froome settles for third in Romandie after lacklustre final time trial
Chris Froome's hopes of a third consecutive Tour de Romandie title were dashed by Katusha's Ilnur Zakarin after the Brit only managed 13th on the final time trial
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Tony Martin confirmed to switch to LottoNL-Jumbo from Katusha-Alpecin
German signs two-year deals with Dutch squad
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Tony Martin to join Katusha for 2017
The German time trial specialist Tony Martin will leave Etixx-Quick Step for Katusha on an initial two year contract
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Tony Martin: Cancellara wrong, there can't be enough attention on the Hour Record
German time trial specialist hopes to announce his own attempt sometime this year
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Tony Martin takes Tour de France time trial
Vincenzo Nibali extends overall lead further as Jean-Christophe Peraud moves up to second on GC
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One rider seems particularly excited about Lidl's sponsorship of Etixx-Quick Step
Tony Martin recalls his love of Lidl from his childhood days as his team, Etixx-Quick Step, announce a partnership with the supermarket
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Alberto Contador wins Tour of the Basque Country overall
Tony Martin takes final stage time trial; Simon Yates heads best young rider classification
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Tony Martin wins Tour de France stage four to take race lead
Chris Froome loses Tour de France race lead to stage four winner Tony Martin as cobbled sectors liven up the action
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Michal Kwiatkowski praises 'incredible' Tony Martin after Tour de France effort
Michal Kwiatkowski thanks Omega Pharma-QuickStep team-mate Tony Martin for towing him through the mountains on stage 10
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Tony Martin gets 'clarification' phone call after accusing UCI of 'double standards' over Chris Froome case
Tony Martin has received a 'clarification' phone call from the UCI after he accused it of 'double standards' in its handling of the Chris Froome case.
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Daring to dream: How Jumbo Visma built their Tour challenge
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Who the pros think will win the Tour de France time trial
Riders at the Tour de France give us their predictions for the win in the opening 13.8km time trial in Utrecht
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Tony Martin wins Vuelta a Espana stage 10 time trial
Nairo Quintana crashes to lose race lead to Alberto Contador; Chris Froome loses time to rivals
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Tony Martin: The harder the penalty for dopers, the better
Etixx - Quick-Step rider says that there can be redemption for those that dope, but hard penalities need to be enforced on clear cases
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Tony Martin 'trained in the bathroom with the heater on' to win Qatar time trial
Time trial world champion Tony Martin says that people thought he was 'crazy' for training in his bathroom to simulate the conditions of the World Championships in Qatar
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Twitter reacts to Tony Martin's World Championships time trial victory
Tony Martin's teammates took to Twitter to congratulate him on winning his fourth time trial world title, while others in the cycling media were more witty
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FDJ riders round on Tony Martin to accuse him of causing massive Tour of Flanders crash (video)
Tony Martin has been on the receiving end of accusations that he caused a major pile-up at the Tour of Flanders after "squeezing" a rider into a ditch.
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First Peter Sagan, now Tony Martin linked with Bora-Argon 18
Tony Martin is linked with a move to homeland team Bora for 2017, who have a new title sponsor in bathroom company Hansgrohe
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'Super bad for cycling... it's a shame he's racing': Tony Martin and others react to Chris Froome's return
Riders at the start of the Ruta del Sol had mixed reactions to Chris Froome's return to racing with an anti-doping investigation into his AAF still ongoing.
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'Mental factor' prompts Tony Martin's return to old TT position ahead of World Champs
Triple time trial world champion Tony Martin says that poor performances have made his revert to his old bike position ahead of the 2016 World Championships in Qatar
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Tony Martin's emotional rollercoaster ends with yellow jersey at last
Perfectly timed attack sees German star wear yellow for the first time in a much-decorated career
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Tony Martin delays comeback over fears of further damaging neck injury
Martin is back training on the road but has taken medical advice to delay a return to competition
