Nationality: German
Height: 186cm
Weight: 75kg
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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'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
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13 of the strangest nicknames in cycling
Dr Teeth, The Squirrel of the Canals and The Butterfly of Maastricht are just three of the odd nicknames on the list, find out what the others are here
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Chris Froome will not wear the Tour de France yellow jersey
There is no leader of the Tour de France after Tony Martin's withdrawal, according to commissaires, meaning Chris Froome will not be wearing the yellow jersey
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Super-domestiques: Five unsung heroes of the Tour de France
We take a look at five riders who have delivered for their team leaders at the 2016 Tour de France
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Tony Martin ‘totally angry’ at ‘double standards’ in Chris Froome salbutamol case
German Katusha-Alpecin pro rider Tony Martin says that the way in which Chris Froome's Vuelta a España adverse analytical finding has been dealt with is 'unprofessional and unfair'
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Tony Martin uncertain about retirement due to coronavirus
Tony Martin remains uncertain about his retirement because of the coronavirus crisis.
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Tony Martin takes stunning solo win in Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana stage two
Time trial world champion Tony Martin uses his superior power to leave everyone standing and take his first victory for Katusha-Alpecin
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Mark Cavendish: Renshaw went too early and left me hanging
Etixx-Quickstep sprinter Mark Cavendish says he was left with too much work to do on the sprint finish of stage two of the 2015 Tour de France; Tony Martin misses out on yellow jersey by three seconds
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Eight riders who could spring a surprise in the cobbled Classics
Everyone likes an upset, and with the unpredictable Spring Classics coming up soon, there are plenty of riders who could defy the odds on the cobbles.
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Omega Pharma happy with their Tour despite missing Cavendish
Omega Pharma team rallied after Mark Cavendish crashed out, and will come away from the 2014 Tour de France with memorable stage wins
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Steve Cummings places fourth in Tour of Britain time trial to retain overall lead
Tony Martin wins the short 15km time trial stage in Bristol on Saturday morning as Steve Cummings successfully defends his GC lead
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Tony Martin abandons Vuelta a España after crash involving Primož Roglič and Miguel Ángel López
The Vuelta a España offered up more drama on stage 18, as Tony Martin was forced out of the race after a crash that also brought down some of the overall favourites.
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Tony Martin dominates to win record-equalling fourth World Championships time trial title
Tony Martin beats defending champion Vasil Kiryienka by 45 seconds to win his fourth UCI World Championships time trial in Doha, Qatar
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Dan Martin and Tony Martin named in Etixx-Quick Step's Tour of Britain team
Belgian team Etixx-Quick Step will field a full-strength line-up at the 2016 Tour of Britain (September 4-11) with an aim for the overall and stage victories
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Not impossible to beat Wiggins's Hour Record, says Tony Martin
German time trial specialist says he isn't thinking about the Hour Record as he gets ready for the Tour de France
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Tony Martin won't target time trial gold at Tokyo 2020
The German took silver in the Olympic race against the clock at London 2012
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Eight riders to watch in the World Championships individual time trials
The elite men and women compete in the World Championships individual time trials on Tuesday and Wednesday - here are a few of the favourites
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Tour de France rest day awards: week one
Nine stages are down in the 2015 Tour de France. Here are the riders, pictures and videos that have caught our eye in the first week of the race
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Tony Martin: A dream came true during this Tour de France
Etixx-Quick-Step's Tony Martin has surgery on his broken collarbone, suffered in a crash at the end of stage six of the Tour de France
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Sandpaper saddle injury adds to pain of Tony Martin's World Championships defeat
Grip tape on the three-time World Champion's saddle rubs all the way through skinsuit padding
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Tony Martin wins Tour de Suisse opening time trial
Bradley Wiggins finishes stage one in 14th place as time trial world champion Tony Martin dominates in Switzerland
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Tony Martin has eight stitches in his face after Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne crash
Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin) needed eight stitches in his face after a nasty crash at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, but hopes to be able to ride Paris-Nice.
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Tony Martin to contest the cobbled classics for the first time
German time trial powerhouse Tony Martin is looking for a new challenge in 2016 and is aiming for the Belgian classics for the first time in his career
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Tony Martin solos to Tour de France stage nine win
Tony Gallopin takes overall lead in race as overall contenders content to let escape group go in mountain stage
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Tony Martin reveals why he had to abandon Tour de France on Champs Élysées
Tony Martin made it all the way to final circuits in Paris on stage 21 before being forced to pull out of Tour de France
