Mariano Martínez (cyclist) explained

Mariano Martínez
Full Name:Mariano Martínez
Birth Date:20 September 1948
Birth Place:Burgos, Spain
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Climber
Proyears1:1971
Proteam1:Hoover-De Gribaldy
Proyears2:1972
Proteam2:Van Cauter-Magniflex-de Gribaldy
Proyears3:1973
Proteam3:Gan-Mercier
Proyears4:1974
Proteam4:Sonolor-Gitane
Proyears5:1975
Proteam5:Gitane-Campagnolo
Proyears6:1976
Proteam6:Lejeune-BP
Proyears7:1977
Proteam7:Flandria-Velda
Proyears8:1978
Proteam8:Jobo-Spidel
Proyears9:1979 - 1981
Proteam9:La Redoute-Motobécane
Proyears10:1982
Proteam10:Individual
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Tour de France

Mountains classification (1978)

2 individual stages (1978, 1980)

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

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

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Lenny Martinez, son of mountain biking’s ‘Little Mig,’ signs with Groupama-FDJ . Hood . Andrew . 4 August 2022 . . 9 August 2022.