HTC-Columbia's Tony Martin has moved into the lead of the Tour de Suisse following a tough final climb on stage three from Sierre to Schwarzenburg on Monday. Martin made an attack halfway up the climb that shattered the field and finished tenth on the stage, three seconds behind winner Frank Schleck. Martin now leads by one second over Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland and nine seconds over … [Read more...]
Final Stage Set To Determine Winner
May 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Los Angeles, USA – A testing individual time trial in down town LA has failed to clearly establish the eventual winner of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. Rather the scene has been set for Stage 8 to be the decisive final day of this years race. Tony Martin (Columbia HTC) was the only rider to break the 42 minute barrier, current race leader Michael Rogers was second at 42.02 to retain … [Read more...]
Martin Wins Stage 7, As Rogers Remains Leader In California
May 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2010 - Tony Martin won the seventh stage of the Tour of California on Saturday, but Australian Michael Rogers extended his overall lead by finishing second in the 33.6km time-trial on the streets of Los Angeles. Rogers finished 22 seconds behind his German Columbia teammate, and stretched his narrow lead in the overall standings over American David Zabriskie. … [Read more...]
Martins Leads Assualt On Liege-Bastogne-Liege
April 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
San Luis Obispo, CA - 23rd April 2010 - In top condition for the first time this season, HTC-Columbia's Tony Martin will be on the hunt for an impressive result in Sunday's Liege-Bastogne-Liege. "Tony's had a difficult start to the season with a knee injury that's kept him out of the running, but he's finally come through and should be able to do a good ride on Sunday," comments HTC-Columbia's … [Read more...]
Cavendish Makes It A Record Nine Wins At Tour de France
July 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
AUBENAS, France, July 24, 2009 (AFP) - Mark Cavendish set a new British record for stage wins on the Tour de France when he sprinted to his fifth win of this year's Tour de France, and ninth overall, on the 19th stage Friday. Cavendish, who rides for Columbia, held off green jersey rival Thor Hushovd of Norway with a wicked turn of pace in the final 200 meters of an uphill sprint after he … [Read more...]
Martin Wants To Keep The White Jersey From Pyrenees to Paris
July 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Ryland James BARCELONA, Spain, July 9, 2009 (AFP) - Germany's Tony Martin is hoping to emulate compatriot Jan Ullrich by wearing the Tour de France's white jersey all the way to Paris as he prepares to defend it through the Pyrenees this weekend. The 24-year-old Columbia rider has held the prize for the best placed rider, 25 and under, since the end of Monday's third stage and … [Read more...]
Martin Wins Stage 8, Valjavec Stays Dressed In Yellow In Switzerland
June 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, June 20, 2009 (AFP) - German rider Tony Martin won the eighth and penultimate stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday, a 181.7 kilometers ride from Le Sentier to here. Slovenian cyclist Tadej Valjavec retained the overall leader's yellow jersey ahead of the final stage on Sunday, a 39km time-trial in Berne. King of the Mountains leader Martin powered … [Read more...]
Team Columbia Sweeps Podium In The Sachsen Tour
July 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
GRABSCH HEADS TOP THREE TRIUMPH FOR COLUMBIA Grossenheim, Germany, 26 July 2008 - Columbia’s Bert Grabsch, Tony Martin and Michael Rogers turned in a superb collective performance in the Tour of Saxony time trial on Saturday - scooping the top three places and simultaneously moving into the top three places overall. German national time trial champion Grabsch was the fastest on the 36 … [Read more...]
Tony Martin of High Road Wins The Opening Prologue of Ster Elektrotoer
June 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
MARTIN CLINCHES OPENING PROLOGUE OF STER ELEKTROTOER Netherlands, 17 June 2008 - Talented young German rider Tony Martin blasted to an unexpected but nonetheless welcome win in the six kilometer prologue of the Ster Elektrotoer stage race on Tuesday. Averaging an impressive 52 kilometers an hour for the short but highly technical course in Schijndel, Holland Martin started mid-way through the … [Read more...]