Miguel Martinez
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Martinez
NicknameLittle Mig[1]
Born (1976-01-17) 17 January 1976 (age 48)
Fourchambault, France
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country cycling
Amateur teams
2013Montrichard Cyclisme 41
2015–2018Montrichard Cyclisme 41
2017–2018Team Tropix Factory Racing (MTB)
2019Team Future Vélo powered by Panasonic ASF
2020Montrichard Val de Cher Cyclisme
Professional teams
2002Mapei–Quick-Step
2003Phonak
2005Commencal–Oxbow
2006Maxxis–MSC
2008Amore & Vita–McDonald's
2014Tropix–FRM
2020Amore & Vita–Prodir
Major wins
Mountain bike
Olympic Games XC (2000)
World XC Championships (2000)
XC World Cup (1997, 2000)
10 individual wins (1996, 1997, 1999–2001)
Medal record
Men's mountain bike racing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Cross-country
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sierra Nevada Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 1995 Kirchzarten Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 1999 Åre Cross-country

Miguel Martinez (born 17 January 1976 in Fourchambault, Nièvre) is a French road cyclist and cross-country mountain biker, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Amore & Vita–Prodir.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia after having finished in third place in the inaugural event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3] He also rode in the 2002 Tour de France, finishing 44th. His brother Yannick, father Mariano and uncle Martin were also professional cyclists. He is also the father of racing cyclist Lenny Martinez.[1]

Major results

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Mountain bike

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1994
1st Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships
1st Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships
1995
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1996
1st Cross-country, National Championships
2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup
1st Helen
1st Bromont
1st Kristiansand
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
3rd Cross-country, Olympic Games
1997
1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
1st Overall UCI XC World Cup
1st Spindleruv Mlyn
1st Mont Sainte-Anne
1st Houffalize
1st Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st Roc d'Azur
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
1998
1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup
2nd Roc d'Azur
1999
1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup
1st Napa Valley
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2nd Roc d'Azur
2000
1st Cross-country, Olympic Games
1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1st Overall UCI XC World Cup
1st Sarntal-Sarentino
2001
2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup
1st Sarntal-Sarentino
1st Leysin
2003
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2nd Roc d'Azur
2004
1st Roc d'Azur
2008
1st Sea Otter Classic
2013
1st Roc d'Azur
1st Sea Otter Classic
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2017
1st Marathon, National Championships

Cyclo-cross

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1993
1st National Junior Championships
3rd UCI World Junior Championships
1994
1st National Junior Championships
1996
1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
1st National Under-23 Championships
1998
1st National Under-23 Championships
1st Overall Challenge la France
2000
3rd National Championships
2001
3rd National Championships

Road

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2002
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
2008
1st Stage 3 Tour de Beauce

References

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  1. ^ a b Hood, Andrew (4 August 2022). "Lenny Martinez, son of mountain biking's 'Little Mig,' signs with Groupama-FDJ". VeloNews. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Miguel Martinez retrouve, à 44 ans, une équipe professionnelle sur route" [Miguel Martinez finds, at 44, a professional team on the road]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 2000 XCO Sydney Men. YouTube.
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UCI Mountain Bike World Champions – Men's cross-country
1990–1999
2000–2009
2010–2019
2020–
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