Antonio Martín Velasco (24 May 1970 – 11 February 1994) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from 1992 until his death in 1994.
Martín began his career in 1983 at Torrelaguna's cycling school. He remained there until 1985, attaining recognition at the junior and amateur levels. In 1992, he competed for the first time on the professional level, signing a group representing Amaya Seguros (Amaya Insurance) for the 1992 and 1993 seasons. While riding for team Amaya Seguros, he won the young rider classification in the 1993 Tour de France. He finished in 12th place overall.
On 11 February 1994, shortly after signing with the prestigious team , Martín was killed in a road accident while training.
Major results
1988 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships 1991 1st Overall Volta a Tarragona 1st Trofeo Iberduero 2nd Overall Vuelta a Zamora 1992 1st 2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia 2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja 2nd GP Villafranca de Ordizia 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya 6th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León 7th Overall Tour of Galicia 8th Overall Vuelta a Aragón 1993 1st Young rider classification, Tour de France 2nd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stage 5 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León 8th Overall Volta ao Algarve
See also
List of racing cyclists and pacemakers with a cycling-related death
References
External links Biography from Torrelaguna's website