Lenny Martinez (born 11 July 2003) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the son, grandson and nephew of former racing cyclists Miguel, Mariano and Yannick Martinez respectively.
Career On 16 July 2022 during stage 4 of the Giro della Valle d'Aosta Martinez along with teammate Reuben Thompson were the last men standing from the group of favorites. Martinez, who had just extended his lead gave the win to Thompson. On 1 June 2022, Martinez got to ride for as a development rider with the team at the 2022 Mercan'Tour Classic where he finished in eighth position, beating UCI WorldTour professional cyclists all while helping leader David Gaudu finish in fourth.
signed Martinez into their UCI WorldTeam for 2023. in June, 2023 Martinez took his first professional win at the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge. On 31 August 2023, during the 6th stage of the 2023 Vuelta a España, he was part of a large breakaway that went all the way to the finish in the Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre. He came second in the stage behind Sepp Kuss (), but enough to take the red jersey by 8 seconds ahead of Kuss. He became the youngest leader ever in the history of the Vuelta. He also became the second youngest cyclist to wear a leader's jersey in a Grand Tour since 1904, at 20 years and 51 days, behind Henri Cornet's 19 years and 344 days in the 1904 Tour de France.
Martinez opened the 2024 season with a win at the Classic Var. He then competed at the O Gran Camiño, where he finished second overall to Jonas Vingegaard. At the end of February, he won the Trofeo Laigueglia with a 9 kilometer solo. At the 2024 Volta a Catalunya he won the young rider classification and finished seventh overall.
Martinez moved to Team Bahrain for the 2025 season. He rode in the Tour de France, where he wore the polka dot jersey for a few days, but was docked points for cheating for repeatedly getting help from the team car to help push him up a difficult climb. https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/it-doesnt-mean-lenny-is-a-cheater-guilty-bahrain-ds-explains-col-du-glandon-bidon-gate
Major results
Sources: 2021 1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana 1st Stage 3 3rd Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships National Junior Road Championships 3rd Road race 3rd Time trial 3rd Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour 3rd Classique des Alpes 2022 1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta 1st Young rider classification Ronde de l'Isard 1st Mountains classification 1st Stages 4 & 6 3rd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia 1st Mountains classification 1st Young rider classification 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir 8th Mercan'Tour Classic 2023 (1 pro win) 1st Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge 2nd Classic Grand Besançon Doubs 4th Mercan'Tour Classic 8th Grand Prix La Marseillaise Vuelta a España Held after Stages 6–7 Held after Stages 6–9 2024 (5) 1st Trofeo Laigueglia 1st Classic Var 1st Classic Grand Besançon Doubs 1st Tour du Doubs 1st Mercan'Tour Classic 2nd Overall O Gran Camiño 1st Young rider classification 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Young rider classification 8th Overall Tour de Romandie 8th Strade Bianche 2025 (4) 1st Japan Cup 1st Stage 5 Paris–Nice 1st Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 4 3rd Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes 1st Young rider classification 3rd Giro dell'Emilia 4th La Flèche Wallonne 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya 8th Classic Var Tour de France Held after Stages 10–11 & 14–15 Combativity award Stages 4 & 14 2026 (1) 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Young rider classification 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Young rider classification 3rd Ardèche Classic 3rd La Drôme Classic 4th Giro della Toscana 5th Overall Tour de France 5th Overall Paris–Nice 1st Stage 8 5th Tour des Alpes-Maritimes 8th La Flèche Wallonne
General classification results timeline Grand Tour general classification results Grand Tour 2023 2024 2025 2026 Giro d'Italia — — — — Tour de France — 124 795 Vuelta a España 24 — — —Major stage race general classification results Race 2023 2024 2025 2026 Paris–Nice — — 245 Tirreno–Adriatico — — — — Volta a Catalunya 12752 Tour of the Basque Country — — — — Tour de Romandie 28823 Critérium du Dauphiné 18 — 28 — Tour de Suisse — 32 — 29
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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