Le Havre (AP) – Tony Martin’s triumphal procession in yellow was stopped abruptly in the Tour de France. In his fall on the sixth stage of the 30-year-old suffered a broken collarbone open.
For Martin went there immediately to surgery to Hamburg. The 102nd Tour de France went almost exemplifies Martins career with ups and downs. The career in fast motion:
2009: Martin makes his debut in the Tour de France and know immediately convince. Twelve days he rides the white jersey of best young rider. On the penultimate day he missed narrowly a major coup when he took second place on the infamous Mont Ventoux. At the World Cup he won bronze in the time trial
2010:. The Cottbus learns for the first time the dark side of the tour know. At the opening time trial in Rotterdam making it rain the journey to the yellow jersey to naught. On the cobbled stage Martin comes to the case, to continue the journey with bruises and abrasions but. At the World Championships in Australia, he creates again in third place in the time trial
2011:. Martin hopes to top places in the Tour standings, but fails. On the penultimate day, he gets at least his first stage win in the race against the clock. It is the starting point for its dominance in the time trial. The crowning highlight is his first world title in Copenhagen
2012:. In the spring comes in the all-important Olympic year the big setback. In a practice crash Martin suffered a broken cheekbone, a partial rupture of the eye socket, a fractured jaw and a tear in the shoulder blade. He fights back. However, when touring the yellow dreams when he cuts open the rear wheel to the season opener with a shard of glass. And it gets worse: Martin breaks on the second day the scaphoid, but bites her several days through – all with views of Olympia. In London, he is second behind Bradley Wiggins and then he wins even the world title in Valkenburg
2013:. Martin wins Tour time trial in Mont-Saint-Michel and a few months later in Florence for the third time world champion
2014:. At the Tour Martin delivers on the stage to Mulhouse his stunt from. After a 60-kilometer ride alone he wins the stage, later he still leaves the obligatory victory in the time trial followed. But at the World Cup, he missed his fourth title, as he has against Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins lose out
2015:. A completely crazy Tour for Martin. At the opening time trial in Utrecht he missed the first yellow jersey of his career by five seconds. In Zeeland failed on the second day his coup just because Fabian Cancellara collect time bonuses. After the third stage he is just away for a second. On the fourth day it is the salvation thanks to his famous victory in Cambrai. On the fifth day he defended his yellow jersey, before it comes to drama in Le Havre.
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