Guillaume Martin

Martin grew up in Norman Switzerland. His father was a teacher of aikido, which Guillaume practiced during his childhood, and his mother was a drama teacher.[4] He holds a master's degree in philosophy and is the author of a book, Socrates By Bike.[5]

In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.[6] While not necessarily considered a pre-race favorite for victory in the General Classification, Martin is a very strong rider who has completed each of the first four Tours that he has started. He finished just outside the top 20 in 2017 and 2018 and just outside the top 10 in 2019 and 2020.[7]

Martin joined Cofidis ahead of the 2020 season.[8] In August 2020, Martin finished third overall at the Critérium du Dauphiné.[9] He then rode in the Tour de France, in which he put down an impressive performance, holding third overall until stage 13, where he lost time. He finished 11th overall in the race. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[10] In the Vuelta he ran into bad luck early on and lost ten minutes to the other GC riders.[11] He rebounded to get involved in five breakaway attempts, win three combativity awards and dominate the King of the Mountains competition. He finished in 14th place overall.

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