# Lenny Martinez (cyclist)

Lenny Martinez (born 11 July 2003) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious. 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 Groupama–FDJ 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. On 3 August 2022, Groupama–FDJ confirmed they had 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 (Team Jumbo–Visma), 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.

## 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 (1)

    1st Stage 5 Paris–Nice
    3rd Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes
       1st Young rider classification
    8th Classic Var

### General classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results :
| Grand Tour | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | |
| Tour de France | — | 124 | |
| Vuelta a España | 24 | — | |
| Major stage race general classification results ||||||||
| Race | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Paris–Nice | — | — | |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | |
| Volta a Catalunya | 12 | 7 | |
| Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | |
| Tour de Romandie | 28 | 8 | |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | 18 | — | |
| Tour de Suisse | — | 32 | |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |