BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Veteran Tony Martin ended his much-decorated career in style as Germany won the mixed relay race at cycling's world championships on Wednesday.
The 36-year-old Martin, a four-time time trial world champion from Germany who also won five Tour de France stages and wore the famed yellow jersey, announced last week that he would end his 14-year professional career after the world championships.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Tony Martin, a four-time time trial world champion from Germany who also won five Tour de France stages, said that he will end his 14-year pro career after the world championships.
The 36-year-old Martin secured a sixth-placed finish in Sunday's individual time trial won by Filippo Ganna of Italy and said he will call it a day after competing in the mixed relay scheduled for next week.
MALAUCENE, France (AP) — German rider Tony Martin was stretchered off the Tour de France course after crashing out of the race on Wednesday.
The former time-trial world champion from the Jumbo-Visma team fell early in Stage 11, which features a double ascent of the iconic Mont Ventoux in southeastern France.