Full name Martin Elmiger 2002–2006 Phonak Weight 72 kg 2001 Post Swiss Team Height 1.81 m | Rider type All-rounder Name Martin Elmiger Discipline Road 2007–2012 AG2R Prevoyance Current team IAM Cycling | |
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Born 23 September 1978 (age 45)
Hagendorn, Switzerland ( 1978-09-23 ) Role Professional Road Racing Cyclist Olympic medals Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's individual road race Competitors Vincenzo Nibali, Mark Cavendish, Fabian Cancellara, Philippe Gilbert, Sylvain Chavanel Similar People Filippo Pozzato, Allan Davis, Frank Schleck, Luca Paolini, Thomas Voeckler | ||
Martin elmiger takes a leak whilst riding in le tour de france
Martin Elmiger (born 23 September 1978) is a Swiss professional road racing cyclist for UCI WorldTeam BMC Racing Team. He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team. Elmiger was a member of Phonak from 2002 to 2006, and AG2R Prévoyance from 2007 to 2012. He was seen animating a stage of the 2003 Tour de Romandie finishing second in stage number 2.
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- Martin elmiger takes a leak whilst riding in le tour de france
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Career
Born in Hagendorn, one of the best moments in Elmiger's career was leading the Tour Down Under in 2007 for 2 stages and then winning it by a mere 3 seconds over Australian Karl Menzies. He started the 2007 UCI ProTour strongly with a 19th place in Prijs Vlaanderen, 17th in Gent–Wevelgem and 24th in Paris–Roubaix after crashing. On stage 2 of The 2007 Tour de Romandie Elmiger finished 5th behind stage winner Robbie McEwen in the wake of a massive pileup involving several riders at high speed. Elmiger started the 2007 Tour de Suisse strongly with a 7th place in the prologue, finishing 10.82 seconds behind Fabian Cancellara and in front of riders like Andreas Klöden and Michael Rogers.
On the fifteenth stage of the 2014 Tour de France, Elmiger broke away with Jack Bauer for 222 km, only to be caught by the charging peloton a few meters from the line.
Elmiger left Ag2r–La Mondiale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the new IAM Cycling team for the 2013 season. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 2001, 2005, 2010 and 2014.
