Guillaume Martin

Guillaume Martin (born 9 June 1993) is a French cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.

In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. While not necessarily considered a pre-race favourite for overall victory in the general classification, Martin finished just outside the top 20 in 2017 and 2018 and just outside the top 10 in 2019.

Cofidis (2020–present)

Having rode for Wanty–Groupe Gobert since the start of the 2016 season, Martin joined Cofidis ahead of the 2020 season. In August, Martin finished third overall at the Critérium du Dauphiné. He then rode in the Tour de France, in which he held third place overall from stages seven to twelve, before ultimately finishing eleventh overall. In October, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España. Having lost over ten minutes across the first three stages, Martin formed part of the breakaway on three consecutive stages, taking the mountains classification lead following stage seven – a lead he did not relinquish for the remainder of the race.

Martin contested his fifth consecutive Tour de France in 2021; after spending the first week outside the top 25 places overall, Martin moved into the top ten following stage nine, after being part of the day's breakaway. On the fourteenth stage, Martin moved up to second place overall – behind Tadej Pogačar – having been part of a seven-rider move that attacked around halfway through the stage, and gained five minutes on the peloton. He ceded almost four minutes the following day, on the first Pyrenean stage, dropping back to ninth overall; he ultimately finished the race in eighth place.

Contesting the Vuelta a España for the second straight year, Martin was part of a 31-rider breakaway on the tenth stage – he had entered the stage almost ten minutes down on race leader Primož Roglič – which ultimately splintered on the day's categorised climb, the Puerto de Almáchar. Martin finished in the second chase group about thirty seconds behind the new race leader, moving up to second overall behind the new race leader, Odd Christian Eiking. Martin fell behind on some of the high mountain stages in the third week, but still remained ahead of everyone except the elite GC riders. This was the second straight grand tour where he finished in the top 10.

Born in Paris, 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. He holds a master's degree in philosophy and is the author of a book, Socrates By Bike.

2011

10th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships

2012

9th Overall Ronde de l'Isard

2014

4th Overall Tour Alsace

2015

1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs

4th Overall Ronde de l'Isard

10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

1st Stage 5

General classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Giro d'Italia	Has not contested during his career
Tour de France	—	23	21	12	11	8
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	14	9
Major stage race general classification results
Race	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Paris–Nice	—	—	—	—	12	6
Tirreno–Adriatico	Has not contested during his career
Volta a Catalunya	—	46	—	8	NH	—
Tour of the Basque Country	—	—	—	—		31
Tour de Romandie	42	44	27	18		—
Critérium du Dauphiné	29	18	12	17	3	20
Tour de Suisse	—	—	—	—	NH	—