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Paul Martens
	Martens at the 2016 Tour of Britain.
Personal information
Full name	Paul Martens
Born	26 October 1983 (age 40); Rostock, East Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2001	Mecklenburg Vorpommern
2004	Frankfurter RC 90
2004	Team Ispo Lotusan Cottbus
2005	Berliner TSC
2005	KED Bianchi–Berlin
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Career

Amateur years

Martens started racing junior level events in 2000 showing no particular specialization finishing in the middle of the pack in the Niedersachsen Juniors and Cottbuser Juniors races. In 2001 he started to show some form finishing 3rd in Stage 1 of the Trofeo Karlsberg beating the chasing peloton by 2 seconds.^[6] Later in the year he finished 10th overall at the Münsterland Tour Juniors, a race he would win the senior version of later in his career. In 2002 he rode the Jadranska Magistrala finishing 56th overall with his best result coming in the stage 3 sprint where he finished 16th. In late May 2002 he rode the Tour de Berlin where he finished 13th overall but was the first rider born in 1983 or later so he won the young rider classification.

He started 2003 with a win in the Rund um Sebnitz in Germany, and he also took a podium placing on Stage 1 of the Tour de Berlin. 2004 saw Martens finish second at the under-23 German National Time Trial Championships, and finished 13th in both the European and World under-23 time trials later in the season.^[7]^[8] Martens signed for amateur team KED Bianchi Team Berlin for the 2005 season, this gave him a calendar with more UCI races over the year. He started the year with a win at the Harzrundfahrt national event,^[9] followed by 5th in the Stage 1 sprint of Circuit des Ardennes and a win at the Under-23 German National Time Trial Championships.^[9] For the later part of the 2005 season he was a stagiaire at UCI ProTeam You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Skil–Shimano (2006–2007)

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2006

Martens' professional career began in Qatar with the International Grand Prix Doha where he finished in second-to-last position, nearly 4' 30" down on the winner. Having acted as a domestique in his next starts in stage races, Martens moved onto the Cobbled classics and Ardennes classics.^[11] Martens contested, for the only time in his career, the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix, finishing just the latter and at almost 20 minutes down in 99th position.^[12] He recorded two top-10 stage finishes at April's Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, followed by a top 10 in Stage 4 of Tour de Picardie the following month. The Tour de Luxembourg brought Martens' first professional win, winning Stage 3 ahead of eventual overall winner Christian Vande Velde.^[13] Martens' second professional win came at the Münsterland Giro where he took the early breakaway and held the peloton off by two seconds.^[14]

2007

Martens started 2007 at the Vuelta a Andalucía where he finished 6th in the bunch sprint of stage 2 and ended 21st overall after the 5 stages.^[15]^[16] He failed to finish at Omloop Het Volk and the Nokere Koerse, but finished third at the Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens. The first top-10 result in a stage race came at the final edition of Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt where Martens finished 4th in Stage 3 and then 2nd in Stage 4 to finish 5th overall, 16 seconds down on the winner. At the Tour de Luxembourg in June, Martens finished in the top-10 in 3 stages and ultimately finished 4th overall, 25 seconds down on the winner.^[17] Stage 3 of the Ster Elektrotoer was won by Martens from a reduced bunch sprint after a hilly battle on the Cauberg,^[18] which earned him the race leader's jersey; he lost the race lead to Sebastian Langeveld on the final day and finished second overall.^[19] In August he raced the Rund um die Hainleite where he came third in another reduced bunch sprint.^[20] His last major result came at the Eneco Tour where he finished 9th overall.

Rabobank (2008–2021)

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2008–2009

Martens at the 2008 Sachsen Tour, where he finished in eighth overall

In his first season with the team, Martens took top-ten overall finishes at the Ster Elektrotoer (sixth), the Regio-Tour (sixth) and the Sachsen Tour (eighth),^[22] and he finished in tenth at the Coppa Sabatini one-day race.^[23] The following year, he finished on the podium at the GP Ouest-France – held as part of the UCI ProTour – where he finished third behind Simon Gerrans and Pierrick Fédrigo.^[24] He also recorded top-ten results at the Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop (fifth),^[25] the Giro del Piemonte (sixth), and a repeat of his eighth-place overall finish from the previous year, at the Sachsen Tour.^[26]

2010s

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On his first race day of the 2013 season, Martens won the opening stage of the Volta ao Algarve into Albufeira; he and Tiago Machado had gone clear of the field within the closing stages, and they managed to remain clear while teammate Theo Bos led home the peloton in third place, a few metres behind.^[32] Later in the spring, he finished third in the Volta Limburg Classic in a sprint finish of a select group of riders.^[33] In June, Martens took his first overall stage race success,^[34] by winning the general classification at the Tour de Luxembourg; he was third overall heading into final stage,^[35] but was able to overhaul Jonathan Hivert and Matthias Brändle on the hilly finishing circuit in Luxembourg City, and took the overall victory by four seconds ahead of Hivert.^[36] He later took top-ten overall finishes at the Tour de Wallonie (ninth) and the Arctic Race of Norway (fifth).^[37]^[38]

In June 2014, Martens won the final, hilly stage of the Tour of Belgium in a sprint finish in Oreye.^[39] He then finished second to Mathieu van der Poel at the Ronde van Limburg, and fourth overall at the Ster ZLM Toer in his next two starts.^[40]^[41] Martens made his Tour de France début in 2015,^[42] but he took no further individual wins over the next few years, with his best result coming at the 2017 Volta Limburg Classic, where he finished in fifth place, behind the lead group.^[43]

2020–2021

In February 2020, Martens announced that he would retire from cycling at the end of the season; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Martens intended to prolong his career until the middle of the 2021 season.^[44]^[45] He retired following the 2021 Giro d'Italia,^[4] where he finished 99th.

Major results

Sources:^[5]^[46]

2001

1st

Madison (with Florian Piper), National Junior Track Championships

10th Overall Münsterland Tour Juniors

2002

1st

Young rider classification, Tour de Berlin

2003

1st Rund um Sebnitz

2004

2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

2005

1st

Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

1st Harzrundfahrt

2006

1st Münsterland Giro

1st Stage 2 Tour de Luxembourg

2007

2nd Overall Ster Elektrotoer

1st Stage 2

3rd Rund um die Hainleite

3rd Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens

4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg

5th Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt

9th Overall Eneco Tour

2008

6th Overall Ster Elektrotoer

6th Overall Regio-Tour

8th Overall Sachsen Tour

10th Coppa Sabatini

2009

3rd GP Ouest-France

5th Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop

6th Giro del Piemonte

8th Overall Sachsen Tour

2010

1st Grand Prix de Wallonie

4th Brabantse Pijl

4th Paris–Brussels

4th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

6th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

8th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

2011

10th Amstel Gold Race

10th La Flèche Wallonne

2012

1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos

2013

1st

Overall Tour de Luxembourg

1st Stage 1 Volta ao Algarve

3rd Volta Limburg Classic

5th Overall Arctic Race of Norway

9th Overall Tour de Wallonie

2014

1st Stage 5 Tour of Belgium

2nd Ronde van Limburg

4th Overall Ster ZLM Toer

2015

10th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes

2017

5th Volta Limburg Classic

10th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

2019

1st Stage 1 (TTT) UAE Tour

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Giro d'Italia	78	—	—	—	—	63	—	—	—	—	—	75	—	99
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80	98	82	81	—	—	—
/ Vuelta a España	—	DNF	—	119	—	—	58	—	—	—	—	—	109	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

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^ "Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam". Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Paul Martens quits pro cycling this Sunday". You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users * {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. * {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. * {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. * {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices * {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. * {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices * {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. * {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. * If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous * {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia. Team Oranje Road BV. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help); line feed character in |work= at position 197 (help)
^ ^a ^b "Paul Martens". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "Stage 1 - June 14: Schlossberg - Schlossberg, 97.2 km". Cyclingnews.com. Knapp Communications. 14 June 2001. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "European Championship, Road, ITT, U23 2004". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ Maloney, Tim (27 September 2004). "Speedy Slovenian Brajkovic slaps down favourite Dekker". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Stevenson, John; Clarke, Les (2 November 2005). "Skil-Shimano starts two pro careers". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ Stevenson, John (9 August 2005). "T-Mobile for Regio Tour". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "More teams finalised for the hilly classics". cyclingnews.com. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ Jones, Jeff; Kröner, Hedwig (9 April 2006). "The mean machine takes first Roubaix win for CSC". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "2006 Tour de Luxembourg". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ Westemeyer, Susan (3 October 2006). "Martens wins Munsterland Giro". CyclingNews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "Freire takes all". CyclingNews.com. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ "Freire takes sprint". CyclingNews.com. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ "Rast sprints to stage and tour win". CyclingNews.com. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ "Martens blasts away on Cauberg to lead Ster Elektrotoer". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ Quénet, Jean-François (16 June 2008). "Ster Elektrotoer to kick off". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ Westemeyer, Susan (4 August 2007). "Van Avermaet first Belgian to win the Hainleite". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Rabobank signs German youngster". cyclingnews.com. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ Westemeyer, Susan (27 July 2008). "Kroon captures final stage as Columbia sweeps the podium". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ Brown, Gregor (9 October 2008). "Khalilov continues hot streak with Sabatini". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ Atkins, Ben (23 August 2009). "Gerrans victorious in GP Ouest France". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Wegmann wins Eschborn-Frankfurt". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Sinkewitz claims Sachsen Tour". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gruber, Jered (4 October 2010). "Germany's Paul Martens satisfied with excellent Worlds effort". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Cataldo sprints to G.P. Beghelli win". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Gilbert repeats at Amstel Gold Race". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ Decaluwé, Brecht (20 April 2011). "Gilbert takes audacious victory atop Mur de Huy". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Martens wins Burgos stage". Eurosport. TF1 Group. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Martens outfoxes the sprinters at Algarve". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Selig claims Volta Limburg". Eurosport. TF1 Group. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Blanco take wins across Europe in tour de force". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023. I've been close before, but this is the first time I've actually won a stage race.
^ Simms, Daniel (15 June 2013). "Nizzolo strikes again at Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023. The Sojasun rider finished tenth today and keeps a two second lead on IAM's Matthias Brändle and three seconds on Paul Martens of Blanco Procycling.
^ Simms, Daniel (16 June 2013). "Martens wins overall at Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Van Avermaet wins stage 5 and overall at Tour de Wallonie". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ Quénet, Jean-François (11 August 2013). "Hushovd wins inaugural Arctic Race of Norway". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Martens wins final Belgium Tour stage". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Mathieu van der Poel klopt Paul Martens in Ronde van Limburg (+beeld)" [Mathieu van der Poel beats Paul Martens in Tour of Limburg (+image)]. WielerFlits.be (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Greipel wins ZLM Toer finale". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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^ De Maio, Antonino (24 February 2020). "Jumbo – Visma, Paul Martens si ritirerà al termine della stagione" [Jumbo – Visma, Paul Martens will retire at the end of the season]. SpazioCiclismo – CyclingPro.net (in Italian). Antoine Plouvin SARL. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Jumbo-Visma extend contracts with Eenkhoorn, Hofstede, Roosen and Pfingsten". Cyclingnews.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021. Martens was set to retire at the end of this season, but has decided to push the end of his racing career back a little more.
^ "Paul Martens". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

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[Rad-net-1] "Paul Martens". rad-net.de (in German). rad-net GmbH. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[2] "Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam". Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[3] "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[Retires-4] "Paul Martens quits pro cycling this Sunday". You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users * {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. * {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. * {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. * {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices * {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. * {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices * {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. * {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. * If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous * {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia. Team Oranje Road BV. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help); line feed character in |work= at position 197 (help)

[PCS-5] "Paul Martens". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[6] "Stage 1 - June 14: Schlossberg - Schlossberg, 97.2 km". Cyclingnews.com. Knapp Communications. 14 June 2001. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[7] "European Championship, Road, ITT, U23 2004". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[8] Maloney, Tim (27 September 2004). "Speedy Slovenian Brajkovic slaps down favourite Dekker". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[Skil_starts-9] Stevenson, John; Clarke, Les (2 November 2005). "Skil-Shimano starts two pro careers". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[10] Stevenson, John (9 August 2005). "T-Mobile for Regio Tour". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[11] "More teams finalised for the hilly classics". cyclingnews.com. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[12] Jones, Jeff; Kröner, Hedwig (9 April 2006). "The mean machine takes first Roubaix win for CSC". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[13] "2006 Tour de Luxembourg". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[14] Westemeyer, Susan (3 October 2006). "Martens wins Munsterland Giro". CyclingNews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[15] "Freire takes all". CyclingNews.com. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[16] "Freire takes sprint". CyclingNews.com. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[17] "Rast sprints to stage and tour win". CyclingNews.com. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[18] "Martens blasts away on Cauberg to lead Ster Elektrotoer". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[19] Quénet, Jean-François (16 June 2008). "Ster Elektrotoer to kick off". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[20] Westemeyer, Susan (4 August 2007). "Van Avermaet first Belgian to win the Hainleite". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[21] "Rabobank signs German youngster". cyclingnews.com. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[22] Westemeyer, Susan (27 July 2008). "Kroon captures final stage as Columbia sweeps the podium". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[23] Brown, Gregor (9 October 2008). "Khalilov continues hot streak with Sabatini". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[24] Atkins, Ben (23 August 2009). "Gerrans victorious in GP Ouest France". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[25] "Wegmann wins Eschborn-Frankfurt". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[26] "Sinkewitz claims Sachsen Tour". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[Gruber-27] Gruber, Jered (4 October 2010). "Germany's Paul Martens satisfied with excellent Worlds effort". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[28] "Cataldo sprints to G.P. Beghelli win". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[29] "Gilbert repeats at Amstel Gold Race". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[30] Decaluwé, Brecht (20 April 2011). "Gilbert takes audacious victory atop Mur de Huy". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[31] "Martens wins Burgos stage". Eurosport. TF1 Group. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[32] "Martens outfoxes the sprinters at Algarve". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[33] "Selig claims Volta Limburg". Eurosport. TF1 Group. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[34] "Blanco take wins across Europe in tour de force". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023. I've been close before, but this is the first time I've actually won a stage race.

[35] Simms, Daniel (15 June 2013). "Nizzolo strikes again at Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023. The Sojasun rider finished tenth today and keeps a two second lead on IAM's Matthias Brändle and three seconds on Paul Martens of Blanco Procycling.

[36] Simms, Daniel (16 June 2013). "Martens wins overall at Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[37] "Van Avermaet wins stage 5 and overall at Tour de Wallonie". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[38] Quénet, Jean-François (11 August 2013). "Hushovd wins inaugural Arctic Race of Norway". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[39] "Martens wins final Belgium Tour stage". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[40] "Mathieu van der Poel klopt Paul Martens in Ronde van Limburg (+beeld)" [Mathieu van der Poel beats Paul Martens in Tour of Limburg (+image)]. WielerFlits.be (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[41] "Greipel wins ZLM Toer finale". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[2015Tour-42] "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[43] "Team LottoNL-Jumbo aggressive, but without reward in Volta Limburg Classic". You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users * {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. * {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. * {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. * {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices * {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. * {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices * {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. * {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. * If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous * {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia. Blanco Pro Cycling Team. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2023. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help); line feed character in |work= at position 197 (help)

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+'''Paul Martens''' (born 26 October 1983) is a German former professional [[road bicycle racer]], who rode professionally between 2006 and 2021 for the {{ct|SKS|2007}} and {{ct|RAB|2021}} teams.<ref name="Retires">{{cite news|url=https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/video/news/paul-martens-quits-pro-cycling-this-sunday/|title=Paul Martens quits pro cycling this Sunday|work={{ct|TJV|2021}}|publisher=Team Oranje Road BV|date=28 May 2021|accessdate=31 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="PCS">{{cite web |title=Paul Martens |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/paul-martens |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=26 October 2022 }}</ref> Martens achieved seven victories during his professional career, including a stage win and a general classification win at the [[Tour de Luxembourg]], and stage wins at the [[Volta ao Algarve]], the [[Vuelta a Burgos]] and the [[Tour of Belgium]].
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 ===Amateur years===
-Martens started racing junior level events in 2000 showing no particular specialization finishing in the middle of the pack in the Niedersachsen Juniors and Cottbuser Juniors races. In 2001 he started to show some form finishing 3rd in Stage 1 of LVM Saarland Trofeo beating the chasing peloton by 2 seconds. Later in the year he finished 10th overall at the Münsterland Tour Juniors a race he would win the senior version of later in his career. In 2002 he rode the [[Istrian Spring Trophy]] finishing 56th overall with his best result coming in the stage 3 sprint where he finished 16th. In late May 2002 he rode the Under-23 [[Tour de Berlin]] where he finished 13th overall but was the first rider born in 183 or later so he won the Youth classification. 2003 started with winning the [[Rund um Sebnitz]] in Germany. The only other notable event in 2003 was a podium placing on Stage 1 of the under-23 tour de Berlin. 2004 saw Martens get second at the [[German National Time Trial Championships]] in the Under-23 competition. Later in the season he completed in the Under-23 European and World time trial championships he finished 13th in both events.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Championship, Road, ITT, U23 2004 |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=17013#ucira |website=www.cyclingarchives.com |access-date=26 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Maloney |first1=Tim |title=Speedy Slovenian Brajkovic slaps down favourite Dekker |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worlds04/?id=results/worlds042 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=27 September 2004}}</ref> Martens signed for amateur team KED Bianchi Team Berlin for the 2005 season, this gave him a calendar with more UCI races over the year. He started the year with a win at the national event; Harzrundfahrt. Followed by 5th in the Stage 1 sprint of [[Circuit des Ardennes (cycling)|Circuit des Ardennes]]. Then a win at the Under-23 [[German National Time Trial Championships]]. For the later part of the 2005 season he was a [[stagiaire (cycling)|stagiaire]] at [[UCI WorldTeam|UCI ProTeam]] {{ct|TEL|2005}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stevenson |first1=John |title=T-Mobile for Regio Tour |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/t-mobile-for-regio-tour/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=9 August 2005}}</ref>
+Martens started racing junior level events in 2000 showing no particular specialization finishing in the middle of the pack in the Niedersachsen Juniors and Cottbuser Juniors races. In 2001 he started to show some form finishing 3rd in Stage 1 of the [[Saarland Trofeo|Trofeo Karlsberg]] beating the chasing peloton by 2 seconds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/jun01/jrkarlsberg011.shtml|title=Stage 1 - June 14: Schlossberg - Schlossberg, 97.2 km|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=Knapp Communications|date=14 June 2001|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> Later in the year he finished 10th overall at the Münsterland Tour Juniors, a race he would win the senior version of later in his career. In 2002 he rode the [[Istrian Spring Trophy|Jadranska Magistrala]] finishing 56th overall with his best result coming in the stage 3 sprint where he finished 16th. In late May 2002 he rode the [[Tour de Berlin]] where he finished 13th overall but was the first rider born in 1983 or later so he won the young rider classification.
+He started 2003 with a win in the [[Rund um Sebnitz]] in Germany, and he also took a podium placing on Stage 1 of the Tour de Berlin. 2004 saw Martens finish second at the under-23 [[German National Time Trial Championships]], and finished 13th in both the European and World under-23 time trials later in the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Championship, Road, ITT, U23 2004 |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=17013#ucira |website=www.cyclingarchives.com |access-date=26 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Maloney |first1=Tim |title=Speedy Slovenian Brajkovic slaps down favourite Dekker |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worlds04/?id=results/worlds042 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=27 September 2004}}</ref> Martens signed for amateur team KED Bianchi Team Berlin for the 2005 season, this gave him a calendar with more UCI races over the year. He started the year with a win at the Harzrundfahrt national event,<ref name="Skil starts">{{cite web |last1=Stevenson |first1=John |last2=Clarke |first2=Les |title=Skil-Shimano starts two pro careers |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/skil-shimano-starts-two-pro-careers/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=2 November 2005}}</ref> followed by 5th in the Stage 1 sprint of [[Circuit des Ardennes (cycling)|Circuit des Ardennes]] and a win at the Under-23 [[German National Time Trial Championships]].<ref name="Skil starts"/> For the later part of the 2005 season he was a [[stagiaire (cycling)|stagiaire]] at [[UCI WorldTeam|UCI ProTeam]] {{ct|TEL|2005}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stevenson |first1=John |title=T-Mobile for Regio Tour |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/t-mobile-for-regio-tour/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=9 August 2005}}</ref>
+===Skil–Shimano (2006–2007)===
+In November 2005 {{ct|DSM men|2006}} announced they had signed Martens to their team on a two-year contract.<ref name="Skil starts"/>
-===Skil – Shimano (2006 to 2007)===
 ====2006====
-In November 2005 {{ct|DSM men|2006}} announced they had signed Martens to their team on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stevenson |first1=John |last2=Clarke |first2=Les |title=Skil-Shimano starts two pro careers |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/skil-shimano-starts-two-pro-careers/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=2 November 2005}}</ref> Martens Pro career began in Qatar with the [[International Grand Prix Doha]] where he finished in 126th position the second to last finisher nearly 4' 30" down on the winner. It was then onto a few stage races where he played the domestique role. The next races on his calendar were the [[Cobbled classics]] leading into the [[Ardennes classics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=More teams finalised for the hilly classics |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/more-teams-finalised-for-the-hilly-classics/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=14 April 2006}}</ref> Martens rode his only ever [[2006 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] where he didn't finish and his only [[2006 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]] where he came 99th  almost 20 minuted down.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Jeff |last2=Kröner |first2=Hedwig |title=The mean machine takes first Roubaix win for CSC |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/apr06/roubaix06/?id=results |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=9 April 2006}}</ref> The first show of form was at the [[Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt]] where he finished top-10 in two stages followed by a top 10 in Stage 4 of [[Tour de Picardie]] later in the month. The [[Tour de Luxembourg]] brought Martens first professional win, winning Stage 3 ahead of eventual overall winner [[Christian Vande Velde]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Tour de Luxembourg |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=37&y=2006&e=02 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=26 October 2022 }}</ref> Martens second professional win came at the [[Münsterland Giro]] where he took the early break away and held the peloton off finishing two seconds ahead of them on line.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Westemeyer |first1=Susan |title=Martens wins Munsterland Giro |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2006/oct06/munsterland06 |website=CyclingNews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=3 October 2006}}</ref>
+Martens' professional career began in Qatar with the [[International Grand Prix Doha]] where he finished in second-to-last position, nearly 4' 30" down on the winner. Having acted as a [[domestique]] in his next starts in stage races, Martens moved onto the [[Cobbled classics]] and [[Ardennes classics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=More teams finalised for the hilly classics |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/more-teams-finalised-for-the-hilly-classics/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=14 April 2006}}</ref> Martens contested, for the only time in his career, the [[2006 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] and [[2006 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], finishing just the latter and at almost 20 minutes down in 99th position.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Jeff |last2=Kröner |first2=Hedwig |title=The mean machine takes first Roubaix win for CSC |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/apr06/roubaix06/?id=results |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=9 April 2006}}</ref> He recorded two top-10 stage finishes at April's [[Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt]], followed by a top 10 in Stage 4 of [[Tour de Picardie]] the following month. The [[Tour de Luxembourg]] brought Martens' first professional win, winning Stage 3 ahead of eventual overall winner [[Christian Vande Velde]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Tour de Luxembourg |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=37&y=2006&e=02 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=26 October 2022 }}</ref> Martens' second professional win came at the [[Münsterland Giro]] where he took the early breakaway and held the peloton off by two seconds.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Westemeyer |first1=Susan |title=Martens wins Munsterland Giro |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2006/oct06/munsterland06 |website=CyclingNews.com |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=3 October 2006}}</ref>
 ====2007====
-Martens started 2007 at the [[2007 Vuelta a Andalucía|Vuelta a Andalucía]] where he finished 6th in the bunch sprint of stage 2 and ended 21st overall after the 5 stages.<ref>{{cite web |title=Freire takes all |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/feb07/rutadelsol07/rutadelsol075 |website=CyclingNews.com |access-date=27 October 2022 |date=22 February 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Freire takes sprint |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/feb07/rutadelsol07/rutadelsol072 |website=CyclingNews.com |access-date=27 October 2022 |date=19 February 2007}}</ref> It was then to Belgium for the Cobbled Classics where he didn't finish [[Nokere Koerse]] or [[2007 Omloop Het Volk|Omloop Het Volk]] but came third in the [[Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens]]. The first top-10 result in a stage race came at the final edition of [[Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt]] where Martens finished 4th in Stage 3 and then 2nd in Stage 4 to finish 5th overall 16 seconds down on the winner. In June 2007 the [[Tour de Luxembourg]] was held with Martens finishing in the top-10 in 3 stages and only losing 17 seconds in the prologue. This led to him finishing 4th overall 25 seconds down on the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rast sprints to stage and tour win |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/jun07/luxembourg07/luxembourg074 |website=CyclingNews.com |access-date=27 October 2022 |date=10 June 2007}}</ref> Stage 3 of the [[Ster ZLM Toer|Ster Elektrotoer]] was won by Martens from a reduced bunch sprint after a hilly battle. This put himself into the leaders jersey only to lose the lead the next day and finish second overall. In August he raced the [[Rund um die Hainleite]] where he came third in another reduced bunch sprint. His last major result came at the [[2007 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]] where he finished 9th overall. On 24 October 2007 Martens announced he would ride for [[UCI ProTeam]] {{ct|TJV|2008}} from 2008 on a two-year contract, saying his three professional wins in two years at Skil Shimano were impressive.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rabobank signs German youngster |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rabobank-signs-german-youngster/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=27 October 2022 |date=24 October 2007}}</ref>
+Martens started 2007 at the [[2007 Vuelta a Andalucía|Vuelta a Andalucía]] where he finished 6th in the bunch sprint of stage 2 and ended 21st overall after the 5 stages.<ref>{{cite web |title=Freire takes all |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/feb07/rutadelsol07/rutadelsol075 |website=CyclingNews.com |access-date=27 October 2022 |date=22 February 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Freire takes sprint |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/feb07/rutadelsol07/rutadelsol072 |website=CyclingNews.com |access-date=27 October 2022 |date=19 February 2007}}</ref> He failed to finish at [[2007 Omloop Het Volk|Omloop Het Volk]] and the [[Nokere Koerse]], but finished third at the [[Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens]]. The first top-10 result in a stage race came at the final edition of [[Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt]] where Martens finished 4th in Stage 3 and then 2nd in Stage 4 to finish 5th overall, 16 seconds down on the winner. At the [[Tour de Luxembourg]] in June, Martens finished in the top-10 in 3 stages and ultimately finished 4th overall, 25 seconds down on the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rast sprints to stage and tour win |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/jun07/luxembourg07/luxembourg074 |website=CyclingNews.com |access-date=27 October 2022 |date=10 June 2007}}</ref> Stage 3 of the [[ZLM Tour (UCI ProSeries)|Ster Elektrotoer]] was won by Martens from a reduced bunch sprint after a hilly battle on the [[Cauberg]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/martens-blasts-away-on-cauberg-to-lead-ster-elektrotoer-89907|title=Martens blasts away on Cauberg to lead Ster Elektrotoer|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|IPC Media]]|date=21 June 2007|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> which earned him the race leader's jersey; he lost the race lead to [[Sebastian Langeveld]] on the final day and finished second overall.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jean-François|last=Quénet|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ster-elektrotoer-to-kick-off/|title=Ster Elektrotoer to kick off|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=16 June 2008|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> In August he raced the [[Rund um die Hainleite]] where he came third in another reduced bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite news|first=Susan|last=Westemeyer|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/aug07/hainleite07|title=Van Avermaet first Belgian to win the Hainleite|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=4 August 2007|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> His last major result came at the [[2007 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]] where he finished 9th overall.
+===Rabobank (2008–2021)===
+In October 2007, Martens announced he would ride for [[UCI ProTeam]] {{ct|TJV|2008}} from 2008 on an initial two-year contract, saying his three professional wins in two years at Skil–Shimano were impressive.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rabobank signs German youngster |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rabobank-signs-german-youngster/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=27 October 2022 |date=24 October 2007}}</ref>
+====2008–2009====
+[[File:Paul Martens 2 - Sachsentour.JPG|thumb|Martens at the 2008 [[Sachsen Tour]], where he finished in eighth overall]]
+In his first season with the team, Martens took top-ten overall finishes at the [[ZLM Tour (UCI ProSeries)|Ster Elektrotoer]] (sixth), the [[Regio-Tour]] (sixth) and the [[Sachsen Tour]] (eighth),<ref>{{cite news|first=Susan|last=Westemeyer|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/jul08/sachsen08/sachsen085|title=Kroon captures final stage as Columbia sweeps the podium|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=27 July 2008|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> and he finished in tenth at the [[Coppa Sabatini]] one-day race.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gregor|last=Brown|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/oct08/sabatini08|title=Khalilov continues hot streak with Sabatini|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=9 October 2008|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> The following year, he finished on the podium at the [[2009 GP Ouest-France|GP Ouest-France]] – held as part of the [[2009 UCI ProTour|UCI ProTour]] – where he finished third behind [[Simon Gerrans]] and [[Pierrick Fédrigo]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Atkins|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-ouest-france-plouay-upt/results/|title=Gerrans victorious in GP Ouest France|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=23 August 2009|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> He also recorded top-ten results at the [[Eschborn–Frankfurt|Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop]] (fifth),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2009/may09/henninger09|title=Wegmann wins Eschborn-Frankfurt|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=1 May 2009|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> the [[Giro del Piemonte]] (sixth), and a repeat of his eighth-place overall finish from the previous year, at the Sachsen Tour.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/sachsen-tour-international-um-den-sparkassen-cup-2-1/stage-5/results/|title=Sinkewitz claims Sachsen Tour|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=27 July 2009|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref>
+====2010s====
+He recorded his first victory with {{ct|RAB|2010}} in 2010, winning the [[Grand Prix de Wallonie]],<ref name="Gruber">{{cite news|first=Jered|last=Gruber|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5898/Germanys-Paul-Martens-satisfied-with-excellent-Worlds-effort.aspx|title=Germany's Paul Martens satisfied with excellent Worlds effort|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=4 October 2010|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> ahead of [[Riccardo Riccò]] and [[Cadel Evans]]. He also recorded fourth-place finishes at [[2010 Brabantse Pijl|Brabantse Pijl]], [[Brussels Cycling Classic|Paris–Brussels]] and the [[Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli]],<ref name="Gruber"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/g-p-beghelli-1-1-1/results/|title=Cataldo sprints to G.P. Beghelli win|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=10 October 2010|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> while also finishing in the top-ten placings at the [[2010 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens|Grote Prijs Jef Scherens]] (sixth), and the [[2010 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|E3 Prijs Vlaanderen]] (eighth).<ref name="Gruber"/> In 2011, Martens recorded tenth-place finishes in two of the [[Ardennes classics]] – at the [[2011 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] and [[2011 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/amstel-gold-race-upt/results/|title=Gilbert repeats at Amstel Gold Race|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=17 April 2011|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Brecht|last=Decaluwé|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-fleche-wallonne-2011/results/|title=Gilbert takes audacious victory atop Mur de Huy|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=20 April 2011|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> At the [[2012 Vuelta a Burgos]], Martens took a stage victory on the penultimate day of the race, winning on an uphill finish at [[Clunia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/martens-wins-burgos-stage_sto3375514/story.shtml|title=Martens wins Burgos stage|work=[[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[TF1 Group]]|date=5 August 2012|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref>
+On his first race day of the 2013 season, Martens won the opening stage of the [[2013 Volta ao Algarve|Volta ao Algarve]] into [[Albufeira]]; he and [[Tiago Machado]] had gone clear of the field within the closing stages, and they managed to remain clear while teammate [[Theo Bos]] led home the peloton in third place, a few metres behind.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/martens-outfoxes-the-sprinters-at-algarve/|title=Martens outfoxes the sprinters at Algarve|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=15 February 2013|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> Later in the spring, he finished third in the [[2013 Volta Limburg Classic|Volta Limburg Classic]] in a sprint finish of a select group of riders.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/selig-claims-volta-limburg_sto3689764/story.shtml|title=Selig claims Volta Limburg|work=[[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[TF1 Group]]|date=30 March 2013|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> In June, Martens took his first overall stage race success,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/blanco-take-wins-across-europe-in-tour-de-force/|title=Blanco take wins across Europe in tour de force|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=17 June 2013|accessdate=25 November 2023|quote=I've been close before, but this is the first time I've actually won a stage race.}}</ref> by winning the general classification at the [[Tour de Luxembourg]]; he was third overall heading into final stage,<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Simms|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/skoda-tour-de-luxembourg-2013/stage-3/results/|title=Nizzolo strikes again at Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=15 June 2013|accessdate=25 November 2023|quote=The Sojasun rider finished tenth today and keeps a two second lead on IAM's Matthias Brändle and three seconds on Paul Martens of Blanco Procycling.}}</ref> but was able to overhaul [[Jonathan Hivert]] and [[Matthias Brändle]] on the hilly finishing circuit in [[Luxembourg City]], and took the overall victory by four seconds ahead of Hivert.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Simms|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/skoda-tour-de-luxembourg-2013/stage-4/results/|title=Martens wins overall at Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=16 June 2013|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> He later took top-ten overall finishes at the [[2013 Tour de Wallonie|Tour de Wallonie]] (ninth) and the [[Arctic Race of Norway]] (fifth).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-wallonie-2013/stage-5/results/|title=Van Avermaet wins stage 5 and overall at Tour de Wallonie|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=24 July 2013|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Jean-François|last=Quénet|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/arctic-race-of-norway-2013/stage-4/results/|title=Hushovd wins inaugural Arctic Race of Norway|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=11 August 2013|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref>
+In June 2014, Martens won the final, hilly stage of the [[2014 Tour of Belgium|Tour of Belgium]] in a sprint finish in [[Oreye]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/baloise-belgium-tour-2014/stage-5/results/|title=Martens wins final Belgium Tour stage|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=1 June 2014|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> He then finished second to [[Mathieu van der Poel]] at the [[Ronde van Limburg (Belgium)|Ronde van Limburg]], and fourth overall at the [[ZLM Tour (UCI ProSeries)|Ster ZLM Toer]] in his next two starts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wielerflits.be/nieuws/mathieu-van-der-poel-klopt-paul-martens-in-ronde-van-limburg-beeld/|title=Mathieu van der Poel klopt Paul Martens in Ronde van Limburg (+beeld)|language=Dutch|trans-title=Mathieu van der Poel beats Paul Martens in Tour of Limburg (+image)|work=WielerFlits.be|publisher=WielerFlits BV|date=15 June 2014|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/ster-zlm-toer-gp-jan-van-heeswijk-2014/stage-4/results/|title=Greipel wins ZLM Toer finale|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=22 June 2014|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> Martens made his [[Tour de France]] début in [[2015 Tour de France|2015]],<ref name="2015Tour">{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/preliminary-start-list-2015-tour-de-france_375043 |title=2015 Tour de France start list |access-date=2 July 2015 |work=Velo News}}</ref> but he took no further individual wins over the next few years, with his best result coming at the [[2017 Volta Limburg Classic]], where he finished in fifth place, behind the lead group.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/article/news/team-lottonljumbo-aggressive-but-without-reward-in-volta-limburg-classic/|title=Team LottoNL-Jumbo aggressive, but without reward in Volta Limburg Classic|work={{ct|TJV|2017}}|publisher=Blanco Pro Cycling Team|date=1 April 2017|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref>
-===Rabobank (2008 to 2021)===
-He competed in the [[2015 Tour de France]].<ref name="2015Tour">{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/preliminary-start-list-2015-tour-de-france_375043 |title=2015 Tour de France start list |access-date=2 July 2015 |work=Velo News}}</ref>
+====2020–2021====
 In February 2020, Martens announced that he would retire from cycling at the end of the season; however, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Martens intended to prolong his career until the middle of the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite news|first=Antonino|last=De Maio|url=https://cyclingpro.net/spaziociclismo/ciclomercato/jumbo-visma-paul-martens-si-ritirera-al-termine-della-stagione/|title=Jumbo – Visma, Paul Martens si ritirerà al termine della stagione|language=it|trans-title=Jumbo – Visma, Paul Martens will retire at the end of the season|work=SpazioCiclismo – CyclingPro.net|publisher=Antoine Plouvin SARL|date=24 February 2020|access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jumbo-visma-extend-contracts-with-eenkhoorn-hofstede-roosen-and-pfingsten/|title=Jumbo-Visma extend contracts with Eenkhoorn, Hofstede, Roosen and Pfingsten|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=4 September 2020|access-date=2 January 2021|quote=Martens was set to retire at the end of this season, but has decided to push the end of his racing career back a little more.}}</ref> He retired following the [[2021 Giro d'Italia]],<ref name="Retires"/> where he finished 99th.
 ==Major results==
-<small>Sources:<ref name="PCS" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Martens |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=369 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=26 October 2022 }}</ref></small>
+Sources:<ref name="PCS" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Martens |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=369 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=26 October 2022 }}</ref>
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 ;2001
-: 1st {{cjersey|germany}} Madison (with Florian Piper), National Junior Road Championships
+: 1st {{cjersey|germany}} Madison (with Florian Piper), National Junior Track Championships
 : 10th Overall Münsterland Tour Juniors
 ;2002
-: 1st {{cjersey|white}} Youth classification Tour de Berlin U23
+: 1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification, [[Tour de Berlin]]
 ;2003
 : 1st [[Rund um Sebnitz]]
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 : 1st Stage 2 [[Tour de Luxembourg]]
 ;2007
-: 2nd Overall [[Ster ZLM Toer|Ster Elektrotoer]]
+: 2nd Overall [[ZLM Tour (UCI ProSeries)|Ster Elektrotoer]]
 ::1st Stage 2
 : 3rd [[Rund um die Hainleite]]
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 : 9th Overall [[2007 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]]
 ;2008
-: 6th Overall [[Ster ZLM Toer|Ster Elektrotoer]]
+: 6th Overall [[ZLM Tour (UCI ProSeries)|Ster Elektrotoer]]
 : 6th Overall [[Regio-Tour]]
 : 8th Overall [[Sachsen Tour]]
 : 10th [[Coppa Sabatini]]
 ;2009
-: 3rd [[2009 GP Ouest–France|GP Ouest–France]]
+: 3rd [[2009 GP Ouest-France|GP Ouest-France]]
 : 5th [[Eschborn–Frankfurt|Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop]]
 : 6th [[Giro del Piemonte]]
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 ;2010
 : 1st [[Grand Prix de Wallonie]]
-: 4th [[Brabantse Pijl]]
+: 4th [[2010 Brabantse Pijl|Brabantse Pijl]]
 : 4th [[Brussels Cycling Classic|Paris–Brussels]]
 : 4th [[Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli]]
-: 6th [[Grote Prijs Jef Scherens]]
+: 6th [[2010 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens|Grote Prijs Jef Scherens]]
 : 8th [[2010 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|E3 Prijs Vlaanderen]]
 ;2011
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 : 10th [[2011 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]]
 ;2012
-: 1st Stage 4 [[Vuelta a Burgos]]
+: 1st Stage 4 [[2012 Vuelta a Burgos|Vuelta a Burgos]]
 ;2013
 : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Tour de Luxembourg]]
 : 1st Stage 1 [[2013 Volta ao Algarve|Volta ao Algarve]]
-: 3rd [[Volta Limburg Classic]]
+: 3rd [[2013 Volta Limburg Classic|Volta Limburg Classic]]
 : 5th Overall [[Arctic Race of Norway]]
-: 9th Overall [[Tour de Wallonie]]
+: 9th Overall [[2013 Tour de Wallonie|Tour de Wallonie]]
 ;2014
 : 1st Stage 5 [[2014 Tour of Belgium|Tour of Belgium]]
 : 2nd [[Ronde van Limburg (Belgium)|Ronde van Limburg]]
-: 4th Overall [[Ster ZLM Toer]]
+: 4th Overall [[ZLM Tour (UCI ProSeries)|Ster ZLM Toer]]
 ;2015
 : 10th Overall [[Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine|Tour du Poitou-Charentes]]
 ;2017
-: 5th [[Volta Limburg Classic]]
+: 5th [[2017 Volta Limburg Classic|Volta Limburg Classic]]
 : 10th [[2017 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]]
 ;2019
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 | Did not compete
 |-
-! scope="row" | [[Did not finish|DNF]]
+! scope="row" | DNF
+| [[Did not finish]]
-| Did not finish
 |}