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Martin Elmiger
Key Stats
Team: AG2R-La Mondiale
Nationality: Swiss
Born: September 23, 1978
Hometown: Römersvil, Switzerland
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 154 pounds
Strengths: one-day racing
Turned Pro: 2001
Palmares
Career Highlights:
2008
9th, stage 3, Tour Down Under
2007
1st overall, Tour Down Under
1st, GP Isbergues
10th, world road championship
2005
1st, Swiss road championship
6th, HEW Cyclassics
8th, Giro di Lombardia
10th, world road championship
2004
1st, stage 3, Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon
2003
1st, GP Gippingem
2002
1st, GP Getxo
2001
1st, Swiss road championship
Biography
While most Swiss riders shine in the mountains, Elmiger has carved out a name for himself for his ability to shine in one-day classics. That gritty style has delivered him two national Swiss jerseys as well as strong results in the classics.