Marianne Martin

Marianne Martin (born November 1, 1957 in Fenton, Michigan) is an American road racing cyclist. She won the Tour de France Féminin for women in 1984, covering the 1,080-kilometre (670 mi) course in 29 hours, 39 minutes, and 2 seconds. The race was held in July and had 18 stages. The women's tour ran the same time as the men's and finished 2–3 hours before the men each day.[1][2]

The bicycle ridden by Marianne Martin in the 1984 Tour de France Féminin

The year she won the Tour de France Martin suffered from anemia earlier in that year and had been riding poorly. After recovering, Martin was added to the United States team by National Team Coach Eddie Borysewicz. Martin earned the King of the Mountains polka-dot jersey in the 12th stage that went over two passes in the Alps and finished in Grenoble.[3] She took the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) of the overall lead in the general classification (GC) in stage 14.[4] She held on to the yellow jersey all the way through the 18th and final stage into Paris, finishing three minutes and 17 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, and leading the United States to a first place finish in the team competition ahead of the Netherlands and France.[5] The streets were said to contain more two million spectators watching the race.

Martin, along with runners up Heleen Hage (Dutch) and Deborah Shumway (American), stood on the podium with male champions Laurent Fignon, Bernard Hinault and Greg LeMond. Fignon's prizes were valued at over $225,000 (adjusted to 2016). Martin was awarded a trophy and $1,000.[6]

Martin was inducted into the 2012 Boulder (Colorado) Sports Hall of Fame.[7] She was a 2020 inductee to the US Bicycling Hall of Fame.[8]

References
  1. "Marianne Martin". Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  2. "The Argus-Press - Google News Archive Search".
  3. "Tour de France féminin 1984 Stage 12 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  4. "Tour de France féminin 1984 Stage 14 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  5. "Tour de France féminin 1984 Stage 18 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  6. Mertens, Maggie (6 July 2016). "The forgotten story of ... Marianne Martin and the Tour de France Féminin". The Guardian.
  7. Levy, Michael (2017-05-18). "A part of it forever". Boulder Weekly. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  8. "Marianne Martin | USBHOF". Retrieved 2022-07-19.


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