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Martin Elmiger

Key Stats

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:

2009
3rd, stage 2 and stage 5, Tour Down Under
3rd, Monte Paschi Eroica
12th, Milan-San Remo
9th, Ronde van Vlaanderen

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.