Tony Martin

Nairo Quintana took command of the Spanish grand tour Sunday, but his rivals — including Alberto Contador — are right on his heels

"I hope that I can pave the way for the next person, whether it's Fabian [Cancellara] or Tony [Martin]," Wiggins said. "You can't underestimate how hard it is."

Photos of speed machines, trick components, and secret pro preparation techniques from the pits at the Tour's stage 20 time trial

Caley Fretz looks over the Specialized S-Works Shiv that Tony Martin rode to victory in the 2014 Tour's only time trial

The reigning world champion in the race of truth acknowledged that some strong rivals were absent, but says he'd have been hard to beat

The one and only time trial in this Tour saw Martin victorious, Nibali authoritative and a shift on what will be the final podium in Paris

Tony Gallopin attacks twice in the final kilometers of stage 11 at the Tour, which leads to France’s second stage win

Michal Kwiatkowski came out swinging at the Tour, in spite of his youth and overall GC ambitions

Tony Martin smashed his pursuers on Sunday, and gave an aggressive Omega Pharma-Quick Step team its second win of the 2014 Tour

A big break goes in the second of three tough days in the Vosges, with Martin escaping for the stage and Gallopin taking the yellow jersey

The world road champion makes the most of the final day in the Swiss tour, winning both the stage and the overall, for the third year in a row

Chaves escapes on the final beyond-category ascent as time trialist Martin hangs tough in the steeps to defend his yellow jersey

World TT champion Tony Martin won the stage 7 time trial and added to his overall GC lead

The German powered over the 24km course 22 seconds ahead of Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano), 28 seconds faster than Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida)

The Italian received a solid leadout from Martin, who retained the overall race lead with three stages left

A crash with 500 meters left takes out Mark Cavendish and several others vying for the sprint win

Tuesday was a good day for Omega Pharma, as Mark Cavendish took the sprint win, and Tony Martin retained his overall lead

Tony Martin, meanwhile, retains his overall race lead with five days left

The Cannondale rider wins the stage in an uphill sprint finish

The Orica-GreenEdge rider fights back on to take a three-up sprint as Martin defends his overall lead

The world time trial champion takes the opening race against the clock in the Tour de Suisse

Chris Froome secures his second straight Tour de Romandie victory with a win in the finishing time trial

The Sky rider headlines a strong field at the six-day race in Switzerland that begins Tuesday

Contador finishes second in the final time trial behind world champion Martin as Valverde plummets off the podium

German world time trial champion goes solo late and holds off the chasing peloton for a stage win in the Basque Country

World TT champ Tony Martin has not won in three TT starts so far this year, as new challenges come from Andriano Malori and Taylor Phinney

The absence of Chris Froome makes for a more unpredictable GC in Italy

American cruises to overall lead in Dubai, but the world champion is livid over the wind after organizers force him to start last

World time trial champion is targeting the opening TT and the overall in the first-year Asia Tour event

We profile Tony Martin's rainbow-striped weapon of choice against the clock in 2014

Reports show the route for this year's race offers something for everyone in the field

The mark stands at 49.7 kilometers, set by Ondřej Sosenka in 2005

Martin has won three straight world time trial titles, while Van Dijk is the new powerhouse in the women's race against the clock

Tony Martin will wear a "bike-specific" cast for six weeks to allow him to return to training after surgery

The favorites have weighed in on the 2014 Tour route and Andrew Hood digs into the race's 21 stages

Martin wins his third straight Chrono des Nations as American Tetrick finishes second to Solovey

The Movistar rider took the overall lead in Monday's stage 4 and holds on to win in the Chinese capital

The Spanish rider attacks on the final climb and appears poised to earn the overall title

The Norwegian powers to victory over Mezgec, Maes, and Petacchi

The Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider has won the last two editions of the Tour of Beijing, which started in 2011

Omega Pharma-Quick Step edges Orica-GreenEdge by less than a second to defend its title

The Italian is a threat to earn a spot on the podium at the September 25 race in Florence

The pair opts to leave the three-week race and begin final preparations for the upcoming worlds in Italy

Almost a year after earning the rainbow jersey, Philippe Gilbert is finally able to put a check mark in the win column

The race through Spain resumes after Tuesday's rest day with the 38.8-kilometer test against the clock

Tony Martin's epic, heartbreaking solo ride on Thursday left him without the Vuelta stage win, but boasting a big day of training for worlds

Mark Cavendish won two stages and his teammates took two others at the 100th edition of the race

Argos rider wins four stages to help Germany take six victories at the race's 100th edition

The descent above Alpe d'Huez is narrow, bumpy, and has no guardrails protecting riders from a 30-meter-plus dropoff

Coming off severe injuries in stage 1, German ace becomes the second reigning world champion to win a TT in the Tour de France

World champion takes narrow stage win against the clock, but the Tour's overall leader makes big time gains

German rider starts his day well before the GC riders and takes the early lead

Check back as we update our teams list for the 2013 Tour de France

German blasts ASO for including the climb and descent in the 2013 route

Chris Froome and Alberto Contador are the two favorites at the eight-day Criterium du Dauphine, which has a mountainous route throughout

The Belgian, who says he is familiar with the five-day route, left the Amgen Tour of California to attend the birth of his second child

Froome succeeds Wiggins as Romandie champion, calls victory "a good omen" for hopes of doing likewise at the Tour

Tony Martin scorches the stage 7 time trial route, but Vincenzo Nibali takes the overall race victory

Manxman protects his overall lead at Tirreno-Adriatico, but the dinner table should see some tense conversation on Thursday

The finishes in the week-long Italian race are notoriously technical and the Slovak champion could hold off the sprinters

Tony Martin rode the final-stage time trial to victory in Algarve. Next up is Tirreno-Adriatico in a calendar aimed at stage-race victories

German time trial specialist wins finale by more than a minute to take the overall for a second time

Time-trialist Martin hopes to overhaul the young Colombian, but he will have his work cut out for him

German time trial ace says Taylor Phinney is his new top rival in the chrono as he prepares for his first test in Portugal this week

Mark Cavendish lashes out at television interviewer over Armstrong questions

Martin took a huge lead on stage 2 and never relinquished it

Katusha man takes his first pro win with one day to go in Beijing

The Astana rider clips 10 seconds off the defending champion's lead with two stages remaining

German attacks his way into a nearly unbreakable overall lead in China

Andy Schleck hopes to survive first big test as the Tour of Beijing opens Tuesday with a tougher, hillier route for defending champ Tony Martin

Tony Martin overcomes the most difficult final kilometer of his career to double up in Valkenburg

Tony Martin squeaks another worlds time trial win out over Taylor Phinney in Valkenburg

Martin tops list of pre-race favorites for rainbow stripes in Wednesday's elite men's time trial

Pre-race favorites come through for world championship

Martin hopes to place a golden cap on what has been a leaden season

Bradley Wiggins on the death of a London cyclist; Great Britain and Australia develop hot pants; Tony Martin happy with silver

Bradley Wiggins is the top favorite for Wednesday's Olympic time trial, but a young American is looking to spoil

World champ steps aside to avoid further injury in build-up to the Olympics

Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin did their best, but it wasn't enough against Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome