Martin Velits
Martin Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovak cyclist.
In the junior race Trofeo Karlberg Martin Velits won the sprint 2003. Then he started in 2004 at the Slovak cycling team Dukla Trencin Merida. 2005 drove Velits for the South African Continental team Konica Minolta. In his first season there he was, among others, each sixth at the Clasica Memorial Txuma and in the overall standings of the Ringerike Grand Prix. 2007 Martin went along with his twin brother Peter Velits at the only German Professional Continental Team Wiesenhof - Felt. As of the 2008 season, the brothers started at ProTeam Milram. For the 2010 season, he moved along with his brother Peter Velits for Team Columbia- HTC and after its closure in 2012, the Omega Pharma- Quick Step.
Achievements
- Slovakia Slovakian Champion - Individual Time Trial ( U23 )
- A stage of the Giro del Capo
- Slovakia Slovakian Champion - Road Race ( U23 )
- 6th place Clasica Memorial Txuma
- Youth classification winner Tour of Slovakia
- Slovakia Slovakian Champion - Road Race ( U23 )
- 8th Tour of Japan
- 2 Slovak Championship Individual Time Trial U23
- 7 Giro del Capo
- Slovakia Slovakian Champion - Road Race
- Slovakia Slovakian champion - time trial
- Tirreno Adriatico team time trial -
Placement in the Grand Tours
Team
- Dukla Trenčín 2004
- 2005 Konica Minolta
- 2006 Konica Minolta
- 2007 Wiesenhof - Felt
- 2008 Team Milram
- 2009 Team Milram
- 2010 Team HTC - Columbia Team HTC - Columbia
- 2011 HTC -Highroad HTC -Highroad
- 2012 Omega Pharma- Quick Step
- 2013 Omega Pharma- Quick-Step