Martin eyes 3rd straight Beijing title
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Germany’s Tony Martin will be seeking his third straight Tour of Beijing title when the event starts today, with newly crowned Portuguese world champion Rui Costa among his chief competitors.
Yet a day ahead of the 190.5-kilometer opening stage, the time-trial specialist sounded less than confident when discussing the route, citing the lack of his signature event and several uphill finishes. “To be honest the course this year is not really for me,” said Martin, who just weeks ago won his third straight title in the individual time trial at the road cycling world championships.
Costa, who won the road race at the worlds, couldn’t have sounded more different, saying he looked forward to adding to the best season of his career.
“It’s a race that I know and like. I got within the best 10 overall last year and I hope to profit from my good form at this time of the year,” said the 26-year-old, who has won three stages at the Tour de France, one in 2011 and two this year, and also won the Tour de Suisse this year and last.
The winner of the first two editions of the five-stage Tour of Beijing, Martin, 28, has won nine of 12 individual time trials this year.
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