Teams & Riders Greatness Comes in Small Frames! Lenny, The French Martinez - Thread

[RedheadDane]

Lenny Martinez; part of the batch of young talented riders promoted from the FDJ conti team to the WT team for this season.
Continuing a proud tradition in his family, with his grandfather, great-uncle, father, and uncle all haven ridden in the past.
Despite his limited height, he is not the shortest member of his family. Here he is, standing next to his dad:

Of course at 1.68 (Lenny) and 1.64 (Miguel), they both have perfectly respectable heights!
In fact, according to German Wikipedia, Lenny has the perfect sized body for a climber.

Lenny Martinez – Wikipedia

 

[steffr222]

Fantastic performances in Catalunya

 

[Red Rick]

Probably did the same W/kg as Roglic and Remco but dropped big time because he's about as heavy as his bike

 

[BR2]

Sorry, but the title is not the right one. It needs to be: Lenny Martinez - a mythical rider comes up. It is non-negotiable.

 

[RedheadDane]

Sorry, but the title is not the right one. It needs to be: Lenny Martinez - a mythical rider comes up. It is non-negotiable.

The title is perfect. He is the newest member of the French Martinez family to be riding. But he's not the shortest.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The title is perfect. He is the newest member of the French Martinez family to be riding. But he's not the shortest.

If I had made the thread title, I would probably have included a reference to the guy from Outlandish. And I would also have mentioned that he has what German Wikipedia calls the perfect sized body for a climber

 

[RedheadDane]

If I had made the thread title, I would probably have included a reference to the guy from Outlandish. And I would also have mentioned that he has what German Wikipedia calls the perfect sized body for a climber

That might be stuff for the opening post. Unless you want a thread title that's longer that Jorgenson's old thread title.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

That might be stuff for the opening post. Unless you want a thread title that's longer that Jorgenson's old thread title.

"Lenny is not even 20, but he'll soon get his first pro win out of many".

 

[RedheadDane]

"Lenny is not even 20, but he'll soon get his first pro win out of many".

But then I'll have to change it as soon as he turns 20, or gets his first win, whatever comes first.

 

[BR2]

The title is perfect. He is the newest member of the French Martinez family to be riding. But he's not the shortest.

The title is factually correct, but needs to be changed. Call it fate. This guy is going to win a bunch of Tours. And then you want him to have a thread title that makes it sound like he's just one in a row...?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

But then I'll have to change it as soon as he turns 20, or gets his first win, whatever comes first.

Thread titles don't have to be set in stone, you know.

"Lenny is the next/new and improved Kenny" is another option, seeing as they have similar heights, both have Cancer as their zodiac sign and both started their pro careers with FDJ.

 

[RedheadDane]

The title is factually correct, but needs to be changed. Call it fate. This guy is going to win a bunch of Tours. And then you want him to have a thread title that makes it sound like he's just one in a row...?

You want me to jinx the poor kid by declaring him a future winner of the Tour already? If he wins a Tour, I might update it to "Lenny is the newest - and best - French Martinez."

"Lenny is the next/new and improved Kenny" is another option, seeing as they have similar heights, both have Cancer as their zodiac sign and both started their pro careers with FDJ.

You want me to ignore his ancestry. He's got a lineage!
And I really don't focus on riders' zodiacs.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

You want me to ignore his ancestry. He's got a lineage!
And I really don't focus on riders' zodiacs.

The MVDP thread title doesn't mention his lineage either, which is arguably more impressive.

 

[RedheadDane]

The MVDP thread title doesn't mention his lineage either, which is arguably more impressive.

Unfortunately, I did not make that thread. If I had, the title would be something like this: "Mathieu is the newest Van der Poel, with a touch of Poulidor".
Rule #1:
If a rider has the same surname as one - or more - previous/current noticable riders he/she shall be declared the new(est) of that name.
Of course, in Lenny's case, there have been quite a few riders named 'Martinez', however, he just so happens to be related to the French ones.

 

[BR2]

You want me to jinx the poor kid by declaring him a future winner of the Tour already? If he wins a Tour, I might update it to "Lenny is the newest - and best - French Martinez."

It needs to be "a mythical rider comes up" now, and when he wins it, it has to be "a mythical rider has arrived". You don't know anything about thread titles. Or next French Tour winners. He cannot be jinxed. It is his fate.

 

[RedheadDane]

It needs to be "a mythical rider comes up" now, and when he wins it, it has to be "a mythical rider has arrived". You don't know anything about thread titles. Or next French Tour winners. He cannot be jinxed. It is his fate.

I remember one French guy - Lenny's teammate in fact - who was considered the next French Tour winner.
Look how that turned out!

I'm not removing the "Newest French Martinez" bit.

 

[BR2]

I remember one French guy - Lenny's teammate in fact - who was considered the next French Tour winner.
Look how that turned out!

I'm not removing the "Newest French Martinez" bit.

And look at his thread title - no indication of him winning the Tour at all! That's where it went wrong, I guess... Same for Bardet.

Okay, okay, I give up.

 

[Anderis]

Lenny Martinez is the new Daniel Martinez with a different first name.

 

[RedheadDane]

And look at his thread title - no indication of him winning the Tour at all! That's where it went wrong, I guess... Same for Bardet.

Rider thread titles used to be b-oring! It was all "[Rider Name] Discussion Thread".

 

[Scarponi]

Wonder how his time trial is

 

[BR2]

Wonder how his time trial is

Not too great.

 

[RedheadDane]

Not too great.

I was gonna assume not too bad.

Of course, we don't really have much to go by. His only ITT results are the U23 nationals last year (5th) and the Junior nationals in 2021 (3rd).

 

[StryderHells]

Never heard about him before.

Search engines are a thing, look him up as he’s a talented rider

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Never heard about him before.

I hope you didn't register an account just to inform us that you don't know about Lenny Martinez

He's only 19, so you wouldn't have heard of him if you don't follow it too closely.

 

[staubsauger]

Weird that Francaise des Jeux doesn't ride the Tour of the Alps. Would've been a nice testing water for Martinez!