Martin Kohler

{{Short description|Swiss cyclist (born 1985)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Martin Kohler | image = Martin Kohler, 2013 Tour Down Under (cropped).jpg | caption = Kohler at the 2013 Tour Down Under | fullname = Martin Kohler | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|7|17}} | birth_place = Walenstadt, Switzerland | height = {{height|m=1.77}} | weight = {{convert|69|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | currentteam = Retired | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2007 | amateurteam1 = Hadimec ''(stagiaire)'' | proyears1 = 2008–2014 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|BMC|2008}} | proyears2 = 2015 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|DPC|2015}} | proyears3 = 2016 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|ROT|2016}} | majorwins = Stage races :Tour de l'Avenir ::1 stage :Giro del Trentino ::1 stage (TTT) (2014) One-day races and Classics :National Time Trial Championships (2011) :National Road Race Championships (2012) }} '''Martin Kohler''' (born 17 July 1985) is a Swiss former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016 for the {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}}, {{UCI team code|DPC|2015}} and {{UCI team code|ROT|2016}} squads.

He competed in the 2010 Giro d'Italia but had to withdraw in the second stage due to a crash.

Kohler won the Swiss National Time Trial Championships in 2011 and the Swiss National Road Race Championships in 2012.<ref name="SwissChamp">{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/wedstrijdfiche.php?wedstrijdid=1236 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150310083935/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/wedstrijdfiche.php?wedstrijdid=1236 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 10, 2015 |title=National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men) |access-date=14 March 2015 |work=Cycling Archives}}</ref>

==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2007 : 1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir ;2008 : 1st GP Kyburg ;2011 : 1st 20px Time trial, National Road Championships ;2012 : 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships ;2013 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2014 : 1st 20px Sprints classification Tour de Romandie : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino : 4th Road race, National Road Championships {{div col end}}

===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | style="text-align:center;"|DNF |— |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France |— |— |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España | style="text-align:center;"|111 |— | style="text-align:center;"|66 |— |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Martin Kohler}} *[https://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/martin-kohler Cyclingnews.com profile page] *{{cycling Archives|31042}} *{{Procyclingstats}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kohler, Martin}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:People from Walenstadt Category:Cyclists from the canton of St. Gallen Category:Swiss male cyclists Category:European Games competitors for Switzerland Category:Cyclists at the 2015 European Games Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen