"It is every rider's dream to become the leader in a Grand Tour" - Lenny Martinez not planning on being transitional Red Jersey at La Vuelta

Just 20 years old and in his debut Grand Tour, Groupama - FDJ's Lenny Martinez has become the new Red Jersey, taking the overall lead of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana after finishing second on stage 6.

“This is incredible. It is every rider's dream to become the leader in a Grand Tour," Martinez told Eurosport afterwards. “The whole team sacrificed themselves for me, so I wanted to give them something in return. This is beautiful. To be honest, I've been thinking about it all day.”

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Although he narrowly missed out on the stage win to breakaway companion Sepp Kuss, Martinez took the ultimate prize of the Red Jersey, leading the general classification by just 6 seconds over the American.

“This is something very big. I'm almost afraid to wear the jersey," he says. Can he take it all the way and win the 2023 Vuelta a Espana? "I don't really know how to proceed now. In any case, I will defend the jersey together with the team.”

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