Lenny Martinez secured the polka dot jersey after stage 10 of the Tour de France, marking a significant achievement for France on its national day. He participated in a 29-man breakaway, leading the race over the initial climbs before falling back with 30 kilometers remaining. Simon Yates won the stage, but Martinez's effort earned him enough points to take the lead in the mountain classification. He is the 58th French rider to wear the jersey, which his grandfather won in 1978, and aims to maintain it despite strong competition.
When I broke away, I was thinking about both the stage and the polka dot jersey, but I quickly realised that I would come up short to fight for the stage, the others were just too strong.
I'm the 58th French rider to wear the polka dot jersey and follow in the wheeltracks of my grandfather Mariano Martínez, who won the classification at the 1978 Tour.
Of course, it feels strange to wear the polka dot jersey that my grandfather won so long ago. I'm sure he must be proud of me.
Now I'm going to try to keep it as long as possible, maybe even until Paris, but with Tadej Pogačar it's going to be difficult.
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