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2021 Israel Start-Up Nation season

The 2021 season for Israel Start-Up Nation was the team's second season as a UCI WorldTeam and its seventh season overall.[1]

Israel Start-Up Nation
2021 season
Omer Goldstein on Liège-Bastogne-Liège
UCI codeISN
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank10th
Owner
Manager Kjell Carlström (FIN)
Main sponsor(s)Start-Up Nation Central
Based Israel
BicyclesFactor
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages9
National Championships4
Most wins Ben Hermans (BEL) (4)
Best ranked rider Michael Woods (CAN) (13th)
Jersey
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2022 →

Roster edit

As of 1 July 2021.[1][2][3]
Rider Date of birth
  Rudy Barbier (FRA) (1992-12-18)18 December 1992 (aged 28)
  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) (1999-12-15)15 December 1999 (aged 21)
  Patrick Bevin (NZL) (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 29)
  Jenthe Biermans (BEL) (1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (aged 25)
  Guillaume Boivin (CAN) (1989-05-25)25 May 1989 (aged 31)
  Matthias Brändle (AUT) (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 31)
  Alexander Cataford (CAN) (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 27)
  Davide Cimolai (ITA) (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 31)
  Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) (1986-05-19)19 May 1986 (aged 34)
  Alex Dowsett (GBR) (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 32)
  Itamar Einhorn (ISR) (1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 23)
  Chris Froome (GBR) (1985-05-20)20 May 1985 (aged 35)
  Omer Goldstein (ISR) (1996-08-13)13 August 1996 (aged 24)
  André Greipel (GER) (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 38)
  Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) (1991-09-26)26 September 1991 (aged 29)
  Ben Hermans (BEL) (1986-06-08)8 June 1986 (aged 34)
Rider Date of birth
  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) (1994-02-13)13 February 1994 (aged 26)
  Reto Hollenstein (SUI) (1985-08-22)22 August 1985 (aged 35)
  Daryl Impey (RSA) (1984-12-06)6 December 1984 (aged 36)
  Taj Jones[a] (AUS) (2000-07-26)26 July 2000 (aged 20)
  Dan Martin (IRL) (1986-08-20)20 August 1986 (aged 34)
  Krists Neilands (LAT) (1994-08-18)18 August 1994 (aged 26)
  Guy Niv (ISR) (1994-03-08)8 March 1994 (aged 26)
  James Piccoli (CAN) (1991-09-05)5 September 1991 (aged 29)
  Alexis Renard (FRA) (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 21)
  Guy Sagiv (ISR) (1994-12-05)5 December 1994 (aged 26)
  Norman Vahtra (EST) (1996-11-23)23 November 1996 (aged 24)
  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 30)
  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) (1988-07-28)28 July 1988 (aged 32)
  Michael Woods (CAN) (1986-10-12)12 October 1986 (aged 34)
  Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 26)
  Rick Zabel (GER) (1993-12-07)7 December 1993 (aged 27)
  1. ^ Jones spent the first half of the year with the team's development squad, Israel Cycling Academy, before joining the senior team on 1 July.[4]

Season victories edit

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
20 February Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour   Michael Woods (CAN)   France Fayence [21]
15 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6 UCI World Tour   Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN)   Italy Lido di Fermo [22]
23 March Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 1b (TTT) UCI Europe Tour [a]   Italy Gatteo [23]
23 April Tour of the Alps, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		   Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)   Austria [24]
1 May Tour de Romandie, Stage 4 UCI World Tour   Michael Woods (CAN)   Switzerland Thyon 2000 [25]
16 May Trofeo Alcudia – Port d'Alcudia UCI Europe Tour   André Greipel (GER)   Spain Alcúdia [26]
21 May Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		   André Greipel (GER)   Spain Cúllar Vega [27]
26 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 UCI World Tour   Dan Martin (IRL)   Italy Sega di Ala [28]
13 June Tour de Suisse, Mountains classification UCI World Tour   Michael Woods (CAN)   Switzerland [29]
24 June Giro dell'Appennino UCI Europe Tour   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Italy Genoa [30]
7 August Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Norway Målselv [31]
8 August Arctic Race of Norway, Overall UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Norway [32]
26 August Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 4 (ITT) UCI Europe Tour   Ben Hermans (BEL)   France Loudun [33]
19 September Okolo Slovenska, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour   Itamar Einhorn (ISR)   Slovakia Trnava [34]
5 October Tre Valli Varesine UCI Europe Tour   Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)   Italy Varese [35]

National, Continental, and World Champions edit

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.
12 June Israeli National Time Trial Championships     Omer Goldstein (ISR)   Israel Atlit [36]
19 June Austrian National Time Trial Championships     Matthias Brändle (AUT)   Austria Kufstein [37]
20 June Danish National Road Race Championships     Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN)   Denmark Give [38]
11 September Canadian National Road Race Championships     Guillaume Boivin (CAN)   Canada Saint-Georges [39]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The winning riders were Sebastian Berwick, Matthias Brändle, Alessandro De Marchi, Alex Dowsett, Ben Hermans, Guy Niv, and James Piccoli.

References edit

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  4. ^ a b "Taj Jones signs with Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Future plc. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b Cash, Dane (10 August 2020). "Israel Start-Up Nation signs Patrick Bevin and Sebastian Berwick". CyclingTips. Outside Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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  9. ^ Croxton, Josh (31 July 2020). "Carl Fredrik Hagen to join Chris Froome at Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ^ "'Super domestique' and 'road captain' Daryl Impey to join ISN in 2021". Israel Start-Up Nation. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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  12. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (22 October 2020). "Sep Vanmarcke signs for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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  17. ^ "Nils Politt signs three-year deal with Bora-Hansgrohe". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Uue klubi leidnud Mihkel Räim: lubage esitleda meeskonda, kes päästis minu karjääri" [Mihkel Räim, who found a new club: "Let me introduce the team that saved my career"]. Delfi Sport (in Estonian). Delfi. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Rory Sutherland takes new role as elite road coordinator for Australian Cycling Team". CyclingNews. Future plc. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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  21. ^ "Tour du Var: Woods takes stage 2 victory". CyclingNews. Future plc. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  22. ^ Farrand, Stephen (15 March 2021). "Tirreno-Adriatico: Mads Würtz Schmidt wins stage 6 sprint in Lido di Fermo". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  23. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (23 March 2021). "Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali: Mark Cavendish moves into overall lead". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  24. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (23 April 2021). "Simon Yates wins Tour of the Alps". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  25. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (1 May 2021). "Tour de Romandie: Woods wins stage 4 and takes overall lead as Geraint Thomas crashes at summit finish". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Challenge Mallorca: Greipel wins Trofeo Alcudia". CyclingNews. Future plc. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  27. ^ Puddicombe, Stephen (21 May 2021). "Ruta del Sol: Greipel outduels Hodeg to win stage 4". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  28. ^ Farrand, Stephen (26 May 2021). "Giro d'Italia: Bernal shows weakness on the Sega di Ala as Dan Martin wins stage". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  29. ^ Goddard, Ben (13 June 2021). "Richard Carapaz wins Tour de Suisse". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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  34. ^ "Peter Sagan wins Tour of Slovakia". CyclingNews. Future plc. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  35. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (5 October 2021). "De Marchi wins Tre Valli Varesine". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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  37. ^ "National Road Championships - Austria Men's Individual Time Trial - 19 Jun 2021". Austria National Road Championships. Union Cycliste Internationale. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  38. ^ "Mads Würtz Schmidt is the new Danish champion". Israel Start-Up Nation. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  39. ^ "Guillaume Boivin wins Canadian Road title with solo breakaway". CyclingNews. Future plc. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

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