2021 Israel Start-Up Nation season

Israel Start-Up Nation
2021 season
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

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

Roster

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

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocationRef.
20 FebruaryTour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Michael Woods (CAN) FranceFayence[21]
15 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6UCI World Tour Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) ItalyLido di Fermo[22]
23 MarchSettimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 1b (TTT)UCI Europe Tour[a] ItalyGatteo[23]
23 AprilTour of the Alps, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) Austria[24]
1 MayTour de Romandie, Stage 4UCI World Tour Michael Woods (CAN) SwitzerlandThyon 2000[25]
16 MayTrofeo Alcudia – Port d'AlcudiaUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) SpainAlcúdia[26]
21 MayVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 André Greipel (GER) SpainCúllar Vega[27]
26 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 17UCI World Tour Dan Martin (IRL) ItalySega di Ala[28]
13 JuneTour de Suisse, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Michael Woods (CAN) Switzerland[29]
24 JuneGiro dell'AppenninoUCI Europe Tour Ben Hermans (BEL) ItalyGenoa[30]
7 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 Ben Hermans (BEL) NorwayMålselv[31]
8 AugustArctic Race of Norway, OverallUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 Ben Hermans (BEL) Norway[32]
26 AugustTour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 4 (ITT)UCI Europe Tour Ben Hermans (BEL) FranceLoudun[33]
19 SeptemberOkolo Slovenska, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Itamar Einhorn (ISR) SlovakiaTrnava[34]
5 OctoberTre Valli VaresineUCI Europe Tour Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) ItalyVarese[35]

National, Continental, and World Champions

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocationRef.
12 JuneIsraeli National Time Trial Championships Omer Goldstein (ISR) IsraelAtlit[36]
19 JuneAustrian National Time Trial Championships Matthias Brändle (AUT) AustriaKufstein[37]
20 JuneDanish National Road Race Championships Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) DenmarkGive[38]
11 SeptemberCanadian National Road Race Championships Guillaume Boivin (CAN) CanadaSaint-Georges[39]

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "ISRAEL START-UP NATION - OUR WORLD TOUR TEAM". Israel Start-Up Nation. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Israel Start-Up Nation finalizes largest roster in WorldTour for 2021". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Taj Jones signs with Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Future plc. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 Cash, Dane (10 August 2020). "Israel Start-Up Nation signs Patrick Bevin and Sebastian Berwick". CyclingTips. Outside Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Benson, Daniel (10 August 2020). "Patrick Bevin joins Chris Froome at Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. 1 2 Ostanek, Daniel (15 December 2020). "Transfer Mechanics: Analysing teams 2021 – part 2". CyclingNews. Future plc. 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.
  11. ↑ Cash, Dane (6 August 2020). "Daryl Impey will join Israel Start-Up Nation in 2021". CyclingTips. Outside Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. ↑ Fletcher, Patrick (22 October 2020). "Sep Vanmarcke signs for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Sep Vanmarcke joins Israel Start-Up Nation as Travis McCabe retires". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  14. ↑ Ostanek, Daniel (12 August 2020). "Michael Woods signs for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Groupama-FDJ finalises 2021 roster with 30 riders". CyclingNews. Future plc. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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  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.
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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.
  30. ↑ "Giro dell'Appennino 2021: vince il belga Ben Hermans" [Giro dell'Appennino 2021: Belgian Ben Hermans wins]. Geneva Today (in Italian). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  31. ↑ "Arctic Race of Norway: Ben Hermans wins queen stage". CyclingNews. Future plc. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  32. ↑ "Hermans wins Arctic Race of Norway". CyclingNews. Future plc. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  33. ↑ Gauthier, Nicolas (26 August 2021). "Tour du Poitou-Charentes - Ben Hermans et son "nouveau vélo de chrono"" [Tour du Poitou-Charentes - Ben Hermans and his "new time trial bike"]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  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.