Israel start-up nation
| Israel start-up nation | |
| Team data | |
| UCI code | ISN |
| nationality |
 Israel
|
| License | UCI WorldTeam |
| operator | Cycling Academy Ltd. |
| First season | 2015 |
| discipline | Street |
| Wheel manufacturer | Factor |
| staff | |
| Team manager |
 Kjell Carlström
|
| Sportl. ladder |
 Nicki Sørensen Eric Van Lancker u. a.
 |
| Name story | |
| Years | Surname |
| 2015–2016 2017–2018 2020- |
Cycling Academy Team Israel Cycling Academy Israel Start-Up Nation |
| Website | |
| www.israelcyclingacademy.com | |
Israel Start-Up Nation is an Israeli cycling team based in Tel Aviv .
history
The team was founded in 2015 as the Cycling Academy Team and initially took part in the UCI Continental Circuits as the UCI Continental Team . The team raced with a license as a UCI Professional Continental Team between 2016 and 2019 and received a license as a UCI WorldTeam from the 2020 season .
The manager was initially the former racing cyclist Ran Margaliot . The team was founded in 2014 after a meeting of the future manager and the cycling enthusiast entrepreneur Ron Baron with the aim of promoting cycling in Israel. In 2016, real estate billionaire Sylvan Adams joined the project, whose Romanian father, after surviving a Nazi labor camp, emigrated to Canada via Turkey and Palestine, where the family grew rich. His son Sylvan moved to Israel in 2016. He supported the start of the Giro d'Italia 2018 with three stages in Israel with considerable financial resources. The team took part in a Grand Tour for the first time with this race .
The sporting directors were initially Dror Pekatch and Ján Valach , who were replaced by former Tour de France stage winner Nicki Sørensen for the 2016 season .
In 2017, the team signed the Turkish time trial champion Ahmet Örken . As a result, his family in Turkey was under such pressure for political reasons that Örken asked to terminate his contract.
At the beginning of October 2019 it was announced that the owners of the Israel Cycling Academy would take over the operating company of the Katusha Alpecin Katusha Management team and thus the WorldTour license and the existing contracts of this team. The Israel Cycling Academy's team manager, Kjell Carlström , will take on this position at Katusha Management . In December 2019, the team was registered as the UCI WorldTeam for the 2020–2022 seasons. In this context, it became known that the name will be changed to Israel Start-Up Nation because of the new name sponsor Start-Up Nation Central , an Israeli nonprofit organization that supports Israeli start-up companies . In 2020 the team entered into a cooperation in the areas of marketing and product development with the Formula 1 racing team Williams F1 . In addition to the WorldTeam, a development team has existed under the name Israel Cycling Academy since 2020 .
2020 season
Success in the UCI ProSeries
| date | run | driver |
|---|---|---|
| January 26th |
 1st stage Vuelta a San Juan Internacional
|
 Rudy Barber
|
Success in the UCI Continental Circuits
| date | run | Cat. | driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20. February |
 1st stage Tour of Antalya
|
2.1 |
 Mihkel Raim
|
| 3 March |
Le Samyn
|
1.1 |
Hugo Hofstetter
|
National road cycling champions
| date | run | driver |
|---|---|---|
| 20th of August |
Estonian Championship - Road Race |
Norman Vahtra
|
| August 22nd |
 Austrian Championship - Individual Time Trial |
Matthias Brändle
|
team
 Team roster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Date of birth | country | Previous team |
| Matteo Badilatti | July 30, 1992 |
 Switzerland |
|
| Rudy Barber | 18th December 1992 |
 France |
AG2R La Mondiale (2018) |
| Jenthe Biermans | October 30, 1995 |
.svg){kind=small} Belgium |
Katusha-Alpecin (2019) |
| Guillaume Boivin | May 25, 1989 |
 Canada |
Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies (2015) |
| Matthias Brändle | December 7, 1989 |
 Austria |
Trek-Segafredo (2018) |
| Alexander Cataford | September 1, 1993 |
Canada |
United Healthcare (2018) |
| Davide Cimolai | August 13, 1989 |
 Italy |
Groupama-FDJ (2018) |
| Alex Dowsett | 3rd October 1988 |
 United Kingdom |
Katusha-Alpecin (2019) |
| Itamar unicorn | September 20, 1997 |
 Israel |
Israel Cycling Academy U23 (2018) |
| Omer Goldstein | August 13, 1996 |
Israel |
|
| André Greipel | July 16, 1982 |
 Germany |
Arkéa-Samsic (2019) |
| Ben Hermans | June 8, 1986 |
Belgium |
BMC Racing Team (2017) |
| Hugo Hofstetter | February 13, 1994 |
France |
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (2019) |
| Reto Hollenstein | August 22, 1985 |
Switzerland |
Katusha-Alpecin (2019) |
| Daniel Martin | August 20, 1986 |
 Ireland |
UAE Team Emirates (2019) |
| Travis McCabe | May 12, 1989 |
 United States |
Floyd's Pro Cycling (2019) |
| Daniel Navarro | July 18, 1983 |
 Spain |
Katusha-Alpecin (2019) |
| Krists Neilands | August 18, 1994 |
 Latvia |
Axeon-Hagens Berman (2016) |
| Guy Niv | March 8, 1994 |
Israel |
|
| James Piccoli | 5th September 1991 |
Canada |
Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling (2019) |
| Nils Politt | March 6, 1994 |
Germany |
Katusha-Alpecin (2019) |
| Mihkel Raim | 3rd July 1993 |
 Estonia |
Pro Immo Nicolas Roux (2015) |
| Alexis Renard | June 1, 1999 |
France |
|
| Guy Sagiv | 5th December 1994 |
Israel |
|
| Patrick Schelling | May 1, 1990 |
Switzerland |
Team Vorarlberg-Santic (2019) |
| Rory Sutherland | February 8, 1982 |
 Australia |
UAE Team Emirates (2019) |
| Norman Vahtra | May 23, 1996 |
Estonia |
Cycling Tartu (2019) |
| Tom Van Asbroeck | April 19, 1990 |
Belgium |
EF Education First-Drapac (2018) |
| Mads Würtz Schmidt | March 31, 1994 |
 Denmark |
Katusha-Alpecin (2019) |
| Rick Zabel | 7th December 1993 |
Germany |
Katusha-Alpecin (2019) |
| Source: UCI | |||
Placements in the UCI world rankings
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19th |
Tom Van Asbroeck (90th)
|
Season 2021
In the 2021 season, the four-time winner of the Tour de France, Chris Froome , will switch from Team Ineos to Team Israel Start-Up Nation.
Web links
- Official website
- Israel Start-Up Nation in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- The development team in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Israel Start-Up Nation in the UCI database
- Israel Cycling Academy 2015–2019 in the UCI database
- Israel Cycling Academy in the UCI database from 2020
- Israel Cycling Academy: Cycling's most intriguing and controversial team. In: velonews.com. August 1, 2018, accessed on August 3, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Who are the makers of Israel's "double debut"? In: radsport-news.com. May 3, 2018, accessed May 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Shane Stokes: Nicki Sorensen signs contract as DS for Israeli Cycling Academy team - CyclingTips. In: cyclingtips.com.au. November 4, 2015, accessed November 23, 2015 .
- ↑ Turkish time trial champion Örken resigns from the Israel Cycling Academy. In: radsport-news.com. December 23, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Katusha 2020 - Team Katusha Alpecin. In: teamkatushaalpecin.com. October 4, 2019, accessed October 6, 2019 .
- ^ Israel Cycling Academy set to take over Katusha-Alpecin WorldTour license. In: cyclingweegkly.com. September 26, 2019, accessed October 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Pat Malach: Israel Cycling Academy complete Katusha-Alpecin takeover. In: cyclingnews.com. October 2, 2019, accessed October 6, 2019 .
- ^ Israel Cycling Academy: With Greipel and Politt to the start-up nation. In: radsport-news.com. December 11, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Israel Sart-Up Nation becomes third WorldTeam with F1 connection. In: radsport-news.com. January 15, 2020, accessed January 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Bike star Chris Froome moves to Israel , Jüdische Allgemeine, July 9, 2020. Accessed July 11, 2020.
