Dan Martin to lead the team in Liege-Bastogne-Liege The Spring Classics are about to run – in September and October! Thank you, COVID-19, for forcing us to wrap our brains around this one. We shall simply say that it is spring in the Southern Hemisphere, so it is only fair
Goldstein 13th in last stage mountaintop finish Edo Goldstein climbed to 13th place on the steep mountaintop finish in the third and final stage of the Tour of Malopolska Sunday, making him 15th in the overall GC. “It was nice to see him fight to the finish, and how he
21 September 2020 (Tel Aviv) Israeli cyclist Guy Niv made history yesterday as he became the first ever Israeli cyclist to complete the Tour de France. Niv was riding as part of the Team Israel Start-Up Nation squad, which was competing in the Tour for the first time. Completing the
Stage 20 – 09/19 – Lure > La Planche des Belles Filles גיא ניב: ״ ראיתי את הקיר הזה בסיום וההמון הגדול המריע וידעתי: יאללה, עכשיו לפריז״! מהיסטוריה אחת לאחרת. בצל המהפך המדהים שביצע מנצח הטור המיועד פוגאצ׳ר – עושה גיא ניב שלנו היסטוריה ישראלית משלו – על אותו מסלול ממש. צעד
French rider takes second victory of the season Rudy Barbier left no doubt about who was strongest in the fourth and final stage of the Tour of Slovakia, winning the bunch sprint by a noticeable margin. It was the second victory for the Frenchman this season. Poor communication in the
Stage 20 – 09/19 – Lure > La Planche des Belles Filles History was made today on a 36km uphill to the top of an almost obscure mountain that, from now on, will be known as the scene of one of the most dramatic Tour de France turnarounds ever. So yeah, the
Stage 19 – 09/18 – Bourg-en-Bresse > Champagnole We were well aware that today might be our last opportunity to ‘steal’ a victory with the weapons we’ve used since day one: breakaways and aggressive moves. It almost worked quite a few times here, and today the entire team was instructed to try.
Stage 18 – 09/17 – Méribel > La Roche-sur-Foron Andre Greipel could pedal no more 30 kilometers into the TDF 18th stage. Whoever followed Andre Greipel in this TDF couldn’t help but join his massive army of fans. This was a fight for the brave. Day in and day out, refusing to
Stage 17 – 09/16 – Grenoble > Méribel Col de la Loze Going into the last killer climb called Meribel, Guy Niv felt suddenly that all his power was gone. “It was weird,” said the Israeli, who, surprisingly, is handling his first Tour De France with relative ease – even in the
Our sprinter overcomes the climbs to put in a top finish. Rudy Barbier showed that he can get over the climbs and still put in a fine performance in the bunch sprint finish, crossing the line as fifth in Stage 1A of the Tour of Slovakia. The race opened with
Stage 16 – 09/15 – La Tour-du-Pin > Villard-de-Lans It was an unusual stage for us in Le Tour: An abnormally quiet 164 km in the Alps. And not for lack of trying. As the stakes get higher and the chances are dwindling – the fights for breakaway are becoming harder and
Italian climber and super-domestique looks forward to “complete change” Adams: “Alessandro’s experience and versatility” will help the team Alessandro De Marchi will join Israel Start-Up Nation for two years. The Italian climber and super-domestique says he is looking forward to the challenges that a complete change can bring. “We are
Israel Start-Up Nation wraps up Tirreno-Adriatico Brändle 15th in closing time trial גיא שגיב: ״הפתעתי את עצמי. יאללה לג׳ירו״! Tirreno-Adriatico in September took some time getting used to, but the race has fulfilled its purpose of checking out the Israel Start-Up Nation sprint train and sprinters in preparation of the
Frenchman with WorldTour team’s first win is now ready to move up as world class sprinter “With a strong team around me we can win in the WorldTour” Sprinter hopes to win in the Giro next month Rudy Barbier is being rewarded for a strong performance in a difficult year
Stage 15 – 09/13 – Lyon > Grand Colombier ה ד ר ך ל פ ר י ז ע ו ב ר ת ב א ל פ י ם סיכום היום בטור דה פראנס: גיא ניב: ״ הטור קשה יותר משחשבתי״. דן מרטין מסיים במקום ה 21 מול הרוכבים הטובים בעולם שנלחמו
Stage 15 – 09/13 – Lyon > Grand Colombier ISN VOWS TO FIGHT FOR THAT VICTORY This evening, when our riders made their way down from the top of the GRAND COLOMBIER back to the team bus, they had reason to feel both satisfaction and desire. Satisfaction: because after two weeks at
Stage 14 – 09/12 – Clermont-Ferrand > Lyon Guy Niv’s surprising pace did not end as he expected: “I am a little angry at myself.” We had prepared a great plan for today’s 194km stage and had worked it out long before we arrived at the great city of Lyon – the
(For English text please scroll down ) שוברים תקרות זה כבר לא מקרי וכנראה שבקרוב לא יהיה עוד הישג יוצא דופן, אבל ענף האופניים הישראלי עשה בארבעת הימים האחרונים דילוג גדול קדימה בכיכובם של הרוכבים הישראלים של קבוצת סייקלינג אקדמי . שלושה ימים אחרי שהשיג נצחון היסטורי בקטע הפתיחה של
Stage 13 – 09/11 – Châtel-Guyon > Puy Mary Cantal “I AM TREATING TODAY AS A VICTORY” Said Dan Martin, emptying his fuel tank to the very last drop. At the end of the day, you can’t ask a rider for more than he has to give. Which is precisely why we
Stage 12 – 09/10 – Chauvigny > Sarran Corrèze What can you expect from a guy that suffered three crashes in the first three stages of the Tour De France, hurt his back and came to the tour following another crash injury? Not much. Unless his name is Nils Politt. This morning
נצחון כחול לבן ראשן במירוץ UCI איתמר איינהורן: ״זו רק ההתחלה״ זה היה צריך להגיע, הנצחון הישראלי הראשון. ולא היה לנו ספק גם מי יביא אותו. איתמר איינהורן התחמם על הקווים כבר זמן רב ועושה קולות של כמעט נצחון במירוצים גדולים של הקבוצה הבכירה. כאשר הצוות המקצועי החליט לשגר אותו
Stage 11 – 09/09 – Châtelaillon-Plage > Poitiers ISN in Le Tour: Unfortunate Hofstetter eighth after relegation Sagan. “This is super disappointing, given my great position at the final.” It was clear from the start: today would be a mass sprint. No crosswinds, no climbs, just ‘French flat’ to Poitiers. Apart from
Speedy men take off at the finish Rick Zabel sped to third place and a spot on the podium on the second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, with Davide Cimolai finishing sixth. Zabel was supposed to be leading his Italian teammate out in the sprint, but plans went away when Alex Dowsett
Stage 10 – 09/08 – Île d’Oléron Le Château-d’Oléron > Île de Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré ** For Hebrew text scroll down The legendary sprinter from Israel Start-Up Nation, with 156 victories on his palmaris, was not that visible in the Tour de France 2020. Yet. However, today, at stage 10, everyone saw why
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ISRAEL START-UP NATION IS LOOKING TO SPRINTS AND TIME TRIAL FOR SUCCESS Once one gets used to the idea of Tirreno-Adriatico being held in September simultaneously with the Tour de France – no, wait, we can’t get used to that. But it is so. And so Israel Start-Up Nation is
Young Australian sprinter moves up to WorldTour Taj Jones of the ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast team beat top pro riders to win a sprint in the Tour of Langkawi this year, and raced his way to a three-year contract with Israel Start-Up Nation. The speedy 20-year old Australian will
Stage 9 – 09/06 – Pau > Laruns סיכום הטור דה פראנס ההיסטורי של ישראל סטארט אפ ניישן אחרי 9 שלבים, כשהטור נודד למערב צרפת לפני שיתחדש מחרתיים בתום יום מנוחה ראשון. גיא ניב יכול לשחרר אנחת רווחה ראשונה: 9 ימי מירוץ אינטנסיביים, קרוב ל 1200 קילומטרים של מירוץ במהירויות ממוצעות של
Stage 9 – 09/06 – Pau > Laruns We are writing these words as we make our way in the convoy towards the west of France, some 500 kilometers and a 6-hour journey from the finish line of the 9th stage in the Pyrenees. Why do we mention that? Maybe as a reminder
Israel Cycling Academy Wins a Team Ranking in Poland! Two Top Ten in GC and final stage ICA wins Team Ranking in Poland Our Czech climber Daniel Turek finished fifth in the closing mountain stage of the Albertina Baltyk – Karkonosze Tour, which moved him to the fifth place in
Stage 8 – 09/05 – Cazères-sur-Garonne > Loudenvielle We saw it coming… And flying away… Ben Hermans finished 6th BEN: ”IT WAS THE CHANCE OF MY LIFE.” A clearly frustrated Ben Hermans reaction after finishing 6th today in the Pyrenees. He knew he had the best opportunity today to go into the
Stage 8 – 09/05 – Cazères-sur-Garonne > Loudenvielle דיווח מהיום השמיני בטור דה פראנס סילבן אדמס עמד שם ליד אוטובוס הקבוצה בקו הסיום בעיירת ההרים הצרפתית בפירנאים, כפי שהוא נוהג לעשות מדי יום בסיום כל שלב בטור, והמתין לרוכבים כדי ללחוץ יד ולהודות לכל אחד מהם. הוא היה מאוכזב ללא ספק. אפשר
Avila and Ben Moshe 6th and 8th in Poland Edwin Avila and Yuval Ben Moshe continued to bring in top ten finishes in the resumed season, finishing 6th and 8th in the first stage of the Albertina Baltyk-Karkonosze Tour in Poland. The peloton stayed together for the whole stage, ending
Stage 7 – 09/04 – Millau > Lavaur Is it a good sign that we are not terribly excited about finishing 7th in stage 7 of the Tour de France? Maybe we have been spoiled by our French sprinter who has already finished in the top-ten three times, but this seems to
Stage 6 – 09/03 – Le Teil > Mont Aigoual In almost everything, there’s a gap between planning and executing. That’s especially true when you are racing in the most challenging stage race in the world. So, it wasn’t a huge shock that we couldn’t make it happen today. At the beginning
Two in the final top ten in Hungary: Badilatti 4th and Piccoli 10th Israel Start-Up Nation conquered the Queen Stage of the Tour of Hungary in a royal way, with Matteo Badilatti finishing fourth on both the stage and in the overall GC, and James Piccoli tenth on the stage
Stage 5 report: Pedestrian-pace with a furious finale There was laughing, joking and easy riding. Then a short-lived breakaway, which was caught straight away, and the pack continued its easy journey in stage five of the Tour de France. The riders took it easy for the first few hours of
The Breakaway The Solo Escape The Podium Ceremony Krists Neilands, our Latvian guy, is the man of the day! Taking takes historic first for Israel Start-Up Nation at Tour de France and was awarded the combativity prize. We are collecting a nice list of “firsts” in this Tour De France,
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