2021 Eschborn–Frankfurt

The 2021 Eschborn–Frankfurt was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 19 September 2021 in the Frankfurt Rhein-Main metro area in southwest Germany. It was the 60th edition of Eschborn–Frankfurt, but only the 58th to be held, and the 27th event of the 2021 UCI World Tour.[2] The race returned to the UCI World Tour calendar after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Traditionally, the race takes place on 1 May, the Labour Day holiday in Germany, but it was postponed due to COVID-19 precautions.[4]

2021 Eschborn–Frankfurt
2021 UCI World Tour, race 27 of 29
Race details
Dates19 September 2021
Stages1
Distance187.5[1] km (116.5 mi)
Winning time4h 28' 03"
Results
  Winner  Jasper Philipsen (BEL) (Alpecin–Fenix)
  Second  John Degenkolb (GER) (Lotto–Soudal)
  Third  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Mountains  Simone Velasco (ITA) (Gazprom–RusVelo)

The race covered 187.5 kilometres (116.5 mi) and about 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) of elevation. It started in Eschborn, on the outskirts of Frankfurt. After entering Frankfurt and riding around most of the finishing circuit, the race traveled northwest through Oberursel into the Taunus to take on several hills. The Feldberg, the first of these hills, was also the longest at 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long, with an average gradient of 4.8 percent. The riders then took on almost two laps of a larger circuit and almost four laps of a smaller circuit around Kronberg im Taunus, climbing the Ruppertshain twice and the Mammolshain four times. From there, the race passed through the start line in Eschborn again before finishing with almost three complete laps of a 5.5-kilometre (3.4 mi) technical circuit in Frankfurt near the Main River.[5][6] In addition to the general classification, there was also a mountains classification, with points available at the top of each of the eight climbs, and three sprint points, each of which offered a monetary prize to the first rider across the line.[7]

Teams

13 of the 19 UCI WorldTeams and five UCI ProTeams made up the twenty teams that participated in the race.[8][9] Arkéa–Samsic, with six riders, was the only team to not enter a full squad of seven riders. In total, 139 riders started the race, of which 91 finished.[10]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Result
Result[11][12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jasper Philipsen (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix 4h 28' 03"
2  John Degenkolb (GER) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
3  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
4  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 0"
5  Pascal Ackermann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
6  Iván García Cortina (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
7  Christophe Laporte (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
8  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
9  Michael Matthews (AUS) Team BikeExchange + 0"
10  Fred Wright (GBR) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
Mountains classification[12]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Simone Velasco (ITA) Gazprom–RusVelo 21
2  Luke Durbridge (AUS) Team BikeExchange 10
3  Mathias Norsgaard (DEN) Movistar Team 7
4  Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 5
5  Michael Matthews (AUS) Team BikeExchange 2
6  Cristian Scaroni (ITA) Gazprom–RusVelo 1
7  Erik Resell (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 1
8  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Start-Up Nation 1

References
  1. Roadbook 2021, pp. 17–23.
  2. "Eschborn–Frankfurt". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. Frattini, Kirsten (12 June 2020). "Il Lombardia moves to August 15 in revised 2020 calendar". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. Weislo, Laura (18 March 2020). "New dates for Algarve, Andalucía, Ronde van Drenthe in revised 2021 calendars". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. "Elite Race Course". Pressebüro Eschborn–Frankfurt. 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. Middendorp, Koen (18 September 2021). "Voorbeschouwing: Eschborn-Frankfurt 2021" [Preview: Eschborn–Frankfurt 2021] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. Roadbook 2021, pp. 24–27.
  8. "A record for the anniversary: 13 WorldTeams compete at Eschborn–Frankfurt" (PDF). Pressebüro Eschborn–Frankfurt. 9 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  9. Roadbook 2021, p. 16.
  10. "Liste des engagés" [List of participants] (PDF) (in French). Pressebüro Eschborn–Frankfurt. 14 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  11. "Jasper Philipsen wins Eschborn–Frankfurt". CyclingNews. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  12. "Eschborn–Frankfurt – 1". Eschborn–Frankfurt. Tissot Timing. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

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