2021 Israel Start-Up Nation season

Israel Start-Up Nation
Israel Start-Up Nation
2021 season
UCI code	ISN
Status	UCI WorldTeam
Owner	Sylvan Adams, Ron Baron
Manager	Kjell Carlström
Main sponsor(s)	Start-Up Nation Central
Based	Israel
Bicycles	Factor
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	3
Stage race overall	1
Stage race stages	9
National Championships	4
	Jersey

The 2021 cycling season for Israel Start-Up Nation is the team's second season as a UCI WorldTeam and its seventh season overall.

Roster

As of 10 June 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[lower-alpha 1] (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)

Riders who joined the team for the 2021 season

Rider	2020 team
Sebastian Berwick[5]	neo-pro (St George Continental Cycling Team)
Patrick Bevin[5][6]	CCC Team
Alessandro De Marchi[7]	CCC Team
Chris Froome[8]	Ineos Grenadiers
Carl Fredrik Hagen[9]	Lotto–Soudal
Daryl Impey[10][11]	Mitchelton–Scott
Taj Jones[4]	neo-pro (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
Sep Vanmarcke[12][13]	EF Pro Cycling
Michael Woods[14]	EF Pro Cycling

Riders who left the team during or after the 2020 season

Rider	2021 team
Matteo Badilatti[3][15]	Groupama–FDJ
Travis McCabe[13]	Retired
Daniel Navarro[16]	Burgos BH
Nils Politt[17]	Bora–Hansgrohe
Mihkel Räim[18]	Mazowsze Serce Polski
Patrick Schelling[7]
Rory Sutherland[19][20]	Retired

Season victories

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

National, Continental and World Champions

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

Notes

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

References

"Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
"ISRAEL START-UP NATION - OUR WORLD TOUR TEAM". Israel Start-Up Nation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
"Israel Start-Up Nation finalizes largest roster in WorldTour for 2021". VeloNews. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
"Taj Jones signs with Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Cash, Dane (10 August 2020). "Israel Start-Up Nation signs Patrick Bevin and Sebastian Berwick". CyclingTips. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Benson, Daniel (10 August 2020). "Patrick Bevin joins Chris Froome at Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Ostanek, Daniel (15 December 2020). "Transfer Mechanics: Analysing teams 2021 – part 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Benson, Daniel (9 July 2020). "Chris Froome leaves Ineos for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Croxton, Josh (31 July 2020). "Carl Fredrik Hagen to join Chris Froome at Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
"'Super domestique' and 'road captain' Daryl Impey to join ISN in 2021". Israel Start-Up Nation. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
Cash, Dane (6 August 2020). "Daryl Impey will join Israel Start-Up Nation in 2021". CyclingTips. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Fletcher, Patrick (22 October 2020). "Sep Vanmarcke signs for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
"Sep Vanmarcke joins Israel Start-Up Nation as Travis McCabe retires". VeloNews. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Ostanek, Daniel (12 August 2020). "Michael Woods signs for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
"Groupama-FDJ finalises 2021 roster with 30 riders". CyclingNews. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
"Burgos-BH bevestigt komst Daniel Navarro" [Burgos-BH confirms Daniel Navarro's arrival] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
"Nils Politt signs three-year deal with Bora-Hansgrohe". VeloNews. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
"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.
"Rory Sutherland takes new role as elite road coordinator for Australian Cycling Team". CyclingNews. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Polkinghorne, David (4 December 2020). "Canberra cyclist Rory Sutherland signs up for Australian role". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 15 December 2020. (Subscription required.)

External links

Official website
2021 Israel Start-Up Nation season at ProCyclingStats

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[5] 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]

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

[1] "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. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[roster-3] "Israel Start-Up Nation finalizes largest roster in WorldTour for 2021". VeloNews. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[taj-jones-4] "Taj Jones signs with Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[berwick-bevin-6] Cash, Dane (10 August 2020). "Israel Start-Up Nation signs Patrick Bevin and Sebastian Berwick". CyclingTips. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[7] Benson, Daniel (10 August 2020). "Patrick Bevin joins Chris Froome at Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[transfers-8] Ostanek, Daniel (15 December 2020). "Transfer Mechanics: Analysing teams 2021 – part 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[9] Benson, Daniel (9 July 2020). "Chris Froome leaves Ineos for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[10] Croxton, Josh (31 July 2020). "Carl Fredrik Hagen to join Chris Froome at Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[11] "'Super domestique' and 'road captain' Daryl Impey to join ISN in 2021". Israel Start-Up Nation. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[12] Cash, Dane (6 August 2020). "Daryl Impey will join Israel Start-Up Nation in 2021". CyclingTips. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[13] Fletcher, Patrick (22 October 2020). "Sep Vanmarcke signs for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[mccabe-vanmarcke-14] "Sep Vanmarcke joins Israel Start-Up Nation as Travis McCabe retires". VeloNews. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[15] Ostanek, Daniel (12 August 2020). "Michael Woods signs for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[16] "Groupama-FDJ finalises 2021 roster with 30 riders". CyclingNews. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[17] "Burgos-BH bevestigt komst Daniel Navarro" [Burgos-BH confirms Daniel Navarro's arrival] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[18] "Nils Politt signs three-year deal with Bora-Hansgrohe". VeloNews. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[19] "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.

[20] "Rory Sutherland takes new role as elite road coordinator for Australian Cycling Team". CyclingNews. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[21] Polkinghorne, David (4 December 2020). "Canberra cyclist Rory Sutherland signs up for Australian role". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 15 December 2020. (Subscription required.)