Eschborn–Frankfurt
The Henninger-Turm (Tower) building in Frankfurt am Main. | |
Race details | |
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Date | May 1 |
Region | Frankfurt, Germany |
English name | Eschborn-Frankfurt - Lap of the finance place |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | One-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1962 |
Editions | 54 (as of 2016) |
First winner | Armand Desmet (BEL) |
Most wins | Erik Zabel (GER) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
Eschborn-Frankfurt - Rund um den Finanzplatz (until 2008 Rund um den Henninger-Turm, sometimes called the Frankfurt Grand Prix in English; in 2009 Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop) is a semi classic cycling race around Frankfurt am Main.
Untill 2008 the start and finish was on Hainer Weg and later Darmstädter Landstraße outside the Henninger-Turm (Tower), a grain silo belonging to the Henninger brewery which backs the event.
Since 2009 the race starts at Escborn. The finish was at the housing development Riedberg; since 2010 the finish is in front of the Alte Oper.
The race takes place on a complicated route in the Taunus mountains west of the city with around 1500m (5,000 feet) of climbing. The climbs of the Ruppershain, Feldberg and Mammolshain have been regular features; the Mammolshain has a 26% gradient and is climbed twice in the race. The race concludes with three laps of 4.5 kilometres in the centre of Frankfurt.
History
The race, organised for many years by brothers Hermann and Erwin Moos, began in 1962 with Henninger as main sponsor to publicise the Henninger Tower opened in 1961. The event received classic status in 1967 when Paris–Brussels was forced off the calendar due to traffic problems.
The race had a British winner in 1966 when Barry Hoban rode solo to the finish, holding the chasing pack at one minute for the final 50 km. Eddy Merckx also won alone in 1971. Seven riders have won twice: Australian Phil Anderson (1984 and 1985), Dutchman Karsten Kroon (2004 and 2008) and the Belgians Ludo Peeters (1982 and 1983), Georges Pintens (1969, 1973), and Jean-Marie Wampers (1986, 1989), German Fabian Wegmann in 2009 and 2010 and Norwegian Alexander Kristoff (2014, 2016). The most victories are by Erik Zabel with wins in 1999, 2002 and 2005.
Rund um den Henninger-Turm was part of the UCI Road World Cup for one year, 1995, with the HEW Cyclassic in Hamburg getting the German leg of the series. The event is also not part of the UCI ProTour. Observers say holding the race on 1 May, often midweek, counts against it.
In November 2007, organiser Bernd Moos said Henninger would stop backing the race after 2008. He said that after 46 years Henninger was pulling out because of economic conditions.[1] In January 2009 Moos said that the race would continue as the Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop, named for new sponsors, Frankfurt and the neighboring town of Eschborn, which would also be the start of the race.[2][3] The race will no longer pass the Henninger Tower.
In 2015, the race was cancelled due to terrorist threats.[4]
Race winners
Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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1962 | Belgium | Armand Desmet | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1963 | Germany | Hans Junkermann | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | |
1964 | Belgium | Clément Roman | Flandria-Roméo | |
1965 | France | Jean Stablinski | Ford France-Gitane | |
1966 | Great Britain | Barry Hoban | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
1967 | Belgium | Daniel Van Rijckeghem | Mann-Grundig | |
1968 | Netherlands | Eddy Beugels | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
1969 | Belgium | Georges Pintens | Mann-Grundig | |
1970 | Germany | Rudi Altig | G.B.C.-Zimba | |
1971 | Belgium | Eddy Merckx | Molteni | |
1972 | France | Gilbert Bellone | Rokado | |
1973 | Belgium | Georges Pintens | Rokado-De Gribaldy | |
1974 | Belgium | Walter Godefroot | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1975 | Netherlands | Roy Schuiten | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1976 | Belgium | Freddy Maertens | Flandria-Velda | |
1977 | Netherlands | Gerrie Knetemann | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1978 | Germany | Gregor Braun | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | |
1979 | Belgium | Daniel Willems | Ijsboerke-Warncke Eis | |
1980 | Italy | Gianbattista Baronchelli | Bianchi-Piaggio | |
1981 | Belgium | Jos Jacobs | Capri Sonne | |
1982 | Belgium | Ludo Peeters | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1983 | Belgium | Ludo Peeters | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1984 | Australia | Phil Anderson | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1985 | Australia | Phil Anderson | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1986 | Belgium | Jean-Marie Wampers | Hitachi-Splendor | |
1987 | Norway | Dag Otto Lauritzen | 7 Eleven | |
1988 | Belgium | Michel Dernies | Lotto-Eddy Merckx | |
1989 | Belgium | Jean-Marie Wampers | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1990 | Switzerland | Thomas Wegmüller | Weinmann-SMM Uster | |
1991 | Belgium | Johan Bruyneel | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1992 | Belgium | Frank Van Den Abeele | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1993 | Denmark | Rolf Sørensen | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1994 | Germany | Olaf Ludwig | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1995 | Italy | Francesco Frattini | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1996 | Switzerland | Beat Zberg | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1997 | Italy | Michele Bartoli | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1998 | Italy | Fabio Baldato | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1999 | Germany | Erik Zabel | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2000 | Germany | Kai Hundertmarck | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2001 | Switzerland | Marcus Zberg | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2002 | Germany | Erik Zabel | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2003 | Italy | Davide Rebellin | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2004 | Netherlands | Karsten Kroon | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2005 | Germany | Erik Zabel | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2006 | Italy | Stefano Garzelli | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2007 | Germany | Patrik Sinkewitz | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2008 | Netherlands | Karsten Kroon | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2009 | Germany | Fabian Wegmann | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2010 | Germany | Fabian Wegmann | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2011 | Germany | John Degenkolb | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2012 | Italy | Moreno Moser | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2013 | Slovenia | Simon Špilak | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2014 | Norway | Alexander Kristoff | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2015 | No race[4] | |||
2016 | Norway | Alexander Kristoff | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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References
- ^ Official website. Announces withdrawal of Henninger Bräu AG as main sponsors.
- ^ (New) official website. Announces new name and main sponsors. (in German)
- ^ Cyclingnews report in English
- ^ a b "Rund um Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt cancelled after police thwart possible terrorist action". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.