2020 Israel Start-Up Nation season

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Israel Start-Up Nation
2020 season
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Israel Start-Up Nation on La Flèche Wallonne
UCI codeISN
Status UCI WorldTeam
Owner Sylvan Adams, Ron Baron
Manager Kjell Carlström
Main sponsor(s) Start-Up Nation Central
Based Israel
BicyclesFactor
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 1
Stage race stages5
National Championships 2
Most wins Rudy Barbier (2)
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Jersey
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The 2020 cycling season for Israel Start-Up Nation began in January at the Tour Down Under in Australia.

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The 2020 season is the team's first as a UCI WorldTeam. After the 2019 season, the team merged with the former Team Katusha–Alpecin team and took over the latter's WorldTeam license, stepping up from the UCI Professional Continental level. [1] To coincide with this promotion, the team changed their name from Israel Cycling Academy to Israel Start-Up Nation, while the former name became the name of the team's Continental level development squad. [2]

Roster

As of 3 March 2020. [2] [3] [4]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 27)
Flag of France.svg  Rudy Barbier  (FRA) (1992-12-18)18 December 1992 (aged 27)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jenthe Biermans  (BEL) (1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (aged 24)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Guillaume Boivin  (CAN) (1989-05-25)25 May 1989 (aged 30)
Flag of Austria.svg  Matthias Brändle  (AUT) (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 30)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alexander Cataford  (CAN) (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 26)
Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Cimolai  (ITA) (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 30)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR) (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 31)
Flag of Israel.svg  Itamar Einhorn  (ISR) (1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 22)
Flag of Israel.svg  Omer Goldstein  (ISR) (1996-08-13)13 August 1996 (aged 23)
Flag of Germany.svg  André Greipel  (GER) (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 37)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) (1986-06-08)8 June 1986 (aged 33)
Flag of France.svg  Hugo Hofstetter  (FRA) (1994-02-13)13 February 1994 (aged 25)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Reto Hollenstein  (SUI) (1985-08-22)22 August 1985 (aged 34)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL) (1986-08-20)20 August 1986 (aged 33)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Travis McCabe  (USA) (1989-05-12)12 May 1989 (aged 30)
Flag of Spain.svg  Daniel Navarro  (ESP) (1983-07-18)18 July 1983 (aged 36)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Krists Neilands  (LAT) (1994-08-18)18 August 1994 (aged 25)
Flag of Israel.svg  Guy Niv  (ISR) (1994-03-08)8 March 1994 (aged 25)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  James Piccoli  (CAN) (1991-09-05)5 September 1991 (aged 28)
Flag of Germany.svg  Nils Politt  (GER) (1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 25)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Mihkel Räim  (EST) (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 26)
Flag of France.svg  Alexis Renard  (FRA) (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 20)
Flag of Israel.svg  Guy Sagiv  (ISR) (1994-12-05)5 December 1994 (aged 25)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Patrick Schelling  (SUI) (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 29)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rory Sutherland  (AUS) (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 37)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Norman Vahtra  (EST) (1996-11-23)23 November 1996 (aged 23)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Van Asbroeck  (BEL) (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 29)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Mads Würtz Schmidt  (DEN) (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 25)
Flag of Germany.svg  Rick Zabel  (GER) (1993-12-07)7 December 1993 (aged 26)

    Season victories

    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    26 January Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 1 UCI America Tour
    UCI ProSeries     		Flag of France.svg  Rudy Barbier  (FRA)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina San Juan
    20 February Tour of Antalya, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Estonia.svg  Mihkel Räim  (EST)Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Antalya
    3 March Le Samyn UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Hugo Hofstetter  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dour
    19 September Okolo Slovenska, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Rudy Barbier  (FRA)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Skalica
    10 October Giro d'Italia, Stage 8 UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vieste
    22 October Vuelta a España, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain La Laguna Negra de Vinuesa

    National, Continental and World Champions

    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    20 August Estonian National Road Race Championships
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    		Flag of Estonia.svg  Norman Vahtra  (EST)Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Keila
    22 August Austrian National Time Trial Championships
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    		Flag of Austria.svg  Matthias Brändle  (AUT)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Lutzmannsburg

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