2020 Israel Start-Up Nation season

The 2020 cycling season for Israel Start-Up Nation began in January at the Tour Down Under in Australia.

Israel Start-Up Nation
2020 season
UCI codeISN
StatusUCI WorldTeam
OwnerSylvan Adams, Ron Baron
ManagerKjell Carlström
Main sponsor(s)Start-Up Nation Central
BasedIsrael
BicyclesFactor
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races1
Stage race stages5
National Championships2
Most WinsRudy Barbier (2)
Jersey

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

    Season victories
    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    26 JanuaryVuelta a San Juan, Stage 1UCI America Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		 Rudy Barbier (FRA) ArgentinaSan Juan
    20 FebruaryTour of Antalya, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Mihkel Räim (EST) TurkeyAntalya
    3 MarchLe SamynUCI Europe Tour Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) BelgiumDour
    19 SeptemberOkolo Slovenska, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Rudy Barbier (FRA) SlovakiaSkalica
    10 OctoberGiro d'Italia, Stage 8UCI World Tour Alex Dowsett (GBR) ItalyVieste
    22 OctoberVuelta a España, Stage 3UCI World Tour Dan Martin (IRL) SpainLa Laguna Negra de Vinuesa

    National, Continental and World Champions
    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    20 AugustEstonian National Road Race Championships
    		 Norman Vahtra (EST) EstoniaKeila
    22 AugustAustrian National Time Trial Championships
    		 Matthias Brändle (AUT) AustriaLutzmannsburg

    Footnotes

      References
      1. "Israel Cycling Academy becomes Israel Start-Up Nation". VeloNews. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      2. Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      3. "Israel Start-Up Nation 2020 Roster". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      4. "ISRAEL START-UP NATION - OUR WORLD TOUR TEAM". Israel Start-Up Nation. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      5. "Israel Cycling Academy announce signing of Navarro and Biermans". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      6. "Alex Dowsett joins Israel Cycling Academy". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      7. "André Greipel joins Israel Cycling Academy". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      8. "FIRST OFFICIAL RIDER SIGNING FOR 2020: HUGO HOFSTETTER". Israel Start-Up Nation. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      9. "Dan Martin joins Israel Cycling Academy on two-year deal". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      10. Malach, Pat (3 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy confirm McCabe signing". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      11. Malach, Pat (4 October 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy sign James Piccoli". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      12. "Nils Politt joins Israel Cycling Academy in 2020". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      13. "INVESTING IN THE YOUNG & TALENTED: TWO RISING STARS SIGNED WITH ICA". Israel Start-Up Nation. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      14. "SWISS CLIMBER PATRICK SCHELLING TO JOIN ICA". Israel Start-Up Nation. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      15. "ADDING THE ULTIMATE LEADER, MENTOR, RIDER FOR ALL MISSIONS, RORY SUTHERLAND". Israel Start-Up Nation. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      16. Ostanek, Daniel; Malach, Pat (15 November 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy sign Mads Würtz Schmidt and Rick Zabel". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      17. "Israel Cycling Academy continental team approved by UCI". VeloNews. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      18. Rochette, Raphaël (15 February 2020). "Un deuxième succès pour Clément Carisey (Pro Immo)" [A second success for Clément Carisey (Pro Immo)] (in French). La Montagne. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      19. "AUSTRALIAN ZAK DEMPSTER ENDS HIS 15 YEARS CAREER WITH A BANG. WILL STAY WITH ICA". Israel Start-Up Nation. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      20. "Conor Dunne retires at 27". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      21. @NathEarle (December 19, 2019). "I've signed back with @team_ukyo for 2020! Not the way I imagined to announce it or to start 2020 off the bike after breaking bones in a crash a few days ago, but it's going to be a successful year! Thx @israelcyclingacademy for a great & memorable 2 years" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
      22. Bønding, Emil Walther (30 September 2019). "Norwegian sprinter Sondre Holst Enger signs one-year deal with the team!". Riwal Readynez. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      23. "ICA'S ROY GOLDSTEIN RETIRES FROM CYCLING". Israel Start-Up Nation. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      24. Bønding, Emil Walther (2 November 2019). "August Jensen joins the ranks of Riwal Readynez Cycling Team in 2020!". Riwal Readynez. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      25. "Le Team étoffe son recrutement en vue de 2020 avec Riccardo Minali" [The Team expands its recruitment for 2020 with Riccardo Minali] (in French). Nippo–Delko–One Provence. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      26. "FAREWELL, PROFESSOR! RUBEN PLAZA RETIRES AFTER 19 YEARS IN PRO CYCLING". Israel Start-Up Nation. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
      27. "No room for Mathieu van der Poel at 2020 Vuelta a España". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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