2021 Israel Start-Up Nation season

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

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

Roster

As of 15 December 2020.[1][2][3]

Rider Date of birth  Rudy Barbier (FRA) 18 December 1992 (aged 28)  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) 15 December 1999 (aged 21)  Patrick Bevin (NZL) 15 February 1991 (aged 29)  Jenthe Biermans (BEL) 30 October 1995 (aged 25)  Guillaume Boivin (CAN) 25 May 1989 (aged 31)  Matthias Brändle (AUT) 7 December 1989 (aged 31)  Alexander Cataford (CAN) 1 September 1993 (aged 27)  Davide Cimolai (ITA) 13 August 1989 (aged 31)  Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) 19 May 1986 (aged 34)  Alex Dowsett (GBR) 3 October 1988 (aged 32)  Itamar Einhorn (ISR) 20 September 1997 (aged 23)  Chris Froome (GBR) 20 May 1985 (aged 35)  Omer Goldstein (ISR) 13 August 1996 (aged 24)  André Greipel (GER) 16 July 1982 (aged 38)  Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) 26 September 1991 (aged 29)  Ben Hermans (BEL) 8 June 1986 (aged 34)

Rider Date of birth  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) 13 February 1994 (aged 26)  Reto Hollenstein (SUI) 22 August 1985 (aged 35)  Daryl Impey (RSA) 6 December 1984 (aged 36)  Dan Martin (IRL) 20 August 1986 (aged 34)  Krists Neilands (LAT) 18 August 1994 (aged 26)  Guy Niv (ISR) 8 March 1994 (aged 26)  James Piccoli (CAN) 5 September 1991 (aged 29)  Alexis Renard (FRA) 1 June 1999 (aged 21)  Guy Sagiv (ISR) 5 December 1994 (aged 26)  Norman Vahtra (EST) 23 November 1996 (aged 24)  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) 19 April 1990 (aged 30)  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) 28 July 1988 (aged 32)  Michael Woods (CAN) 12 October 1986 (aged 34)  Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) 31 March 1994 (aged 26)  Rick Zabel (GER) 7 December 1993 (aged 27)

Riders who joined the team for the 2021 season Rider 2020 team Sebastian Berwick[4] neo-pro (St George Continental Cycling Team) Patrick Bevin[4][5] CCC Team Alessandro De Marchi[6] CCC Team Chris Froome[7] Ineos Grenadiers Carl Fredrik Hagen[8] Lotto–Soudal Daryl Impey[9][10] Mitchelton–Scott Taj Jones[11][N 1] 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[6] Nils Politt[16] Bora–Hansgrohe Mihkel Räim[6] Patrick Schelling[6] Rory Sutherland[17][18] Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location

National, Continental and World Champions

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location

Footnotes

1. Jones will spend the first half of the year with the team's development squad, Israel Cycling Academy, before joining the senior team on 1 July.

References

1. "Israel Start-Up Nation 2021 Roster". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. "ISRAEL START-UP NATION - OUR WORLD TOUR TEAM". Israel Start-Up Nation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
3. "Israel Start-Up Nation finalizes largest roster in WorldTour for 2021". VeloNews. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
4. Cash, Dane (10 August 2020). "Israel Start-Up Nation signs Patrick Bevin and Sebastian Berwick". CyclingTips. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
5. Benson, Daniel (10 August 2020). "Patrick Bevin joins Chris Froome at Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
6. Ostanek, Daniel (15 December 2020). "Transfer Mechanics: Analysing teams 2021 – part 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
7. Benson, Daniel (9 July 2020). "Chris Froome leaves Ineos for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
8. Croxton, Josh (31 July 2020). "Carl Fredrik Hagen to join Chris Froome at Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
9. "'Super domestique' and 'road captain' Daryl Impey to join ISN in 2021". Israel Start-Up Nation. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
10. Cash, Dane (6 August 2020). "Daryl Impey will join Israel Start-Up Nation in 2021". CyclingTips. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
11. "Taj Jones signs with Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
12. Fletcher, Patrick (22 October 2020). "Sep Vanmarcke signs for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
13. "Sep Vanmarcke joins Israel Start-Up Nation as Travis McCabe retires". VeloNews. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
14. Ostanek, Daniel (12 August 2020). "Michael Woods signs for Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
15. "Groupama-FDJ finalises 2021 roster with 30 riders". CyclingNews. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
16. "Nils Politt signs three-year deal with Bora-Hansgrohe". VeloNews. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
17. "Rory Sutherland takes new role as elite road coordinator for Australian Cycling Team". CyclingNews. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
18. 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