Eschborn–Frankfurt, previously Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt, is an annual semi classic cycling race in Germany, starting in Eschborn and finishing in Frankfurt. The event, sometimes referred to as the Frankfurt Grand Prix, is held annually on 1 May, national Labour Day in Germany.
As from 2017, Eschborn–Frankfurt is part of the UCI World Tour,[1] the highest-rated professional men's road races, making it the second German World Tour event, together with the Hamburg Cyclassics in August. The event is organised by ASO.
The event was first held on 1 May, 1962, as Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt, starting and finishing in Frankfurt's city centre. Brothers Hermann and Erwin Moos sought to promote the Henninger Tower, a grain silo belonging to the Henninger Brewery, which opened in 1961. Henninger served as main sponsor of the cycling event from the inaugural race until 2008. Rund um den Henninger Turm received a status upgrade in 1967 when Paris–Brussels, organised in late April, was removed from the calendar due to traffic problems and the event became the pre-eminent one-day cycling race in West Germany.
The now demolished Henninger Tower(pictured in 2005) in Frankfurt am Main served as the race's name sponsor from 1962 until 2008.
The race's first winner was Belgian Armand Desmet in 1962. Barry Hoban became the first British winner in 1966 after a 50 km solo ride to the finish, holding the chasing pack at one minute. Legendary cyclist Eddy Merckx won the race solo in 1971. Sprinter Erik Zabel held the record for most victories in the race with three (1999, 2002 and 2005) until Alexander Kristoff in 2018 added a fourth victory to his 2014, 2016 and 2017 wins, and therefore becoming sole record-holder. Seven further riders have won twice.
In 1995, Rund um den Henninger Turm was part of the UCI Road World Cup, cycling's season-long competition of the most important one-day races in the 1990s. The fixed date of the event however, every 1 May, was considered unfavourable as it was often midweek, and it was replaced with the newly created HEW Cyclassics in Hamburg as the German leg of the series.
In 2008, organiser Bernd Moos stated Henninger would withdraw its sponsorship of the race. Henninger discontinued its funding after 46 years because of economic conditions.[2] The event continued in 2009 as the Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop, named after its city sponsors, Frankfurt and the neighboring town of Eschborn, which also became the start location of the race.[3][4] The iconic Henninger Tower was demolished in 2013.
Route of the 2011 event. The race starts in Eschborn and finishes in Frankfurt's city centre, totaling around 220 km, mainly through the Taunus Hills.
Route
The race passes through the Taunus Hills west of Frankfurt, along a winding and hilly course with around 1500m (5,000 feet) of climbing. The climbs of the Feldberg, Ruppershain and Mammolshain are some of the regular features. The Mammolshain has a maximal gradient of 26% and is climbed twice in the race. The race ends with three laps of 4,5 km in the centre of Frankfurt, covering a total distance of around over 220 kilometres (140 mi).[7]
Until 2008 the start and finish of the race was on Hainer Weg and later Darmstädter Landstraße, in front of the Henninger Tower.
Since the event's restyling in 2009, the race starts in Eschborn, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Frankfurt – the finish was at the housing development Riedberg. Since 2010, the finish is in front of the Alte Oper(Old Opera), Frankfurt's concert hall and former opera house in the city centre.
Race winners
Erik Zabel(pictured in 2005) has won the race three times (1999, 2002 and 2005).
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Eschborn Frankfurt previously Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt is an annual semi classic cycling race in Germany starting in Eschborn and finishing in Frankfurt The event sometimes referred to as the Frankfurt Grand Prix is held annually on 1 May national Labour Day in Germany Eschborn FrankfurtPeloton during the race in Kronberg im TaunusRace detailsDate1 MayRegionHesse GermanyEnglish nameEschborn Frankfurt Lap of the FinanzplatzDisciplineRoadCompetitionUCI World TourTypeOne dayOrganiserASOWeb sitewww wbr eschborn frankfurt wbr deHistoryFirst edition1962 1962 Editions61 as of 2022 First winner Armand Desmet BEL Most wins Alexander Kristoff NOR 4 wins Most recent Sam Bennett IRL As from 2017 Eschborn Frankfurt is part of the UCI World Tour 1 the highest rated professional men s road races making it the second German World Tour event together with the Hamburg Cyclassics in August The event is organised by ASO Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 Race winners 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe event was first held on 1 May 1962 as Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt starting and finishing in Frankfurt s city centre Brothers Hermann and Erwin Moos sought to promote the Henninger Tower a grain silo belonging to the Henninger Brewery which opened in 1961 Henninger served as main sponsor of the cycling event from the inaugural race until 2008 Rund um den Henninger Turm received a status upgrade in 1967 when Paris Brussels organised in late April was removed from the calendar due to traffic problems and the event became the pre eminent one day cycling race in West Germany The now demolished Henninger Tower pictured in 2005 in Frankfurt am Main served as the race s name sponsor from 1962 until 2008 The race s first winner was Belgian Armand Desmet in 1962 Barry Hoban became the first British winner in 1966 after a 50 km solo ride to the finish holding the chasing pack at one minute Legendary cyclist Eddy Merckx won the race solo in 1971 Sprinter Erik Zabel held the record for most victories in the race with three 1999 2002 and 2005 until Alexander Kristoff in 2018 added a fourth victory to his 2014 2016 and 2017 wins and therefore becoming sole record holder Seven further riders have won twice In 1995 Rund um den Henninger Turm was part of the UCI Road World Cup cycling s season long competition of the most important one day races in the 1990s The fixed date of the event however every 1 May was considered unfavourable as it was often midweek and it was replaced with the newly created HEW Cyclassics in Hamburg as the German leg of the series In 2008 organiser Bernd Moos stated Henninger would withdraw its sponsorship of the race Henninger discontinued its funding after 46 years because of economic conditions 2 The event continued in 2009 as the Eschborn Frankfurt City Loop named after its city sponsors Frankfurt and the neighboring town of Eschborn which also became the start location of the race 3 4 The iconic Henninger Tower was demolished in 2013 The 2015 event was cancelled on the eve of the race due to a suspected terrorist plot 5 the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic In 2017 Eschborn Frankfurt was included in the UCI World Tour cycling s highest rated professional events and organisation was taken on by ASO which also organises cycling s flagships the Tour de France and Paris Roubaix 6 Route of the 2011 event The race starts in Eschborn and finishes in Frankfurt s city centre totaling around 220 km mainly through the Taunus Hills Route EditThe race passes through the Taunus Hills west of Frankfurt along a winding and hilly course with around 1500m 5 000 feet of climbing The climbs of the Feldberg Ruppershain and Mammolshain are some of the regular features The Mammolshain has a maximal gradient of 26 and is climbed twice in the race The race ends with three laps of 4 5 km in the centre of Frankfurt covering a total distance of around over 220 kilometres 140 mi 7 Until 2008 the start and finish of the race was on Hainer Weg and later Darmstadter Landstrasse in front of the Henninger Tower Since the event s restyling in 2009 the race starts in Eschborn 13 kilometres 8 1 mi west of Frankfurt the finish was at the housing development Riedberg Since 2010 the finish is in front of the Alte Oper Old Opera Frankfurt s concert hall and former opera house in the city centre Race winners Edit Erik Zabel pictured in 2005 has won the race three times 1999 2002 and 2005 Year Country Rider Team1962 Belgium Armand Desmet Flandria Faema Clement1963 West Germany Hans Junkermann Wiel s Groene Leeuw1964 Belgium Clement Roman Flandria Romeo1965 France Jean Stablinski Ford France Gitane1966 Great Britain Barry Hoban Mercier BP Hutchinson1967 Belgium Daniel Van Rijckeghem Mann Grundig1968 Netherlands Eddy Beugels Mercier BP Hutchinson1969 Belgium Georges Pintens Mann Grundig1970 West Germany Rudi Altig G B C Zimba1971 Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni1972 France Gilbert Bellone Rokado1973 Belgium Georges Pintens Rokado De Gribaldy1974 Belgium Walter Godefroot Carpenter Confortluxe Flandria1975 Netherlands Roy Schuiten TI Raleigh1976 Belgium Freddy Maertens Flandria Velda1977 Netherlands Gerrie Knetemann TI Raleigh1978 West Germany Gregor Braun Peugeot Esso Michelin1979 Belgium Daniel Willems Ijsboerke Warncke Eis1980 Italy Gianbattista Baronchelli Bianchi Piaggio1981 Belgium Jos Jacobs Capri Sonne1982 Belgium Ludo Peeters TI Raleigh Campagnolo1983 Belgium Ludo Peeters TI Raleigh Campagnolo1984 Australia Phil Anderson Panasonic Raleigh1985 Australia Phil Anderson Panasonic Raleigh1986 Belgium Jean Marie Wampers Hitachi Splendor1987 Norway Dag Otto Lauritzen 7 Eleven1988 Belgium Michel Dernies Lotto1989 Belgium Jean Marie Wampers Panasonic Isostar Colnago Agu1990 Switzerland Thomas Wegmuller Weinmann SMM Uster1991 Belgium Johan Bruyneel Lotto1992 Belgium Frank Van Den Abeele Lotto Mavic MBK1993 Denmark Rolf Sorensen Carrera Jeans Tassoni1994 Germany Olaf Ludwig Team Telekom1995 Italy Francesco Frattini Gewiss Ballan1996 Switzerland Beat Zberg Carrera Jeans Tassoni1997 Italy Michele Bartoli MG Maglificio Technogym1998 Italy Fabio Baldato Riso Scotti MG Maglificio1999 Germany Erik Zabel Team Telekom2000 Germany Kai Hundertmarck Team Telekom2001 Switzerland Markus Zberg Rabobank2002 Germany Erik Zabel Team Telekom2003 Italy Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner2004 Netherlands Karsten Kroon Rabobank2005 Germany Erik Zabel T Mobile Team2006 Italy Stefano Garzelli Liquigas2007 Germany Patrik Sinkewitz T Mobile Team2008 Netherlands Karsten Kroon Team CSC2009 Germany Fabian Wegmann Team Milram2010 Germany Fabian Wegmann Team Milram2011 Germany John Degenkolb HTC Highroad2012 Italy Moreno Moser Liquigas Cannondale2013 Slovenia Simon Spilak Team Katusha2014 Norway Alexander Kristoff Team Katusha2015 No race due to security alert 5 2016 Norway Alexander Kristoff Team Katusha2017 Norway Alexander Kristoff Team Katusha Alpecin2018 Norway Alexander Kristoff UAE Team Emirates2019 Germany Pascal Ackermann Bora Hansgrohe2020 No race due to the COVID 19 pandemic2021 Belgium Jasper Philipsen Alpecin Fenix2022 Ireland Sam Bennett Bora HansgroheReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rund um den Henninger Turm The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017 uci ch UCI Retrieved 7 April 2017 Official website Announces withdrawal of Henninger Brau 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 UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events cyclingnews com Immediate Media Company Retrieved 7 April 2017 Strecke Elite eschborn frankfurt de Archived from the original on 8 April 2017 Retrieved 7 April 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eschborn Frankfurt amp oldid 1132649933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
