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 stages2
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

    National, Continental and World Champions
    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation

    Footnotes
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      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.
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      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 (19 December 2020). "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 Cycling Team. 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 Cycling Team. 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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