Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop

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Rund um den Henninger-Turm
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The Henninger-Turm (Tower) building in Frankfurt am Main.
Race details
Date May 1
Region Frankfurt, Germany
English name Lap of the Henninger Tower
Local name(s) Rund um den Henninger-Turm (German)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type One-day
History
First edition 1962 (1962)
Editions 54 (as of 2016)
First winner  Armand Desmet (BEL)
Most wins  Erik Zabel (GER) (3 wins)
Most recent  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) leads team mate Marcus Zberg into the final sprint of the 2005 race. Eventual winner Erik Zabel (in pink) is hidden in fourth place.

The Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop (until 2008 Rund um den Henninger-Turm, sometimes called the Frankfurt Grand Prix in English; in 2010 Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt) is a semi classic cycling race around Frankfurt am Main with the start and finish on Darmstädter Landstraße outside the Henninger-Turm (Tower), a grain silo belonging to the Henninger brewery which backs the event. The race takes place on a complicated route in the Taunus mountains west of the city with around 1500m (5,000 feet) of climbing. The climbs of the Ruppershain, Feldberg and Mammolshain have been regular features; the Mammolshain has a 26% gradient and is climbed twice in the race. The race concludes with three laps of 4.5 kilometres in the centre of Frankfurt.

History

The race, organised for many years by brothers Hermann and Erwin Moos, began in 1962 with Henninger as main sponsor to publicise the Henninger Tower opened in 1961. The event received classic status in 1967 when Paris–Brussels was forced off the calendar due to traffic problems.

The race had a British winner in 1966 when Barry Hoban rode solo to the finish, holding the chasing pack at one minute for the final 50 km. Eddy Merckx also won alone in 1971. Seven riders have won twice: Australian Phil Anderson (1984 and 1985), Dutchman Karsten Kroon (2004 and 2008) and the Belgians Ludo Peeters (1982 and 1983), Georges Pintens (1969, 1973), and Jean-Marie Wampers (1986, 1989), German Fabian Wegmann in 2009 and 2010 and Norwegian Alexander Kristoff (2014, 2016). The most victories are by Erik Zabel with wins in 1999, 2002 and 2005.

Rund um den Henninger-Turm was part of the UCI Road World Cup for one year, 1995, with the HEW Cyclassic in Hamburg getting the German leg of the series. The event is also not part of the UCI ProTour. Observers say holding the race on 1 May, often midweek, counts against it.

In November 2007, organiser Bernd Moos said Henninger would stop backing the race after 2008. He said that after 46 years Henninger was pulling out because of economic conditions.[1] In January 2009 Moos said that the race would continue as the Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop, named for new sponsors, Frankfurt and the neighboring town of Eschborn, which would also be the start of the race.[2][3] The race will no longer pass the Henninger Tower.

In 2015, the race was cancelled due to terrorist threats.[4]

Race winners

Rider Team
1962 Belgium Armand Desmet (BEL) Flandria–Faema–Clément
1963 Germany Hans Junkermann (GER) Wiel's-Groene Leeuw
1964 Belgium Clément Roman (BEL) Flandria-Roméo
1965 France Jean Stablinski (FRA) Ford France-Gitane
1966 United Kingdom Barry Hoban (GBR) Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
1967 Belgium Daniel Van Rijckeghem (BEL) Mann-Grundig
1968 Netherlands Eddy Beugels (NED) Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
1969 Belgium Georges Pintens (BEL) Mann-Grundig
1970 Germany Rudi Altig (GER) G.B.C.-Zimba
1971 Belgium Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni
1972 France Gilbert Bellone (FRA) Rokado
1973 Belgium Georges Pintens (BEL) Rokado-De Gribaldy
1974 Belgium Walter Godefroot (BEL) Flandria–Carpenter
1975 Netherlands Roy Schuiten (NED) TI–Raleigh
1976 Belgium Freddy Maertens (BEL) Flandria-Velda
1977 Netherlands Gerrie Knetemann (NED) TI–Raleigh
1978 Germany Gregor Braun (GER) Peugeot-Esso-Michelin
1979 Belgium Daniel Willems (BEL) Ijsboerke-Warncke Eis
1980 Italy Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) Bianchi-Piaggio
1981 Belgium Jos Jacobs (BEL) Capri Sonne
1982 Belgium Ludo Peeters (BEL) TI–Raleigh
1983 Belgium Ludo Peeters (BEL) TI–Raleigh
1984 Australia Phil Anderson (AUS) Panasonic–Raleigh
1985 Australia Phil Anderson (AUS) Panasonic–Raleigh
1986 Belgium Jean-Marie Wampers (BEL) Hitachi-Splendor
1987 Norway Dag Otto Lauritzen (NOR) 7 Eleven
1988 Belgium Michel Dernies (BEL) Lotto-Eddy Merckx
1989 Belgium Jean-Marie Wampers (BEL) Panasonic–Isostar–Colnago–Agu
1990 Switzerland Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) Weinmann-SMM Uster
1991 Belgium Johan Bruyneel (BEL) Lotto
1992 Belgium Frank Van Den Abeele (BEL) Lotto–Mavic–MBK
1993 Denmark Rolf Sørensen (DNK) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1994 Germany Olaf Ludwig (GER) Team Telekom
1995 Italy Francesco Frattini (ITA) Gewiss–Ballan
1996 Switzerland Beat Zberg (SUI) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1997 Italy Michele Bartoli (ITA) MG Maglificio–Technogym
1998 Italy Fabio Baldato (ITA) Riso Scotti–MG Maglificio
1999 Germany Erik Zabel (GER) Team Telekom
2000 Germany Kai Hundertmarck (GER) Team Telekom
2001 Switzerland Marcus Zberg (SUI) Rabobank
2002 Germany Erik Zabel (GER) Team Telekom
2003 Italy Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner
2004 Netherlands Karsten Kroon (NED) Rabobank
2005 Germany Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team
2006 Italy Stefano Garzelli (ITA) Liquigas
2007 Germany Patrik Sinkewitz (GER) T-Mobile Team
2008 Netherlands Karsten Kroon (NED) Team CSC
2009 Germany Fabian Wegmann (GER) Team Milram
2010 Germany Fabian Wegmann (GER) Team Milram
2011 Germany John Degenkolb (GER) HTC–Highroad
2012 Italy Moreno Moser (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale
2013 Slovenia Simon Špilak (SLO) Team Katusha
2014 Norway Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha
2015 No race [4]
2016 Norway Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha

References

  1. Official website. Announces withdrawal of Henninger Bräu AG as main sponsors.
  2. (New) official website. Announces new name and main sponsors. (in German)
  3. Cyclingnews report in English
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