2018 Eschborn-Frankfurt:
Rund um den Finanzplatz (WorldTour), Germany
57th Edition: Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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Eschborn - Frankfurt, 215.5 km
Alexander Kristoff gets his fourth Eschborn-Frankfurt win.
The race: Here's the report from winner Alexander Kristoff's UAE-Team Emirates.
Alexander Kristoff’s win in the Eschborn-Frankfurt, despite the number of top sprint rivals, was predicted given his record so far. Today, he continued his streak, adding a fourth consecutive win to his palmarès for UAE Team Emirates.
The Emirates team worked hard to give him a 2018 title to add to those from 2017, 2016 and 2014 (2015 was cancelled from calendar), controlling the initial attacks and helping the Norwegian power-sprinter over the difficult climbs. The team closed the final escapees down and Kristoff did the rest.
The historic fourth consecutive win the Eschborn-Frankfurt underlines Kristoff’s command of the race. “This is a race that is particularly adapted to me,” he said. “This edition had more climbing than normal and I knew it’d be harder. In the second loop, I didn’t feel so strong and I was about dropped, but thanks to Troia and Ganna, I was able to hang in there.
“In the last two laps on the traditional circuit, my feelings changed and I began to believe in the win. The team worked very well from the start and in the final with Team Quick-Step to bring in the escapees. In the sprint, the Belgian team took control of the situation until Gaviria made a mistake on the last curve, which certainly helped things.
“It’s great to return and win after my last win back in February, and great to have made part of the race’s history with a fourth consecutive win.”
Complete Results:
215.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.255 km/hr
| 1 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | 5hr 13min 24sec |
| 2 | MATTHEWS Michael | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 3 | NAESEN Oliver | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 4 | PASQUALON Andrea | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 5 | DE BIE Sean | Verandas Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 6 | BOLE Grega | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 7 | BENNETT Sam | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 8 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 9 | TRATNIK Jan | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 10 | LOBATO Juan José | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 11 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 12 | PIBERNIK Luka | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 13 | SIMON Julien | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 14 | MERTZ Remy | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 15 | VANBILSEN Kenneth | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 16 | SMITH Dion | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 17 | VAN GESTEL Dries | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 18 | BUCHMANN Emanuel | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 19 | PEDERSEN Casper | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 20 | POLITT Nils | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 21 | BERNARD Julien | Trek-Segafredo | @ 7sec |
| 22 | OWSIAN Lukasz | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 23 | POLJANSKI Pawel | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 24 | RIABUSHENKO Alexandr | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 25 | GAVIRIA Fernando | Quick-Step Floors | 0:10 |
| 26 | LAMPAERT Yves | Quick-Step Floors | 0:18 |
| 27 | ŠPILAK Simon | Katusha-Alpecin | 0:28 |
| 28 | DELTOMBE Kevin | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:44 |
| 29 | CANOLA Marco | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 30 | MORTIER Julien | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 31 | RIESEBEEK Oscar | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 32 | LAMBRECHT Bjorg | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 33 | BONNAMOUR Franck | Fortuneo-Samsic | s.t. |
| 34 | DUIJN Huub | Verandas Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 35 | NYCH Artem | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 36 | SHAW James | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 37 | MÜHLBERGER Gregor | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:49 |
| 38 | GOGL Michael | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 39 | CLAEYS Dimitri | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 40 | TIZZA Marco | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 41 | STOSZ Patryk | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | 1:12 |
| 42 | CONSONNI Simone | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 43 | GEBREIGZABHIER Amanuel | Dimension Data | 1:26 |
| 44 | HANSEN Lasse Norman | Aqua Blue Sport | 1:37 |
| 45 | KOZONCHUK Dmitry | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 46 | PEYSKENS Dimitri | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 47 | DECLERCQ Tim | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 48 | KUDUS Merhawi | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 49 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 50 | MARTINELLI Davide | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 51 | PAUWELS Serge | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 52 | ANTUNES Amaro Manuel | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 53 | BAUGNIES Jerome | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 54 | KIŠERLOVSKI Robert | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 55 | ARSLANOV Ildar | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 56 | FIRSANOV Sergey | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 57 | SLAGTER Tom-Jelte | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 58 | KOCH Jonas | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | 1:43 |
| 59 | ARASHIRO Yukiya | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 60 | VACHON Florian | Fortuneo-Samsic | s.t. |
| 61 | FERRARI Roberto | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 62 | CONCI Nicola | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 63 | DE PLUS Laurens | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 64 | LAGUTIN Sergey | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 65 | BACKAERT Frederik | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 3:33 |
| 66 | DECLERCQ Benjamin | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 3:52 |
| 67 | LUNKE Sindre Skjøstad | Fortuneo-Samsic | 4:11 |
| 68 | GALLOPIN Tony | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 69 | GATE Aaron | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 70 | MOINARD Amaël | Fortuneo-Samsic | s.t. |
| 71 | BONO Matteo | s.t. |
2018 Eschborn-Frankfurt race map
Eschborn-Frankfurt profile
Start list with back numbers. April 30, 2018:
21 teams, 147 riders
| UAE-TEAM EMIRATES | |
| 1 | KRISTOFF Alexander |
| 2 | BYSTROM Sven Erik |
| 3 | CONSONNI Simone |
| 4 | FERRARI Roberto |
| 5 | GANNA Filippo |
| 6 | RIABUSHENKO Aleksandr |
| 7 | TROIA Oliviero |
| KATUSHA-ALPECIN | |
| 11 | ZABEL Rick |
| 12 | CRAS Steff |
| 13 | KISERLOVSKI Robert |
| 14 | KITTEL Marcel |
| 15 | MATHIS Marco |
| 16 | POLITT Nils |
| 17 | SPILAK Simon |
| LOTTO-SOUDAL | |
| 22 | HOFLAND Moreno |
| 23 | LAMBRECHT Bjorg |
| 24 | MERTZ Rémy |
| 25 | NAESEN Lawrence |
| 26 | SHAW James Callum |
| 27 | WOUTERS Enzo |
| TEAM SUNWEB | |
| 31 | MATTHEWS Michael |
| 32 | BAUHAUS Phil |
| 33 | FROHLINGER Johannes |
| 34 | GESCHKE Simon |
| 35 | HINDLEY Jai |
| 36 | THEUNS Edward |
| 37 | WALSCHEID Max |
| QUICK-STEP FLOORS | |
| 41 | GAVIRIA Fernando |
| 42 | DE PLUS Laurens |
| 43 | DECLERCQ Tim |
| 44 | JAKOBSEN Fabio |
| 45 | LAMPAERT Yves |
| 46 | MARTINELLI Davide |
| 47 | RICHEZE Ariel |
| DIMENSION DATA | |
| 51 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald |
| 52 | DLAMINI Nicholas |
| 53 | GEBREIGZABHIER Amanuel |
| 54 | KUDUS Merhawi |
| 55 | PAUWELS Serge |
| 56 | SLAGTER Tom Jelte |
| 57 | THOMSON Jay Robert |
| BORA-HANSGROHE | |
| 61 | BUCHMANN Emanuel |
| 62 | ACKERMANN Pascal |
| 63 | BENNETT Sam |
| 64 | KENNAUGH Peter |
| 65 | MUHLBERGER Gregor |
| 66 | POLJANSKI Pawel |
| 67 | SARAMOTINS Aleksejs |
| TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
| 71 | RAST Grégory |
| 72 | BEPPU Fumiyuki |
| 73 | BERNARD Julien |
| 74 | CONCI Nicola |
| 75 | DANIEL Gregory |
| 76 | FRAME Alex |
| 77 | GOGL Michael |
| NIPPO-VINI FANTINI | |
| 81 | LOBATO Juan Jose |
| 82 | CANOLA Marco |
| 83 | GROSU Eduard Michael |
| 84 | HATSUYAMA Sho |
| 85 | KOBAYASHI Marino |
| 86 | MARANGONI Alan |
| 87 | TIZZA Marco |
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 91 | NAESEN Oliver |
| 92 | BAGDONAS Gediminas |
| 93 | BARBIER Rudy |
| 94 | DUVAL Julien |
| 95 | GALLOPIN Tony |
| 96 | GOUGEARD Alexis |
| 97 | VANDENBERGH Stijn |
| BAHRAIN-MERIDA | |
| 101 | GASPAROTTO Enrico |
| 102 | AGNOLI Valerio |
| 103 | ARASHIRO Yukiya |
| 104 | BOLE Grega |
| 105 | GARCIA Ivan |
| 106 | PIBERNIK Luka |
| 107 | WANG Mei Yin |
| ROOMPOT-NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ | |
| 111 | WEENING Pieter |
| 112 | ARIESEN Tim |
| 113 | GERTS Floris |
| 114 | MEIJERS Jeroen |
| 115 | RIESEBEEK Oscar |
| 116 | VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd |
| 117 | VAN GOETHEM Brian |
| AQUA BLUE SPORT | |
| 121 | KREDER Michel |
| 122 | BRAMMEIER Matthew |
| 123 | FENN Andrew |
| 124 | GATE Aaron |
| 125 | HANSEN Lasse Norman |
| 126 | KONING Peter |
| 127 | PEDERSEN Casper Phillip |
| WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT | |
| 131 | PASQUALON Andrea |
| 132 | ANTONINI Simone |
| 133 | BACKAERT Frederik |
| 134 | BAUGNIES Jérôme |
| 135 | EIKING Odd Christian |
| 136 | SMITH Dion |
| 137 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter |
| COFIDIS | |
| 141 | BOUHANNI Nacer |
| 142 | CLAEYS Dimitri |
| 143 | SIMON Julien |
| 144 | SOUPE Geoffrey |
| 145 | TEKLEHAYMANOT Daniel |
| 146 | VAN STAEYEN Michael |
| 147 | VANBILSEN Kenneth |
| SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| 151 | VAN HECKE Preben |
| 152 | DECLERCQ Benjamin |
| 153 | DELTOMBE Kevin |
| 154 | SPRENGERS Thomas |
| 155 | VAN GESTEL Dries |
| 156 | VAN ROOY Kenneth |
| 157 | VERWILST Aaron |
| FORTUNEO-SAMSIC | |
| 161 | VACHON Florian |
| 162 | BONNAMOUR Franck |
| 163 | FEILLU Brice |
| 164 | GERARD Arnaud |
| 165 | LEDANOIS Kevin |
| 166 | LUNKE Sindre Skjøstad |
| 167 | MOINARD Amaël |
| WB-AQUA PROTECT-VERANCLASSIC | |
| 171 | JULES Justin |
| 172 | DERUETTE Thomas |
| 173 | KIRSCH Alex |
| 174 | MORTIER Julien |
| 175 | PEYSKENS Dimitri |
| 176 | SPENGLER Lukas |
| 177 | WARNIER Antoine |
| CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE | |
| 181 | KUMP Marko |
| 182 | AMARO Manuel |
| 183 | KOCH Jonas |
| 184 | OWSIAN Lukasz |
| 185 | PALUTA Michal |
| 186 | STOSZ Patryk |
| 187 | TRATNIK Jan |
| VERANDA'S WILLEMS-CRELAN | |
| 191 | DE BIE Sean |
| 192 | DE BONDT Dries |
| 193 | DUYN Huub |
| 194 | LIVYNS Arjen |
| 195 | STEELS Stijn |
| 196 | TANNER David |
| 197 | WAEYTENS Zico |
| GAZPROM-RUSVELO | |
| 201 | TRUSOV Nikolai |
| 202 | ARSLANOV Ildar |
| 203 | BOEV Igor |
| 204 | FIRSANOV Serguei |
| 205 | KOZONTCHUK Dmitriy |
| 206 | LAGUTIN Sergey |
| 207 | NYCH Artem |