The event was first held in 1962, back then under the name Rund um den Henninger Turm (Around the Henninger Tower), in honour of the brewery sponsor who financed the race at the time. It was not until 2009 that the name changed to the Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop, and just one year later it was renamed Rund um den Finanzplatz. Since 2018, only the start and finish locations have been included in the name.
A year earlier, the Tour de France organiser interfered in the fate of the race. The Amaury Sports Organisation (A.S.O.) took over the Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Radsports (GFR), which had always organised Eschborn-Frankfurt - and still does today. The influence of the French also enhanced the sporting significance of the race. It has been part of the World Tour, the highest racing category, since 2017.
U23 back in the programme, everyman race long since fully booked
Eschborn-Frankfurt will be held for the 60th time in 2023. The coronavirus pandemic prevented the event from being held in 2020. In 2015, the event had to be cancelled at short notice because the police had evidence of a planned terrorist attack by a Salafist couple.
This year, however, the sporting headlines will once again take centre stage. A long-since fully-booked amateur race with 8,000 starters on three different routes and the return of the U23 version after a three-year break due to the pandemic, as well as numerous youth races, are a worthy setting for the elite event.
Record winner Kristoff and sprint world champion Philipsen at the start
And it is characterised by a renowned field, led by two strong sprinters who have already attracted attention as Classics chasers. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is the most successful sprinter of the season. Four victories, including two stages at Tirreno-AdriaticoThe Belgian has won the Brugge-De Panne classic and the unofficial sprinter world championship, the Scheldeprijs. He also came second in the cobblestone monument Paris-Roubaix.
Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team), the record winner of Eschborn-Frankfurt, will also be at the start. The Norwegian has won the race four times (2014 to 2018). In eight starts, he has also finished third three times (2019, 2021, 2022), finishing sixth on his debut in 2012. Erik Zabel is second behind Kristoff with three victories and is the best German in the all-time leaderboard. Several riders have celebrated two victories, including Fabian Wegmann, who is now the sporting director at Eschborn-Frankfurt.
The Eschborn-Frankfurt 2023 route
After the start in Eschborn, the course first makes a detour to Frankfurt and through the finish at the Alte Oper before heading into the countryside. Two laps through the Taunus are planned, where the topographical difficulties of the day await.
After years in which a bunch sprint was almost inevitable due to the course profile, this may change this year. Compared to previous years, the course has not only become longer, but also more difficult. There are 203.8 kilometres to complete this year.
With the 879 metre-high Großer Feldberg, the highest elevation in the Taunus has to be ridden over twice, plus the Mammolshainer Berg three times, a relatively short but up to 15 per cent steep ascent.
In total, the riders face more than 3,000 metres of elevation gain. In combination with its length, this makes the race a classic that deserves its name. However, most of the altitude metres are covered in the first two thirds of the race, so there is still a chance that everything will come together again. The finale of the race also remains basically unchanged and is largely flat.
Eschborn-Frankfurt 2023: TV broadcast and live stream
Eschborn-Frankfurt will be broadcast live on all continents and in more than 150 countries around the world. In Germany, Hessischer Rundfunk will even broadcast the race free-to-air from the very first minute. The linear broadcast on TV and live stream will begin at 12 noon.
Eurosport 2 will switch on at 2.15pm, while Discovery+ and GCN+ (both via paid subscription) will be streaming the race live from 2pm.
Start list: The teams at Eschborn-Frankfurt
19 teams are competing at Eschborn-Frankfurt, including ten from the World Tour: Bora-Hansgrohe, UAE Team Emirates, Alpecin-Deceuninck, EF Education EasyPost, Bahrain-Victorious, Team Jayco-AlUla, Team DSM, Intermarche-Circus-Wanty, Cofidis and Arkea-Samsic.
They are joined by the second division riders Israel-Premier Tech, Lotto-Dstny, Bingoal WB, Burgos-BH, Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizane, Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, Team Flanders - Baloise, TotalEnergies and Uno-X Pro Cycling Team.
Bora-Hansgrohe
- 1 Sam Bennett
- 2 Emanuel Buchmann
- 3 Marco Haller
- 4 Patrick Konrad
- 5 Anton Palzer
- 6 Nils Politt
- 7 Danny van Poppel
UAE Team Emirates
- 11 Pascal Ackermann
- 12 Ryan Gibbons
- 13 Felix Groß
- 14 Marc Hirschi
- 15 Alvaro Hodeg
- 16 Matteo Trentin
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
- 21 Alexander Kristoff
- 22 Jonas Abrahamsen
- 23 Louis Bendixen
- 24 Niklas Larsen
- 25 Erik Resell
- 26 Rasmus Tiller
- 27 Soren Waerenskjold
Bahrain-Victorious
- 31 Phil Bauhaus
- 32 Yukiya Arashiro
- 33 Matevz Govekar
- 34 Fran Miholjevic
- 35 Hermann Pernsteiner
- 36 Edoardo Zambanini
- 37 Chih Hao
Alpecin-Deceuninck
- 41 Jasper Philipsen
- 42 Dries De Bondt
- 43 Silvan Dillier
- 44 Sören Kragh Andersern
- 45 Jason Osborne
- 46 Edward Planckaert
- 47 Gianni Vermeersch
Team DSM
- 51 John Degenkolb
- 52 Sean Flynn
- 53 Leon Heinschke
- 54 Niklas Märkl
- 55 Lorenzo Milesi
- 56 Tim Naberman
- 57 Florian Stork
Lotto-Dstny
- 61 Arnaud De Lie
- 62 Cedric Beullens
- 63 Jasper De Buyst
- 64 Arjen Livyns
- 65 Michael Schwarzmann
- 66 Liam Slock
Team Jayco-AlUla
- 71 Michael Matthews
- 72 Felix Engelhardt
- 73 Michael Hepburn
- 74 Lukas Pöstlberger
- 75 Blake Quick
- 76 Callum Scotson
- 77 Campbell Stewart
Cofidis
- 81 Max Walscheid
- 82 Davide Cimolai
- 83 Simone Consonni
- 84 Jonathan Lastra
- 85 Christophe Noppe
- 86 Alexis Renard
- 87 Harrison Wood
Israel-Premier Tech
- 91 Ben Hermans
- 92 Itamar Unicorn
- 93 Omer Goldstein
- 94 Taj Jones
- 95 Jens Reynders
- 96 Corbin Strong
- 97 Stephen Williams
TotalEnergies
- 101 Edvald Boasson-Hagen
- 102 Maciej Bodnar
- 103 Mathieu Burgaudeau
- 104 Emilien Jeanniere
- 105 Lorrenzo Manzin
- 106 Dries Van Gestel
EF Education Easy Post
- 111 Marijn van den Berg
- 112 Kudus Merhawa Ghebremedhin
- 113 Jens Keukeleire
- 114 Mark Padun
- 115 Jonas Rutsch
- 116 Tom Scully
- 117 Georg Steinhauser
Arkea-Samsic
- 121 Nacer Bouhanni
- 122 Jenthe Biermans
- 123 Hugo Hofstetter
- 124 Matis Louvel
- 125 Laurent Pichon
- 126 Alan Riou
- 127 Clément Russo
Intermarche-Circus-Wanty
- 131 Sven Erik Byström
- 132 Julius Johansen
- 133 Arne Marit
- 134 Adrien Petit
- 135 Laurenz Rex
- 136 Lorenzo Rota
- 137 Georg Zimmermann
Bingoal WB
- 141 Floris De Tier
- 142 Ceriel Desal
- 143 Alexis Guerin
- 144 Julian Mertens
- 145 Remy Mertz
- 146 Ludovic Robeet
- 147 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Q36.5 Pro Cycling
- 151 Alessandro Fedeli
- 152 Matteo Badilatti
- 153 Walter Calzoni
- 154 Mark Donovan
- 155 Cyrus Monk
- 156 Matteo Moschetti
- 157 Joseph Rosskopf
Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizane
- 161 Filippo Fiorelli
- 162 Luca Colnaghi
- 163 Davide Gaburro
- 164 Filippo Magli
- 165 Martin Marcellusi
- 166 Henok Mulueberhan
- 167 Samuele Zoccarato
Team Flanders-Baloise
- 171 Vincent Van Hemelen
- 172 Ruben Apers
- 173 Vito Braet
- 174 Toon Clynhens
- 175 Milan Fretin
- 176 Jules Hesters
- 177 Elias Maris
Burgos bra
- 181 Cyril barthe
- 182 Clement Alleno
- 183 Jetse Bol
- 184 Jesus Ezquerra
- 185 Antonio Fagundez Lima
- 186 Angel Fuentes Paniego
- 187 Felipe Orts
Result Eschborn-Frankfurt 2023:
- Sören Kragh Andersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4:51:27
- Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe) +0:00
- Alessandro Fedeli (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) +0:00
- Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) +0:00
- Lorenzo Rota (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) +0:00
- Georg Steinhauser (EF Education EasyPost) +0:00
- Georg Zimmermann (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) +0:00
- Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) +0:00
- Ben Hermans (Israel-Premier Tech) +0:00
- Martin Marcellusi (Green Project - Bardiani CSF - Faizane) +0:00
All winners from Eschborn-Frankfurt
- 2022 Sam Bennett (Ireland)
- 2021 Jasper Philipsen (Belgium)
- 2020 Cancelled (Corona pandemic)
- 2019 Pascal Ackermann (Germany)
- 2018 Alexander Kristoff (Norway)
- 2017 Alexander Kristoff (Norway)
- 2016 Alexander Kristoff (Norway)
- 2015 cancelled (planned terrorist attack)
- 2014 Alexander Kristoff (Norway)
- 2013 Simon Spilak (Slovenia)
- 2012 Moreno Moser (Italy)
- 2011 John Degenkolb (Germany)
- 2010 Fabian Wegmann (Germany)
- 2009 Fabian Wegmann (Germany)
- 2008 Karsten Kroon (Netherlands)
- 2007 Patrick Sinkewitz (Germany)
- 2006 Stefano Garzelli (Italy)
- 2005 Erik Zabel (Germany)
- 2004 Karsten Kroon (Netherlands)
- 2003 Davide Rebellin (Italy)
- 2002 Erik Zabel (Germany)
- 2001 Markus Zberg (Switzerland)
- 2000 Kai Hundertmarck (Germany)
- 1999 Erik Zabel (Germany)
- 1998 Fabio Baldato (Italy)
- 1997 Michele Bartoli (Italy)
- 1996 Beat Zberg (Switzerland)
- 1995 Francesco Frattini (Italy)
- 1994 Olaf Ludwig (Germany)
- 1993 Rolf Sørensen (Denmark)
- 1992 Frank Van Den Abeele (Belgium)
- 1991 Johan Bruyneel (Belgium)
- 1990 Thomas Wegmüller (Switzerland)
- 1989 Jean-Marie Wampers (Belgium)
- 1988 Michel Dernies (Belgium)
- 1987 Dag Otto Lauritzen (Norway)
- 1986 Jean-Marie Wampers (Belgium)
- 1985 Phil Anderson (Australia)
- 1984 Phil Anderson (Australia)
- 1983 Ludo Peeters (Belgium)
- 1982 Ludo Peeters (Belgium)
- 1981 Jos Jacobs (Belgium)
- 1980 Gianbattista Baronchelli (Italy)
- 1979 Daniel Willems (Belgium)
- 1978 Gregor Braun (Germany)
- 1977 Gerrie Knetemann (Netherlands)
- 1976 Freddy Maertens (Belgium)
- 1975 Roy Schuiten (Netherlands)
- 1974 Walter Godefroot (Belgium)
- 1973 Georges Pintens (Belgium)
- 1972 Gilbert Bellone (France)
- 1971 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
- 1970 Rudi Altig (Germany)
- 1969 Georges Pintens (Belgium)
- 1968 Eddy Beugels (Netherlands)
- 1967 Daniel Van Rijckeghem (Belgium)
- 1966 Barry Hoban (Great Britain)
- 1965 Jean Stablinski (France)
- 1964 Clément Roman (Belgium)
- 1963 Hennes Junkermann (Germany)
- 1962 Armand Desmet (Belgium)
