Itamar Einhorn (איתמר איינהורן; born 20 September 1997) is an Israeli cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[4] In 2022 and 2023, he won the Israeli National Road Race Championships. Einhorn represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in cycling in the Men's individual road race at Pont d'Iéna.
 Itamar Einhorn (2022) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 September 1997 Modi'in, Israel |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Israel–Premier Tech |
| Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2016 | Vérandas Willems–Crabbe–CC Chevigny |
| 2017–2018 | Israel Cycling Academy Development |
| Professional teams | |
| 2017 | Israel Cycling Academy (stagiaire) |
| 2018 | Israel Cycling Academy (stagiaire) |
| 2019– | Israel Cycling Academy[1][2][3] |
| Major wins | |
Single-day races and Classics
| |
Early and personal life
editEinhorn was born in Modi'in, Israel.[5] He is 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) tall, and weighs 72 kg (159 lb).[5] He speaks both Hebrew and English.[6] Asked whether he enjoys cycling despite the demands and difficulties of the sport, he said: "I'm living the dream.... I am fulfilling my childhood dream."[7]
Cycling career
editEarly years
editEinhorn followed his brother Ben, four years older than he is and himself a fourth-place finisher in the 2013 Israeli National Championships, into cycling.[8][9] He first rode mountain bikes, and then switched to road racing in 2013.[9] In 2014, he won the junior Israeli national championship in road racing, in Hadera, Israel.[10]
From 2017 to 2019 he rode for Israel Premier Tech Academy.[11] He currently rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[4]
In the 2020 edition of Tour Colombia Einhorn finished 3rd on stage 2 becoming the first Israeli to finish on the podium in a UCI sanctioned race.[12][13]
In the 2021 edition of the Okolo Slovenska in Slovakia, Einhorn won stage 4 becoming the first Israeli to ever win a UCI Europe Tour stage.[14]
2022–23; National championships
editIn August 2022, Einhorn came in 13th out of 141 cyclists in the 2022 European Road Championships – Men's road race in Munich, Germany.[15]
In 2022 and 2023, Einhorn won the Israeli National Road Race Championships.[10][16]
On October 9, 2023, two days after the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Einhorn came in second in the last stage of the 2023 Tour of Hainan.[17] He said: "I’ve never felt like this before. Of course, I wanted to win. But I didn’t feel anything. There was neither the sting of missing the victory nor a trace of satisfaction from finishing second. The utter sense of triviality weighed heavily on me, knowing that while I raced thousands of kilometers away, my homeland was engulfed in a horrific act of terror and slaughter."[17]
2024–present; Olympic Games
editIn 2024 through May, Einhorn had four wins in the Tour du Rwanda and the Tour de Taiwan, matching his total for all of 2023, and in his career had won 13 UCI races.[18]
2024 Summer Olympics
editEinhorn represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in cycling in the Men's individual road race at Pont d'Iéna, and came in 62nd.[19][20][21] The race consisted of a challenging 270-kilometer hilly course, with a very small peloton of approximately 85 riders.[22] He said: "For me, representing Israel in the Olympics is a message of a nation aspiring for peace."[21]
Major results
edit- 2014
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 2017
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2020
- 3rd Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 1st Stage 1
- 9th Scheldeprijs
- 2021 (1 pro win)
- 1st GP Polski
- 1st Stage 4 Okolo Slovenska
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2022 (1)
- 1st
- 1st Grand Prix Wyszków
- 3rd GP Polski
- 4th Münsterland Giro
- 9th Grand Prix Nasielsk-Serock
- 10th Puchar MON
- 2023 (2)
- 1st
- 1st GP Polski
- 1st Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego
- 1st Stage 1 Czech Tour
- 4th Milano–Torino
- 9th Scheldeprijs
- 9th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
- 9th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 2024 (4)
- Tour du Rwanda
- 1st Stages 2 & 7
- Tour de Taiwan
- 1st Stages 1 & 5
- 6th Veenendaal–Veenendaal
- 8th Elfstedenronde
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2021 |
|---|---|
| — | |
| — | |
| DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
See also
edit- Henry Ohayon, Israeli Olympic individual road race cyclist
- Itzhak Ben David, Israeli Olympic individual road race cyclist
References
edit- ^ "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cycling News. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cycling News. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Israel–Premier Tech". UCI. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Itamar Einhorn". ProCyclingStats.
- ^ "Itamar Einhorn". Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team.
- ^ נבון, עמית (18 January 2022). "איתמר אינהורן בראיון: המעמד שלי בקבוצה כבר שונה!". Bikepanel.
- ^ "Ben Einhorn". ProCyclingStats.
- ^ a b Hood, Edmond (14 October 2021). "Israel Start Up's Itamar Einhorn Gets PEZ'd". PEZ Cycling News.
- ^ a b "Itamar Einhorn". Cycling Archives.
- ^ "Itamar EINHORN". UCI.
- ^ "Tour Colombia: Juan Molano sprints early, takes stage 2". Velo News. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "ITAMAR EINHORN WRITES ISRAELI HISTORY IN COLOMBIA". Facebook. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Peter Sagan wins Tour of Slovakia; Itamar Einhorn wins stage 4 in Trnava". Cycling News. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "2022 European Championships"
- ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Israel". Cycling Archives.
- ^ a b Duhaney, Taneika (10 October 2023). "Israel-Premier Tech: Racing Through "A Storm of Emotions"; Team Grapples With Attack On Homeland At Tour of Hainan". Men's Journal.
- ^ "Itamar Einhorn". FirstCycling.com.
- ^ "Reuveny captures gold, Kantor & Dolgopyat silver in banner day for Israel," Sports Rabbi.
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- ^ a b "Road Cyclist Itamar Einhorn Ends Israel's 64-Year Olympic Absence". 12BOY. 30 May 2024.
- ^ Ondrej Zhasil (31 May 2024). "Itamar Einhorn selected to represent Israel at the Olympic Games: "It's definitely a very important milestone in my career"". CyclingUpToDate.
External links
edit- Itamar Einhorn at UCI
- Itamar Einhorn at Cycling Archives
- Itamar Einhorn at ProCyclingStats
- Itamar Einhorn at Cycling Quotient
- Itamar Einhorn at CycleBase
- Itamar Einhorn at The-Sports.org
- Itamar Einhorn on Instagram