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Itamar Einhorn
איתמר איינהורן
Itamar Einhorn (2022)
Personal information
Born (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27)
Modi'in, Israel
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamIsrael–Premier Tech
DisciplineRoad bicycle racing
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2016Vérandas Willems–Crabbe–CC Chevigny
2017–2018Israel Cycling Academy Development
Professional teams
2017Israel Cycling Academy (stagiaire)
2018Israel Cycling Academy (stagiaire)
2019–Israel Cycling Academy[1][2][3]
Major wins
Single-day races and Classics
Israeli National Road Race Championships (2022, 2023)

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.

Early and personal life

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Einhorn 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

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Early years

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Einhorn 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

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In 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

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In 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

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Einhorn 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

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1st on stage podium after Stage 1, 2023 Czech Tour, Uničov
2014
National Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
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 Road race, National Road Championships
1st Grand Prix Wyszków
3rd GP Polski
4th Münsterland Giro
9th Grand Prix Nasielsk-Serock
10th Puchar MON
2023 (2)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
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

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Grand Tour 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia —
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España DNF
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cycling News. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cycling News. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Israel–Premier Tech". UCI. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Itamar Einhorn". ProCyclingStats.
  6. ^ "Itamar Einhorn". Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team.
  7. ^ נבון, עמית (18 January 2022). "איתמר אינהורן בראיון: המעמד שלי בקבוצה כבר שונה!". Bikepanel.
  8. ^ "Ben Einhorn". ProCyclingStats.
  9. ^ a b Hood, Edmond (14 October 2021). "Israel Start Up's Itamar Einhorn Gets PEZ'd". PEZ Cycling News.
  10. ^ a b "Itamar Einhorn". Cycling Archives.
  11. ^ "Itamar EINHORN". UCI.
  12. ^ "Tour Colombia: Juan Molano sprints early, takes stage 2". Velo News. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  13. ^ "ITAMAR EINHORN WRITES ISRAELI HISTORY IN COLOMBIA". Facebook. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Peter Sagan wins Tour of Slovakia; Itamar Einhorn wins stage 4 in Trnava". Cycling News. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  15. ^ "2022 European Championships"
  16. ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Israel". Cycling Archives.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Itamar Einhorn". FirstCycling.com.
  19. ^ "Reuveny captures gold, Kantor & Dolgopyat silver in banner day for Israel," Sports Rabbi.
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  21. ^ a b "Road Cyclist Itamar Einhorn Ends Israel's 64-Year Olympic Absence". 12BOY. 30 May 2024.
  22. ^ 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.
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