U23-Race - UCI category 1.2

After a three-year break due to the pandemic, the U23 edition of Eschborn-Frankfurt will celebrate its comeback on May 1. More than 160 young riders are expected at the cycling classic. Like the WorldTour pros, the talented riders will start in Eschborn, ride through the Taunus hills to the finish line in front of the Alte Oper.

As the pro race, the race day also begins for the U23 riders in Eschborn. A distance of 129 kilometres with 2000 metres of elevation gain awaits them. From the start, they first head into Frankfurt city centre through the finish area. After 46 kilometres on the familiar route through the Taunus, the field arrives at the Feldberg for the first time. After the descent, the Taunus icon is approached for the second time. Like the pros this year, the U23 riders now also have to conquer the climb from the steeper side. The selective section is completed in the middle of the race. The route leads through the Taunus back to Eschborn and on to the finish in front of the Alte Oper.

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Danish double victory at the U23 cycling classic!

The Danish youngsters dominated the first U23 race of Eschborn-Frankfurt after three years of interruption due to pandemic. In a bunch sprint after 108 kilometers Joshua Gudnitz (Team Coloquick) won ahead of his compatriot Gustav Wang (Restaurant Suri - Carl Ras) and Eritrean Aklilu Arefayne (Circus - ReUz - Technord). Best German in front of the Alte Oper in Frankfurt was Tobias Müller (Rad-Net Osswald) in sixth place.

The Danish youngsters have the heFor Gudnitz it was the fourth victory this season. The 21-year-old commented on his success: "I already felt very good on the Feldberg and went into a breakaway group. There were seven of us, but we didn't work well together because the others knew I was fast. So we were caught up again. Then we said in the team: Take it easy until the sprint. Even then I was still doing well, which showed in the end."

For third-place finisher Arefayne, it was a special day. Not only were several fans from his home country waiting for him in the finish area with flags and cheering him like the winner: for the 18-year-old it was only the second race ever in Europe, the first at UCI level. "I immediately sprinted to the podium, which is an incredible result." Yet the young African wasn't even slated for the role in the final. "Unfortunately, our captain was installed and I had to take over his role. Maybe even something more than third place would have been possible. Still, the podium makes me really happy."