The track update at Eschborn-Frankfurt has proven its worth and will once again provide fans with an exciting race right up to the final on 1 May 2024. True to the motto "never change a winning team", the successful course remains unchanged. With just under 200 kilometres, two climbs on the Großer Feldberg and three on the Mammolshainer Stich, the best classics specialists will battle it out on the roads in the Taunus. The WorldTour race is one of the major classics on the international cycling calendar and marks the finale of the spring season.
Eschborn-Frankfurt 2025: The most important information about the professional route of the cycling classic
- Distance: 198.7 kilometres
- 2x Feldberg
- 3x Mammolshainer
Eschborn-Frankfurt: pure excitement
The second Feldberg crossing made the 2023 and 2024 race exciting right to the end. But the three climbs to the Mammolshainer Stich should not be underestimated either. The breakaway rider Jan Christen was only caught by a group of 30 riders two kilometres before the finish, which led to a sprint. Maxim van Gils was ahead in the end and crossed the finish line in first place.
A good two weeks before the race, the team nominations are now also public - and they are quite something. Alongside many international stars such as Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) and Thibau Nys (Lidl Trek), there are a particularly large number of top German riders in the team line-up. Among others, Pascal Ackermann (Israel-Premier Tech), Nils Politt (UAE Team Emirates - XRG), Maximilian Schachmann (Soudal Quick-Step), Jonas Rutsch (Intermarché - Wanty) and Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché - Wanty) announced.
Eschborn-Frankfurt 2025: TV broadcast & live stream
The professional race of Eschborn-Frankfurt 2025 will once again be broadcast in full length on HR television on 1 May, with commentary by Florian Naß and Marcel Kittel. Another prominent guest will be the injured John Degenkolb be there. There is also a live stream of the cycling classic at hessenschau.de, YouTube and in the ARD media centre.
U23 route near Eschborn-Frankfurt also crosses the Feldberg twice
The junior race on 1 May is also a real cycling classic. Between the start at Eschborn Town Hall and the finish at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, the talented cyclists will cover 129 kilometres. They have to overcome 2,000 metres in altitude - including two energy-sapping Feldberg passages. Last year, the selective profile ensured that a leading group of seven riders decided the victory among themselves.
Eschborn-Franfkfurt 2025: ADAC-Velotour - Everyman race for amateur cyclists
At the ADAC Velotour, amateur cyclists can experience the feeling of a professional road race on the closed-off course. They can choose between a total of three distances for the Jedermann race: The ADAC Taunus Classic route is the longest at 103 kilometres and, like the professional route, leads over the Mammolshainer Stich and the Feldberg. An alternative is the ADAC Taunus Express route, which omits the ascent to the Mammolshainer Stich and, at 92 kilometres, is also slightly shorter than the Classic route. The third option is suitable for beginners who prefer a flat route: on the 40-kilometre Skyline route, cyclists ride from Eschborn towards Frankfurt city centre and back.
Eschborn-Frankfurt 2025: Routes for the Everyman Race
- Taunus Classic route - 103 kilometres
- Taunus Express Tour - 92 kilometres
- Skyline route - 40 kilometres
Leon Weidner
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