2015 Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop
| 2015 UCI Europe Tour | |
|---|---|
| Race details | |
| Dates | 1 May 2015 |
| Stages | 1 |
| Distance | 205 km (127.4 mi) |
| Results | |
The 2015 Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop (in German Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt) was scheduled to be the 54th edition of the Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop semi-classic cycling race; it would have taken place on 1 May 2015. The race was cancelled the day before it was scheduled to take place because of a suspected terrorist plot similar to the Boston Marathon bombing.
The race was to have taken place on 1 May 2015 and was rated as a 1.HC event by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The planned route was 205 kilometres (127 mi) in length, starting in Eschborn and ending in Frankfurt; the course included several hills. The defending champion was Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha). The favourites for victory included Kristoff and John Degenkolb (Team Giant–Alpecin), who had between them won the Milan–San Remo, the Tour of Flanders and the Paris–Roubaix.
22 teams were invited to take part in the race. Six of these were UCI WorldTeams; seven were UCI Professional Continental teams; eight were German UCI Continental teams; the last was a German national team.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
National teams
On 30 April 2015, the day before the race was due to have taken place, local authorities announced that it had been cancelled due to "indications of a possible threat to the population". A couple, one of whom was described as a "suspected Islamic extremist", were arrested the previous day at their home in Oberursel, which is along the race route. The couple arrested were identified as Halil D., 35, a German citizen of Turkish origin, and Senay D., 34, thought to be a Turkish citizen.
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