Spectacle in Hessen: Now in the ticker – bike race Eschborn – Frankfurt

The bike race Eschborn-Frankfurt 2025 promises great excitement through a top-class driver field and a demanding route.

01.05.25, 1:27 p.m.: Intermediate stand at Eschborn-Frankfurt

157km to the destination

Top of the field:

Laurence Pithie
Pierre Thierry

+4: 35: Main field

01.05.25, 1:26 p.m.: Feldberg climbed for the first time

The top duo has reached the top of the Feldberg for the first time. Thierry finally embarks on the rapid descent as a leading man and thus also secures the mountain ranking in front of Pithie. The main field follows with a deficit of only a little more than four minutes.

01.05.25, 1:19 p.m.: The difficulty increases

For the top duo it is now steeping on the Feldberg, the difficulty is increasing. The lead of the New Zealander Pithie and the Frenchman Thierry had grown to over six minutes, but is now shrinking slightly again on the climb.

01.05.25, 1:17 pm: “A special race”

The top German drivers Nils Politt and Maximilian Schachmann are at least one of the outsiders. At the HR-Mikro, they commented on the classic wheel before starting. “It is always something special to present yourself in front of the home crowd,” said Politt, while Schachmann spoke of “a special race”. Because: “You never know how difficult and quickly it really will.”

01.05.25, 1:04 p.m.: Up on the Feldberg

It goes uphill for the first time, the drivers are in the entrance to the Feldberg, which on this long cycling day must be crossed twice. The lead of Laurence Pithie and Pierre Thierry is around five and a half minutes.

01.05.25, 12:51 p.m.: The lead grown significantly

The lead of the two outliers Laurence Pithie and Pierre Thierry grows, it is 177 kilometers before the finish line. The field is slowly increasing again. “It shouldn’t be much more than five minutes,” says HR expert Marcel Kittel.

01.05.25, 12:44 p.m.: These are the favorites

Now that two outsiders move in front of the field, Let’s take a look at the favorites. There are definitely big names, especially the two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe and the world-class sprinter Jasper Philipsen. But younger upstarters like Thibau Nys also pay good chances.

01.05.25, 12:36 p.m.: Duo drives ahead

With Laurence Pithie and Pierre Thierry, two drivers have escaped the field, now almost a minute lead. The field first takes out a little pace, both outliers are not necessarily the favorites.

01.05.25, 12:25 p.m.: The first trial tests run

The professionals move for the first time through downtown Frankfurt, the first tests take place. Among other things, local hero Jonas Rutsch is there. The Erbacher knows the route from the Effective – and therefore wants to show itself today. A group has not yet formed.

01.05.25, 12:17 p.m.: Sharp start has taken place

Now it is getting serious, the sharp start has taken place. From now on, the professionals can pedal strongly. In this respect, it is worth taking a look at the route at this point, which is around 200 kilometers long and quite demanding. “It will be very challenging,” says Marcel Kittel, former sprinter and today’s expert.

01.05.25, 12:08 p.m.: The race is running

Just in time at 12.05 p.m., the field on Eschborn Rathausplatz starts moving, at first still leisurely. The wild Hatz only begins after a short roll -up phase.

01.05.25, 12:04 p.m.: Rutsch sees Mammolshainer Stich as the “sticking point”

The Hessian bike star John Degenkolb is missing a bad fall and several broken bones this time at the bike classic. Instead, the focus from the local perspective: the Erbacher Jonas Rutsch. He said at the HR-Mikro right before the start: “The last of three climbs on the Mammolsheim stitch is the sticking point. If you are still there, the chances are good.”

01.05.25, 11:52 a.m.: Start at Eschborn Rathausplatz

The bike race changes its starting point for the 62nd edition: While it started in the commercial area in a large parking lot until last year, this time the starting signal in Eschborn in the city center – directly on Rathausplatz.

01.05.25, 11:48 am: The countdown is running

Hello and welcome to this year’s Eschborn-Frankfurt bike race. If you also use the good weather for an excursion, you are exactly right here. We keep you up to date with the events on the route. If you want to get back to the state of affairs. There are everything important here for the race.

01.05.25, 11:33 a.m.: The closures on the route

The start of the professional race is approaching (12 p.m.), but young drivers and amateurs have been by the wayside since the morning. Accordingly, passers-by or cycling fans must observe a number of detours, closures or rail and bus failures. An overview:

04/29/25, 2:51 p.m.: Cycling race promises high voltage

Tradition is tradition: On May 1st, the Eschborn-Frankfurt bike race will get down to business again. The elite starts on the route from 12 p.m., which promises quite a bit of excitement again this year due to a demanding terrain. Arrival at the finish in front of the Alte Oper in Frankfurt can be expected around 5 p.m.