2015 Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop

March 2021 2015 Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop 2015 UCI Europe Tour 1 May 2015 205 km 2014 2016 The 2015 Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop (de Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt 2015) 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. Planned event 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).Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt 2015 – Classic http://procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=150288 ProCyclingStats 22 April 2015 The planned route was 205 km off in length, starting in Eschborn and ending in Frankfurt; the course included several hills.Strecke Elite HC – Guide http://www.eschborn-frankfurt.de/_static/media/PDFs/Strecke-Elite-HC_2Seiten.pdf eschborn-frankfurt.de 22 April 2015 de 9 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150709014639/http://www.eschborn-frankfurt.de/_static/media/PDFs/Strecke-Elite-HC_2Seiten.pdf dead The defending champion was Alexander Kristoff (KAT 2015).Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt 2014 – Classic http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Rund_um_den_Finanzplatz_Eschborn_Frankfurt_2014 ProCyclingStats 22 April 2015 The favourites for victory included Kristoff and John Degenkolb (GIA 2015), who had between them won Milan–San Remo, the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix.Bijlsma Matthijs Voorbeschouwing: Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt 2015 http://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/63276/voorbeschouwing-rund-um-den-finanzplatz-eschborn-frankfurt-2015.html 30 April 2015 Wielerflits 30 April 2015 nl Teams 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.Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=150288&c=3 ProCyclingStats 23 April 2015 UCI WorldTeams KAT ALM GIA LTS SKY IAM 2015 UCI Professional Continental teams ROO TNE WGG AND 2015a CUL NRI CCC 2015 UCI Continental teams LKT SSG BAI LKH RNR SGT THF TBJ 2015 National teams Germany 2015 Suspected terrorist plot and cancellation 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". https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/30/german-cycling-race-cancelled-bomb-making-kit German cycling race cancelled after discovery of bomb-making kit 30 April 2015 The Guardian 30 April 2015 Associated Press 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.Frankfurt bike race cancelled over Islamist terror plot arrests https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11577649/Frankfurt-bike-race-cancelled-over-Islamist-terror-plot-arrests.html The Telegraph 1 May 2015 Various items were found in their house, including a homemade pipe bomb, bomb-making materials, an automatic rifle, bazooka ammunition and a canister full of petrol.German police foil Islamist attack ahead of Frankfurt cycle race https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-idUSKBN0NL0YE20150430 Reuters 30 April 2015German police thwart Boston-style plot to bomb cycle race, source says https://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/30/europe/germany-terror-arrests/ CNN 1 May 2015 One of the couple had apparently bought hydrogen peroxide and alcohol at a hardware shop and had been seen exploring a forest along the race route. http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/04/news/in-the-news-police-foil-terror-threat-to-german-bike-race_368498 In the News: Police foil terror threat to German bike race 30 April 2015 VeloNews 30 April 2015 2 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150502171640/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/04/news/in-the-news-police-foil-terror-threat-to-german-bike-race_368498 dead https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rund-um-finanzplatz-eschborn-frankfurt-cancelled-after-police-thwart-possible-terrorist-action Rund um Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt cancelled after police thwart possible terrorist action 30 April 2015 Cyclingnews.com 30 April 2015 He had connections to Salafists in Frankfurt, including the group Dawa FFM. https://nos.nl/artikel/2033278-terreuraanslag-in-duitsland-verijdeld.html Duitse wielerwedstrijd afgelast wegens terreurdreiging 30 April 2015 NOS.nl 30 April 2015Kontakt mit "Dawa FFM" Mutmaßlicher Radrennen-Attentäter in salafistischer Szene vernetzt https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik/kontakt-mit--dawa-ffm--mutmasslicher-radrennen-attentaeter-in-salafistischer-szene-vernetzt-23562240 Berliner Zeitung 25 January 2016 de The German newspaper Die Welt suggested that he was involved with Al-Qaeda, specifically Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). According to German police the couple had also travelled to Spain to meet with members of Sharia4Spain. It has also been suggested that there may have been connections to Adem Yilmaz, one of those convicted as part of a bomb plot in 2007.Eckardt Andy Frankfurt Prosecutor: Couple Arrested on Suspicion of Plotting 'Criminal Act' https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/turkish-couple-arrested-germany-suspicion-plotting-criminal-act-n351036 30 April 2015 NBC News 30 April 2015 Security officials suggested that the couple may have been planning an attack similar to the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. Halil D. was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in July 2016 for possession of illegal weapons and falsification of documents.German bombmaker sentenced over illegal arms https://www.dw.com/en/german-bombmaker-sentenced-over-illegal-arms/a-19376179 Deutsche Welle 4 July 2016 References External links http://www.eschborn-frankfurt.de/de/home/ Category:2015 in German sport Category:2015 UCI Europe Tour 2015 Category:Cancelled sports events Category:Failed terrorist attempts in Germany Category:Islamic terrorism in Germany Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2015 Category:Politics and sports Category:2015 crimes in Germany