Finn Fisher-Black (born 21 December 2001) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[4] He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Niamh Fisher-Black.
 Fisher-Black at 2022 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Finn Fisher-Black |
| Born | 21 December 2001 Nelson, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | UAE Team Emirates |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2020–2021 | Jumbo–Visma Development Team[1][2] |
| 2020–2021 | Team Jumbo–Visma (development)[a] |
| 2021– | UAE Team Emirates |
Early life
editFisher-Black was educated at Nelson College from 2015 to 2017.[5]
Career
editFisher-Black started the 2021 season off by defending his National Under-23 time trial title. If the elite and Under-23 results were combined Fisher-Black would've won by 9 seconds.[6] After a crash in Le Samyn ruled him out of contention he set his sights on the Istrian Spring Trophy. Finn started strong with a 6th in the prologue and a 3rd in stage 2 however when it came to the last stage Fisher-Black was 1 second behind in the overall. His team worked hard and Fisher-Black gained enough bonus seconds at an intermediate sprint to gain the virtual lead. With his team controlling the rest if the stage Fisher-Black managed to win overall.[7][8] In the 2021 Tour of Belgium Fisher-Black managed a 3rd in the Stage 3 time trial 18 seconds behind winner Remco Evenepoel he then held his fourth place in the Overall classification till the end of the race.[9]
On 21 July 2021 UAE Team Emirates announced Fisher-Black would join their team immediately and race for them through till 2024. His first race in the team's colours was Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, where he finished 67th.[10] In 2022, he broke his leg in a crash in the Boucles de la Mayenne.[11]
Fisher-Black claimed his first professional victory by winning the opening stage of the Giro di Sicilia in April 2023. He said of the victory: “My job was to pull into the bottom of the climb, but I looked back at one point and no one was there and the DS on the radio just told me to go as hard as I could...I didn't believe I could win until I saw the line...I kept looking back, and I could see the group just behind me. It was only 100m before the line when I realised I'd get there before them. It wasn't the plan, I'm still in shock”.[11] He won the best young rider jersey in the same race after coming in eighth place on the final stage.[12][13]
In September 2023, Fisher-Black finished second on stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana, 43 seconds behind Jonas Vingegaard. Fisher-Black said of the result: “When Jonas attacked my idea was to go to the front and push the group on...When I looked back the group wasn't there so the DS [directeur sportif] told me to push and try and catch. It's a nice personal result for me, but the main goal over the next days is to help the guys for the GC.”[14]
Major results
editRoad
edit- 2017
- National Novice Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2018
- 1st Time trial, National Junior Championships
- 2nd Time trial, Oceania Junior Championships
- 2019
- Oceania Junior Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 10th Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
- 2020
- National Under-23 Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Mountains classification, New Zealand Cycle Classic - 2021
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
- 1st
Overall Istrian Spring Trophy - 2nd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
- 4th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 4th Gravel and Tar Classic
- 2022
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2023 (1 pro win)
- 4th Overall Giro di Sicilia
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 2024 (3)
- 1st Muscat Classic
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Paris–Nice
- 3rd Overall Tour of Oman
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 3rd Overall AlUla Tour
- 10th Giro dell'Appennino
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2023 |
|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— |
 Tour de France
|
— |
 Vuelta a España
|
40 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Track
edit- 2018
- 1st
Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships - Oceania Championships
- 1st Scratch
- 2nd Points race
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Madison
- 1st
- 2019
- National Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Madison
Cyclo-cross
edit- 2016
- 1st National Junior Championships
Notes
edit- ^ Fisher-Black competed at the 2020 Vuelta a Burgos and Dwars door het Hageland with Team Jumbo–Visma, following the introduction of a UCI rule allowing riders registered with a development team to participate in UCI ProSeries or Class 1 events.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Jumbo - Visma Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Jumbo-Visma Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Part 2 Road Races" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 8 February 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "FISHER-BLACK Finn". UCI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Good sports" (PDF). The Bulletin: the magazine of the Nelson College community. December 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand Championships: Gate pips George Bennett in time trial as Williams claims women's title". cyclingnews.com. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Fisher-Black wins general classification of Istrian Spring Trophy - CyclingNews.dk" (in Danish). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Victory for Kiwi cyclist Finn Fisher-Black in Istrian Spring Trophy". Stuff. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Cycling news - Deceuninck-QuickStep's Remco Evenepoel triumphs at Baloise Belgium Tour stage two time trial". Eurosport UK. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "UAE Team Emirates sign young Kiwi talent Finn Fisher-Black". UAE team Emirates. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b Stuff sports reporters (11 April 2023). "Kiwi cyclist Finn Fisher-Black takes shock win in Sicily after broken leg comeback". Stuff. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Kiwi cycling star claims best young rider after breakthrough week". NZ Herald. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Fisher-Black happy despite missing Tour of Sicily honours". RNZ. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ reporters, Stuff sports (12 September 2023). "Kiwi cyclist Finn Fisher-Black makes podium at Vuelta a Espana". Stuff. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links
edit
- Finn Fisher-Black at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Finn Fisher-Black at ProCyclingStats