Niamh Fisher-Black (born 12 August 2000) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime.[2][3] She is the older sister of fellow racing cyclist Finn Fisher-Black, and was educated at Nelson College for Girls.[4]
 Fisher-Black at the 2020 La Flèche Wallonne | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Niamh Fisher-Black | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 August 2000[citation needed] Nelson, New Zealand[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Current team | Team SD Worx–Protime | ||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Mike Greer Homes | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Torelli–Assure–Madison | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Bigla Pro Cycling[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | SD Worx | ||||||||||||||
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| One-day races and Classics | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
edit2022
editFisher-Black paid her own way to the 2022 road cycling world championships in Wollongong, Australia as Cycling New Zealand could not afford to meet the costs due to due "a lack of government funding and the loss of key sponsors".[5] In the 164 km road race, she was the first placed under-23 rider and 12th overall. She became the first under-23 world women's champion.[6][7][8] Fisher-Black said of the win “I wasn't aware straightaway at first when I crossed the line [that I’d won the under-23 race]."[9] “The rainbow jersey, very few people have one and it’s the pinnacle of cycling so it’s super special to have...I think I showed I was the strongest under-23 rider on the day and nothing can take away from that.”[10]
2023
editIn June 2023, Fisher-Black won the final stage of the Tour de Suisse Women. She said, of the victory, "Winning is the very best feeling...Finally I could throw my hands in the air myself. This is what you live for as a cyclist".[11][12] She was named as the lead rider for Team SD Worx in the women's Giro d'Italia.[13]
Major results
edit- 2016
- 1st
National Junior CX Championships - 2017
- 1st National Junior CX Championships
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2018
- 9th Road race, Oceania Junior Road Championships
- 2019
- 4th Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 9th Gravel and Tar
- 2020
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Gravel and Tar
- 2021
- 1st
Young rider classification, Vuelta a Burgos Feminas - 1st Young rider classification, Ladies Tour of Norway
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2022
- 1st
Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships - 1st Young rider classification, Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
- 5th Overall Giro Donne
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 5th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
- 7th Overall Itzulia Tour
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2023
- 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes
- 8th Overall 2023 Tour de Suisse Women
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 9th Overall Giro Donne
- 2024
- 3rd Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
- 1st Stage 3
- 7th Overall La Vuelta Femenina
- 10th Overall Giro d'Italia Women
- 1st Stage 3
References
edit- ^ "Bigla – Katusha". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Team SD Worx". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Fisher-Black and Canuel complete Team SD Worx". Boels–Dolmans. Stichting Cycling Team for Talents. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (26 April 2016). "Cycling siblings to race in Australia". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (20 August 2022). "Top Kiwi cyclists told they need to pay their own way to attend road world championships". Stuff. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ reporters, Stuff sports (24 September 2022). "New Zealand's Niamh Fisher-Black delighted at winning women's U23 world road cycling title". Stuff. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Simone Giuliani (24 September 2022). "Niamh Fisher-Black's long-held Worlds goal ends with historic U23 women's title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Fisher-Black leaves u23 ranks in style". Otago Daily Times Online News. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ ""A funny feeling" Niamh Fisher-Black on self-funding her way to the U23 World Championship title and riding a race within a race". Rouleur. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (29 September 2022). "Niamh Fisher-Black paid her own way to road cycling world championships and won". Stuff. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Giuliani, Simone (21 June 2023). "Niamh Fisher-Black turns around difficult season with first Women's WorldTour win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ reporters, Stuff sports (20 June 2023). "New Zealand cyclist Niamh Fisher-Black claims first World Tour stage victory". Stuff. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Niamh Fisher-Black to lead her team in Giro Donne". RNZ. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
External links
edit- Niamh Fisher-Black at UCI
- Niamh Fisher-Black at Cycling Archives
- Niamh Fisher-Black at ProCyclingStats
- Niamh Fisher-Black at Cycling Quotient
- Niamh Fisher-Black at CycleBase
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