Finn Fisher-Black Explained
Finn Fisher-Black |
Fullname: | Finn Fisher-Black |
Birth Date: | 21 December 2001 |
Birth Place: | Nelson, New Zealand |
Height: | 1.89 m |
Weight: | 73 kg |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 2020–2021 |
Proteam1: | [1] [2] |
Proyears2: | 2020–2021 |
Proteam2: | (development) |
Proyears3: | 2021– |
Finn Fisher-Black (born 21 December 2001) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[3] He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Niamh Fisher-Black.
Early life
Fisher-Black was educated at Nelson College from 2015 to 2017.[4]
Career
Fisher-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.[5] 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.[6] [7] 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.[8]
On 21 July 2021 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. [9] In 2022, he broke his leg in a crash in the Boucles de la Mayenne.[10]
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”. He won the best young rider jersey in the same race after coming in eighth place on the final stage.[11] [12]
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.”[13]
Major results
Road
- 2017
National Novice Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
- 2018
1st Time trial, National Junior Championships
2nd Time trial, Oceania Junior Championships
- 2019
Oceania Junior Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
10th Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
- 2020
National Under-23 Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
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
- 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
3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
3rd Overall AlUla Tour
10th Giro dell'AppenninoGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish | |
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Track
- 2018
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
Oceania Championships
1st Scratch
2nd Points race
2nd Individual pursuit
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Madison
- 2019
National Championships
2nd Team pursuit
3rd MadisonCyclo-cross
- 2016
1st National Junior ChampionshipsNotes and References
- Web site: Jumbo - Visma Development Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 6 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200406204406/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14090/2003431/257. 6 April 2020.
- Web site: Jumbo-Visma Development Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 14 February 2021. https://archive.today/20210214153121/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15358/2003431/276. 14 February 2021.
- Web site: FISHER-BLACK Finn . UCI . 21 July 2021 . en.
- News: Good sports . The Bulletin: the magazine of the Nelson College community . December 2018 . 13 . 1 November 2019.
- Web site: New Zealand Championships: Gate pips George Bennett in time trial as Williams claims women's title . cyclingnews.com . 14 June 2021 . en . 12 February 2021.
- Web site: Fisher-Black wins general classification of Istrian Spring Trophy - CyclingNews.dk . 14 June 2021 . da-DK . 2021-03-15.
- Web site: Victory for Kiwi cyclist Finn Fisher-Black in Istrian Spring Trophy . Stuff . 14 June 2021 . en . 2021-03-15.
- Web site: Cycling news - Deceuninck-QuickStep's Remco Evenepoel triumphs at Baloise Belgium Tour stage two time trial . Eurosport UK . 14 June 2021 . en . 2021-06-10.
- Web site: UAE Team Emirates sign young Kiwi talent Finn Fisher-Black . UAE team Emirates . 21 July 2021 . 21 July 2021.
- Web site: Stuff sports reporters . 2023-04-11 . Kiwi cyclist Finn Fisher-Black takes shock win in Sicily after broken leg comeback . 2023-06-06 . Stuff . en.
- Web site: 2023-06-07 . Kiwi cycling star claims best young rider after breakthrough week . 2023-06-06 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
- Web site: 2023-04-15 . Fisher-Black happy despite missing Tour of Sicily honours . 2023-06-06 . RNZ . en-nz.
- Web site: reporters . Stuff sports . 2023-09-12 . Kiwi cyclist Finn Fisher-Black makes podium at Vuelta a Espana . 2023-09-12 . Stuff . en.