Niamh Fisher-Black Explained

Niamh Fisher-Black
Fullname:Niamh Fisher-Black
Birth Date:12 August 2000
Birth Place:Nelson, New Zealand
Height:1.60 m
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2017–2018
Amateurteam1:Mike Greer Homes
Amateuryears2:2019
Amateurteam2:Torelli–Assure–Madison
Proyears1:2019–2020
Proteam1:[1]
Proyears2:2021–
Majorwins:One-day races and Classics

Niamh Fisher-Black (born 12 August 2000) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .[2] [3] She is the older sister of fellow racing cyclist Finn Fisher-Black, and was educated at Nelson College for Girls.[4]

Career

2022

Fisher-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

In 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

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 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
    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
  • 5th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
  • 7th Overall Itzulia Tour
  • 1st Young rider classification
    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

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Bigla – Katusha. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 19 January 2020. https://archive.today/20200119212946/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14190/1000993/258. 19 January 2020.
    2. Web site: Team SD Worx. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 13 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210113004021/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15273/1001654/281. 13 January 2021.
    3. News: Fisher-Black and Canuel complete Team SD Worx. . Stichting Cycling Team for Talents. 13 November 2020. 13 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113110514/https://www.boelsdolmanscyclingteam.com/en/news/fisher-black-and-canuel-complete-team-sd-worx. 13 November 2020.
    4. News: Cycling siblings to race in Australia . 26 April 2016 . Nelson Mail . Phillip . Rollo . 20 January 2020.
    5. Web site: Rollo . Phillip . 20 August 2022 . Top Kiwi cyclists told they need to pay their own way to attend road world championships . 30 September 2022 . Stuff . en.
    6. Web site: reporters . Stuff sports . 24 September 2022 . New Zealand's Niamh Fisher-Black delighted at winning women's U23 world road cycling title . 30 September 2022 . Stuff . en.
    7. Web site: Simone Giuliani . 24 September 2022 . Niamh Fisher-Black's long-held Worlds goal ends with historic U23 women's title . 30 September 2022 . cyclingnews.com . en.
    8. Web site: 27 September 2022 . Fisher-Black leaves u23 ranks in style . 30 September 2022 . Otago Daily Times Online News . en.
    9. Web site: "A funny feeling" Niamh Fisher-Black on self-funding her way to the U23 World Championship title and riding a race within a race . 30 September 2022 . Rouleur . en.
    10. Web site: Rollo . Phillip . 29 September 2022 . Niamh Fisher-Black paid her own way to road cycling world championships and won . 30 September 2022 . Stuff . en.
    11. Web site: Giuliani . Simone . 21 June 2023 . Niamh Fisher-Black turns around difficult season with first Women's WorldTour win . 6 July 2023 . cyclingnews.com . en.
    12. Web site: reporters . Stuff sports . 20 June 2023 . New Zealand cyclist Niamh Fisher-Black claims first World Tour stage victory . 6 July 2023 . Stuff . en.
    13. Web site: 29 June 2023 . Niamh Fisher-Black to lead her team in Giro Donne . 6 July 2023 . RNZ . en-nz.

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