Nikias Arndt Explained
Nikias Arndt (born 18 November 1991) is a German professional track and road cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam .[4]
Career
Arndt rode for between 2010 and 2012, before joining the team for the 2013 season. He achieved his first professional victory at the 2013 Arctic Race of Norway, winning the third stage,[5] en route to finishing third overall behind Thor Hushovd and Kenny van Hummel. Arndt also won the young riders classification at the event, as the best-placed rider under the age of 25. The following year, he took his first win at the UCI World Tour level, winning stage three of the Critérium du Dauphiné in a sprint finish.[6] In 2016, Arndt won the final stage of the Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour stage win.
In early 2017, he won the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, a one-day race on the World Tour.[7] In June of the same year, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France, which was his first time competing in the race.[8] He notably finished second on stage 19. His success at Grand Tours continued after a relatively uneventful 2018 season, winning stage eight of the 2019 Vuelta a España.[9] He was part of the winning team in the mixed relay event at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships in September.[10] The month prior, he also won a stage of the Tour de Pologne.[11]
After ten years with and its subsequent iterations, Arndt signed a two-year deal in August 2022 with, starting from the 2023 season.[12]
Major results
Road
Source: [13]
- 2009
2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships
2nd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
1st Stages 3 (ITT) & 4
2nd Overall Driedaagse van Axel
1st Stage 1
3rd Overall Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
1st Stage 4
3rd Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
4th Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
9th Overall Kroz Istru
- 2010
1st Overall Tour of Alanya
1st Stage 3
1st Stage 4 Cinturón a Mallorca
4th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
1st Stage 6
9th Overall Dookoła Mazowsza
- 2011
1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Avenir
8th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
1st Stage 3
9th Overall Tour of Greece
- 2012
1st Overall Tour de Berlin
1st Stages 2 (ITT) & 3
Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
1st Points classification
1st Stage 7
1st Stage 3 Istrian Spring Trophy
1st Points classification, Tour of Bulgaria
- 2013 (1 pro win)
3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
- 2014 (1)
1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné
2nd Time trial, National Championships
- 2015 (1)
1st Stage 6 Tour of Alberta
National Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
3rd Münsterland Giro
- 2016 (1)
1st Stage 21 Giro d'Italia
3rd Rund um Köln
7th Scheldeprijs
7th Rudi Altig Race
8th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 2017 (1)
1st Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 2018
3rd Time trial, National Championships
6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
8th EuroEyes Cyclassics
- 2019 (1)
1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España
- 2021 (1)
1st Team relay, UCI Road World Championships
1st Stage 5 Tour de Pologne
- 2022
2nd Road race, National Championships
3rd Rund um KölnGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Track
- 2009
UCI World Junior Championships
3rd Omnium
3rd Team pursuit
- 2011
UCI World Cup, Astana
3rd Individual pursuit
3rd Scratch
- 2012
1st Points race, Perth International Grand Prix
3rd Omnium, UCI World Cup, BeijingNotes and References
- News: Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 November 2018. 5 January 2019.
- Web site: Team Sunweb. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103143329/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13995/1000596/260. 3 January 2020.
- Web site: Team DSM. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102003957/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15245/1000596/279. 2 January 2021.
- Web site: Bahrain Victorious and Mikel Landa’s Tour de France dream: 2023 Team Preview . . 28 December 2022 . 3 January 2023 . Fotheringham, Alasdair.
- News: Arctic Race highlights up-and-coming talent Nikias Arndt. Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 10 August 2013. 10 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305140722/http://www.letour.fr/arctic-race-of-norway/2013/us/stage-3/news/flm/arctic-race-highlights-up-and-coming-talent-nikias-arndt.html. 5 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Arndt shades tight Dauphiné sprint finish at Le Teil. Cycling News. Barry. Ryan. 10 June 2014. 2 February 2019.
- Web site: 2017 Results. 29 January 2017. 29 January 2017. Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Government of Victoria.
- Web site: 2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List . 28 June 2017 . Pro Cycling Stats.
- Web site: Vuelta a Espana: Arndt wins stage 8. Daniel. Ostanek. CyclingNews. 31 August 2019. 31 August 2019.
- Web site: Final Results / Résultat final: Team Time Trial Mixed Relay. Tissot Timing. Tissot. 22 September 2021. 23 September 2021.
- Web site: Tour de Pologne: Arndt wins stage 5. Jackie. Tyson. CyclingNews. 13 August 2021. 13 August 2021.
- News: Bahrain Victorious Sign Andrea Pasqualon, Nikias Arndt and Dušan Rajović.. . Bahrain World Tour Cycling Team. 17 August 2022. 12 November 2022.
- Web site: Nikias Arndt. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 12 November 2022.
