Niamh Fisher-Black

Niamh Fisher-Black (born 12 August 2000) is a

Niamh Fisher-Black
New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who
currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Lidl–
Trek.[2] She is the older sister of fellow racing
cyclist Finn Fisher-Black, and was educated at
Nelson College for Girls.[3]

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".[4] In the
164 km road race, she was the first placed under-23 Fisher-Black at the 2020 La Flèche Wallonne
rider and 12th overall. She became the first under- Personal information
23 world women's champion.[5][6][7] Fisher-Black Full name Niamh Fisher-Black
said of the win “I wasn't aware straightaway at first
Born 12 August 2000
when I crossed the line [that I’d won the under-23
Nelson, New Zealand
race]."[8] “The rainbow jersey, very few people have
one and it’s the pinnacle of cycling so it’s super Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
special to have...I think I showed I was the strongest Team information
under-23 rider on the day and nothing can take away Current team Lidl–Trek
from that.”[9] Disciplines Road
Cyclo-cross
2023 Role Rider
In June 2023, Fisher-Black won the final stage of Amateur teams
the Tour de Suisse Women. She said, of the victory,
2017–2018 Mike Greer Homes
"Winning is the very best feeling...Finally I could
2019 Torelli–Assure–Madison
throw my hands in the air myself. This is what you
Professional teams
live for as a cyclist".[10][11] She was named as the
lead rider for Team SD Worx in the women's Giro 2019–2020 Bigla Pro Cycling[1]
d'Italia.[12] 2021–2024 SD Worx
2025– Lidl–Trek
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
 National Road Race Championships (2020)

Major results
Medal record
2016 Women's road bicycle racing
1st National Junior CX
Championships Representing New Zealand
2017 World Championships
1st National Junior CX 2022 Wollongong Under-23 road race
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

4th Overall Tour de Romandie Féminin

7th Overall La Vuelta Femenina
10th Overall Giro d'Italia Women
1st Stage 3

2025
7th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

References
1. "Bigla – Katusha" (https://archive.today/20200119212946/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/Te
amDetail/14190/1000993/258). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the
original (https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14190/1000993/258) on 19 January
2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
2. "Lidl - Trek 2025" (https://www.procyclingstats.com/team/lidl-trek-women-2025).
ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
3. Rollo, Phillip (26 April 2016). "Cycling siblings to race in Australia" (https://www.stuff.co.nz/n
elson-mail/sport/79025148/cycling-siblings-to-race-in-australia). Nelson Mail. Retrieved
20 January 2020.
4. Rollo, Phillip (20 August 2022). "Top Kiwi cyclists told they need to pay their own way to
attend road world championships" (https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/129610088/top
-kiwi-cyclists-told-they-need-to-pay-their-own-way-to-attend-road-world-championships).
Stuff. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
5. reporters, Stuff sports (24 September 2022). "New Zealand's Niamh Fisher-Black delighted
at winning women's U23 world road cycling title" (https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sp
ort/300697135/new-zealands-niamh-fisherblack-delighted-at-winning-womens-u23-world-ro
ad-cycling-title). Stuff. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
6. Simone Giuliani (24 September 2022). "Niamh Fisher-Black's long-held Worlds goal ends
with historic U23 women's title" (https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/niamh-fisher-blacks-lon
g-held-worlds-goal-ends-with-historic-u23-womens-title/). cyclingnews.com. Retrieved
30 September 2022.
7. "Fisher-Black leaves u23 ranks in style" (https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/cycling/fisher-black-lea
ves-u23-ranks-style). Otago Daily Times. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September
2022.
8. " "A funny feeling" Niamh Fisher-Black on self-funding her way to the U23 World
Championship title and riding a race within a race" (https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-
journal/a-funny-feeling-niamh-fisher-black-on-self-funding-her-way-to-the-u23-world-champi
onship-title-and-riding-a-race-within-a-race). Rouleur. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
9. Rollo, Phillip (29 September 2022). "Niamh Fisher-Black paid her own way to road cycling
world championships and won" (https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/129994953/ni
amh-fisherblack-paid-her-own-way-to-road-cycling-world-championships-and-won). Stuff.
Retrieved 30 September 2022.
10. Giuliani, Simone (21 June 2023). "Niamh Fisher-Black turns around difficult season with first
Women's WorldTour win" (https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/niamh-fisher-black-turns-arou
nd-difficult-season-with-first-womens-worldtour-win/). cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 July
2023.
11. reporters, Stuff sports (20 June 2023). "New Zealand cyclist Niamh Fisher-Black claims first
World Tour stage victory" (https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/300910379/new-zealan
d-cyclist-niamh-fisherblack-claims-first-world-tour-stage-victory). Stuff. Retrieved 6 July
2023.
12. "Niamh Fisher-Black to lead her team in Giro Donne" (https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/492
814/niamh-fisher-black-to-lead-her-team-in-giro-donne). RNZ. 29 June 2023. Retrieved
6 July 2023.

External links
Niamh Fisher-Black (https://www.uci.org/rider-details/217072) at UCI
Niamh Fisher-Black (https://www.siteducyclisme.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=137579)
at Cycling Archives (archived)
Niamh Fisher-Black (https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/215478) at ProCyclingStats
Niamh Fisher-Black (https://cqranking.com/women/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=12193) at
Cycling Quotient
Niamh Fisher-Black (https://www.cyclebase.nl/cb-content/index.php?lang=en&page=renner
&id=73635) at CycleBase

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