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Finn Fisher-Black (born 21 December 2001) is a New Zealand professional
Road race
::1st Time trial
;2018
: 1st 
Road race
::1st Time trial
: 10th Road race
::1st 
Mountains classification 
Overall
Team pursuit, UCI Junior World Track Championships
: Oceania Track Championships
::1st Scratch race
::2nd Points race
::2nd Individual pursuit
::2nd Team pursuit
::3rd Madison
;2019
: National Track Championships
::2nd Team pursuit
::3rd Madison
National Junior Championships
racing cyclist
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, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam
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...
. He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Niamh Fisher-Black
Niamh Fisher-Black (born 12 August 2000) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She is the older sister of fellow racing cyclist Finn Fisher-Black, and was educated at Nelson College for Gir ...
.
Early life
Fisher-Black was educated atNelson College
Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has ...
from 2015 to 2017.
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. After a crash inLe Samyn
Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1 ...
ruled him out of contention he set his sights on the Istrian Spring Trophy
Istrian Spring Trophy ( hr, Istarsko proljeće) is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Croatian part of the Istria peninsula. The race was first organized in 1961 as a small competition reserved to local cyclists. In 2000, it was opened ...
. 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. In the 2021 Tour of Belgium Fisher-Black managed a 3rd in the Stage 3 time trial 18 seconds behind winner Remco Evenepoel
Remco Evenepoel (born 25 January 2000) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
He is the son of Patrick Evenepoel, a former racing cyclist who won the 1993 Grand Prix de Wallonie. Remco Evenepoel started his sport career i ...
he then held his fourth place in the Overall classification till the end of the race.
On 21 July 2021 announced Fisher-Black would join their team immediately and race for them through till 2024. His first race in the teams colours was Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia – Clásica de Ordizia is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Ordizia, Basque Country. The first edition was held in 1922. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
...
, where he finished 67th.
Major results
Road
;2017 : National Novice Road Championships ::1st Road race
::1st Time trial
;2018
: 1st Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Junior Road Championships
: 2nd Time trial, Oceania Junior Road Championships
;2019
: Oceania Junior Road Championships
::1st Road race
::1st Time trial
: 10th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, UCI Junior Road World Championships
;2020
: National Under-23 Road Championships
::1st Road race
::1st Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 1st Mountains classification New Zealand Cycle Classic
The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour ...
;2021
: 1st Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 1st Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
Istrian Spring Trophy ( hr, Istarsko proljeće) is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Croatian part of the Istria peninsula. The race was first organized in 1961 as a small competition reserved to local cyclists. In 2000, it was opened ...
: 2nd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour ...
::1st Stages 1 ( TTT) & 4
: 4th Overall Tour of Belgium
The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries.
It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Betw ...
: 4th Gravel and Tar Classic
The Gravel and Tar Classic is a one-day cycling race, held annually in the Manawatu region of New Zealand, since 2016, finishing in Palmerston North. It is rated 1.2 and has been part of UCI Oceania Tour since 2018. The race is primarily on seal ...
;2022
: 5th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
Track
;2018 : 1st Team pursuit, UCI Junior World Track Championships
: Oceania Track Championships
::1st Scratch race
::2nd Points race
::2nd Individual pursuit
::2nd Team pursuit
::3rd Madison
;2019
: National Track Championships
::2nd Team pursuit
::3rd Madison
Cyclo-cross
;2016 : 1st National Junior Championships
Notes
References
External links
* * 2001 births Living people New Zealand male cyclists People educated at Nelson College Sportspeople from Nelson, New Zealand {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub