Nikias Arndt (born 18 November 1991) is a German professional track and road cyclist, who rides for

UCI WorldTeam A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour ...

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, en route to finishing third overall behind

Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian National Road Race Championships, Norwegian national road race champion ( ...

and

Kenny van Hummel Kenny Robert van Hummel (born 30 September 1982) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who specialised in sprint finishes. He competed professionally between 2006 and 2014, with the , and teams. Career Born in Elden, Gelderl ...

. Arndt also won the young riders classification at the event, as the best-placed rider under the age of 25. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

. After ten years with and its subsequent iterations, Arndt signed a two-year deal with , from the 2023 season, in August 2022.

Major results

Road

Source: ;2009 : 2nd

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 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 Junior World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into: *The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships *The UCI Juniors Track Worl ...

: 9th Overall Kroz Istru ;2010 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour of Alanya The Tour of Alanya ( tr, Uluslararası Alanya Bisiklet Turu) is an international road cycling race organized by the Turkish Cycling Federation at Alanya, Antalya Province in southern Turkey. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour having a rating of 2 ...

::1st Stage 3 : 1st Stage 4

Cinturón a Mallorca Cinturón a Mallorca was a road bicycle race held annually on the island of Mallorca, Spain. Between 2005 and 2011, it was classified as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road b ...

: 4th Overall

Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 was a bicycle road race held annually in the German state of Thuringia. It was a stage race reserved to athletes under the age of 23. Since 2005, it was organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour. After the 201 ...

::1st Stage 6 : 9th Overall

Dookoła Mazowsza The Dookoła Mazowsza (Around Mazovia) is a cycling race held annually in Mazovia, Poland. It was first held in 1951 and has been held annually since, with the exceptions of 1981–1982, 1991–1992, and 1994–1996. The most successful rider is Z ...

;2011 : 1st Stage 5

Tour de l'Avenir Tour de l'Avenir ( en, Tour of the Future) is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independen ...

: 8th Overall

::1st Stage 3 : 9th Overall

Tour of Greece The International Tour of Hellas is a road bicycle racing stage race. It consists of five stages and is usually held between April and May. The race was first held in 1968 as the ''Antiquities Trophy'', and was later known as the ''Tour of Hellas ...

;2012 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Tour de Berlin ::1st Stages 2 ( ITT) & 3 :

::1st

Points classification ::1st Stage 7 : 1st Stage 3

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 ...

: 1st

Points classification,

Tour of Bulgaria The Tour of Bulgaria is an annual international professional bicycle race held in Bulgaria that was first staged on 21 August 1924. It is part of UCI Europe Tour and is category 2.2. The race covers about 1,500 kilometres and lasts two weeks. As ...

;2013 : 3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway ::1st Jersey white

Young rider classification ::1st Stage 3 ;2014 : 1st Stage 3

Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is par ...

: 2nd

, National Road Championships ;2015 : 1st Stage 6

Tour of Alberta The ATB Tour of Alberta was a Canadian bicycle stage race, which raced across the province of Alberta. It was sanctioned by Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and was part of the UCI America Tour. It was classified as a 2.1 race, making it one ...

: National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd

: 3rd

Münsterland Giro The Münsterland Giro is a cycling race annually held in Münsterland, Germany. It was first held in 2006 as a 1.2 race of the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a 1.1 race in 2007 and a 1.HC race in 2015. The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries ...

;2016 : 1st Stage 21 Giro d'Italia : 3rd

Rund um Köln The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race around the German city of Cologne. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race (in 2007 the race was categorised as 1.HC). It is one of the oldest cycling races still run ...

: 7th

Scheldeprijs The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour, ...

: 7th Rudi Altig Race : 8th Overall

Tour de Yorkshire The Tour de Yorkshire is a road cycling race in the historic county of Yorkshire, England which first took place in May 2015. It is promoted by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and is rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour. ...

;2017 : 1st

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along th ...

;2018 : 3rd

, National Road Championships : 6th

: 8th

EuroEyes Cyclassics The Hamburg Cyclassics (currently known as the Bemer Cyclassics for sponsorship purposes) is an annual one-day professional and amateur cycling race in and around Hamburg, Germany. Although the route varies, its distance is always around 250 ...

;2019 : 1st Stage 8

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...

;2021 : 1st Gold medal blank

Team relay,

UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...

: 1st Stage 5

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne ( Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages ...

;2022 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Track

;2009 :

UCI Juniors World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into: *The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships *The UCI Juniors Track Worl ...

::3rd

Omnium ::3rd Bronze medal blank

Team pursuit ;2011 : 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Astana ::3rd Bronze medal blank

Individual pursuit ::3rd Bronze medal blank

Scratch ;2012 : 1st Points race, Perth International Grand Prix : 3rd Bronze medal blank

Omnium, 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Beijing

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arndt, Nikias 1991 births Living people German male cyclists Cyclists from Lower Saxony People from Harburg (district) German Giro d'Italia stage winners German Vuelta a España stage winners Olympic cyclists of Germany Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics UCI Road World Champions (elite men) 21st-century German people