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Finn Fisher-Black

Finn Fisher-Black (born 21 December 2001) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Niamh Fisher-Black.

Early life

Fisher-Black was educated at Nelson College 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 in Le Samyn ruled him out of contention he set his sights on the Istrian Spring Trophy. 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 of 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 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 team's colours was Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, where he finished 67th. In 2022, he broke his leg in a crash in the Boucles de la Mayenne.

Fisher-Black claimed his first professional victory by winning the opening stage of the Giro di Sicilia in April 2023. He said of the victory: “My job was to pull into the bottom of the climb, but I looked back at one point and no one was there and the DS on the radio just told me to go as hard as I could...I didn't believe I could win until I saw the line...I kept looking back, and I could see the group just behind me. It was only 100m before the line when I realised I'd get there before them. It wasn't the plan, I'm still in shock”. He won the best young rider jersey in the same race after coming in eighth place on the final stage.

In September 2023, Fisher-Black finished second on stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana, 43 seconds behind Jonas Vingegaard. Fisher-Black said of the result: “When Jonas attacked my idea was to go to the front and push the group on...When I looked back the group wasn't there so the DS [directeur sportif] told me to push and try and catch. It's a nice personal result for me, but the main goal over the next days is to help the guys for the GC.”

Major results

Road

2017
National Novice Championships
:1st Road race
:1st Time trial
2018
1st Time trial, National Junior Championships
2nd Time trial, Oceania Junior Championships
2019
Oceania Junior Championships
:1st Road race
:1st Time trial
10th Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
2020
National Under-23 Championships
:1st Road race
:1st Time trial
1st Mountains classification, New Zealand Cycle Classic
2021
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
1st Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
2nd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
:1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
4th Overall Tour of Belgium
4th Gravel and Tar Classic
2022
5th Time trial, National Championships
2023 <small>(1 pro win)</small>
4th Overall Giro di Sicilia
:1st Young rider classification
:1st Stage 1
2024 <small>(3)</small>
1st Muscat Classic
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias
1st Stage 3 (TTT) Paris–Nice
3rd Overall Tour of Oman
:1st Points classification
:1st Young rider classification
:1st Stage 2
3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
3rd Overall AlUla Tour
10th Giro dell'Appennino
2025 <small>(1)</small>
1st Time trial, National Championships
3rd Overall Tour Down Under
6th Overall UAE Tour
10th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
2026 <small>(1)</small>
1st Time trial, National Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Track

2018
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
Oceania Championships
:1st Scratch
:2nd Points race
:2nd Individual pursuit
:2nd Team pursuit
:3rd Madison
2019
National Championships
:2nd Team pursuit
:3rd Madison

Cyclo-cross

2016
1st National Junior Championships

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