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 Lidl–Trek.^[4] She is the older sister of fellow racing cyclist Finn Fisher-Black, and was educated at Nelson College for Girls.^[5]

Niamh Fisher-Black

Fisher-Black at the 2020 La Flèche Wallonne
Personal information
Full name	Mary Niamh Fisher-Black[1]
Born	(2000-08-12) 12 August 2000 (age 25)[1] Nelson, New Zealand[2]
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Team information
Current team	Lidl–Trek
Disciplines	Road Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2017–2018	Mike Greer Homes
2019	Torelli–Assure–Madison
Professional teams
2019–2020	Bigla Pro Cycling[3]
2021–2024	SD Worx
2025–	Lidl–Trek
Major wins
One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2020)
Medal record Women's road bicycle racing Representing  New Zealand World Championships 2022 Wollongong Under-23 road race

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 "a lack of government funding and the loss of key sponsors".^[6] In the 164 km road race, she was the first placed under-23 rider and 12th overall. She became the first under-23 world women's champion.^[7][8][9] Fisher-Black said of the win “I wasn't aware straightaway at first when I crossed the line [that I’d won the under-23 race]."^[10] “The rainbow jersey, very few people have one and it’s the pinnacle of cycling so it’s super special to have...I think I showed I was the strongest under-23 rider on the day and nothing can take away from that.”^[11]

2023

In June 2023, Fisher-Black won the final stage of the Tour de Suisse Women. She said, of the victory, "Winning is the very best feeling...Finally I could throw my hands in the air myself. This is what you live for as a cyclist".^[12][13] She was named as the lead rider for Team SD Worx in the women's Giro d'Italia.^[14]

Major results

2016

1st National Junior CX Championships

2017

1st National Junior CX 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

1st Young rider classification, Tour of Norway

9th Overall Giro Rosa

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

8th Gravel World Championships

8th Overall Tour de Suisse

1st Young rider classification

1st Stage 4

9th Overall Giro Donne

10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

2024

3rd Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana

1st Stage 3

4th Overall Tour de Romandie

7th Overall La Vuelta Femenina

10th Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 3

2025

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

5th Time trial, National Road Championships

4th Overall Tour de Suisse

5th Overall Tour de France Femmes

Combativity award Stage 8

6th Overall La Vuelta Femenina

7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

7th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

8th Strade Bianche

9th La Flèche Wallonne Femmes