Antonia Niedermaier

Antonia Niedermaier (born 20 February 2003) is a German cyclist and ski mountaineer. She rides for UCI Women's World Tour team Canyon–SRAM. Niedermaier won a stage of the 2023 Giro Donne, and competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.

Antonia Niedermaier
White woman in a pink top and helmet.
Antonia Niedermaier in 2022
Personal information
Born (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003
Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Team information
Current teamCanyon–SRAM
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
2021Mangertseder Bayern
Professional teams
2022Canyon–SRAM Generation
2023–Canyon–SRAM
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro Donne
1 individual stage (2023)
Medal record
Women's road bicycle racing
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 GlasgowUnder-23 time trial
Bronze medal – third place2021 FlandersUnder-23 time trial
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 DrentheUnder-23 time trial

Early life

Niedermaier was born in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany.[1] She later lived in Bad Aibling and Bruckmühl.[2] At the age of 15, she started mountain running,[2] but gave up the sport in 2019 due to injury.[1]

Ski mountaineering career

Niedermaier started ski mountaineering in 2019. That year, she finished third at the Junior World Championships, her first major event.[2] She competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, finishing sixth in the individual event and 17th in the sprint competition. She was part of the German team that finished third in the mixed relay.[3] Niedermaier won the 2020–21 U-20 Ski Mountaineering World Cup in both the individual and vertical events. She won multiple races in the World Cup season.[1] Niedermaier planned to compete at the 2023 Ski Mountaineering World Championships, but was unable to after requiring knee surgery.[1]

Cycling career

Niedermaier started competing for the junior squad of local team Mangertseder Bayern.[1] She won the 2021 German U-19 Road Championships time trial event, and came third in the road race.[4] She also finished third at the World U-23 Road Championships, and second at the European U-23 Road Championships.[5]

In 2022, Niedermaier started competing for Canyon-SRAM Generation.[6] Niedermaier missed the first half of the 2022 season to focus on her studying.[6] In 2022, she won two stages and the general classification at the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche.[6] She took the leader's jersey at the Tour de l'Ardèche after winning from a 83 km (52 mi) solo breakaway ride.[7] That year, she also won the Classica de l'Arros and finished third at the German U-23 Road Championships.[6]

Ahead of the 2023 season, Niedermaier was promoted to the UCI Women's World Tour team Canyon–SRAM.[6][8] Her first race for the team was the Thüringen Ladies Tour; she crashed out on the third stage of the event.[1] She finished third on the second stage of the 2023 Tour Féminin des Pyrénées,[9] and won the Queen of the Mountains and young rider classifications.[1] She won the time trial at the German U-23 Road Championships, and came sixth in the road race.[1]

Later in 2023, Niedermaier competed at the 2023 Giro Donne, her first UCI Women's World Tour event.[10] She won the fifth stage of the Giro Donne,[11] the queen stage of the race, after attacking on the penultimate climb,[10] around 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the finish.[1] After the stage, she moved up to second in the race's general classification,[10] and was leader of the young rider classification.[1] She abandoned the race the following day following a crash with Urška Žigart.[12]

Niedermaier won the women's under-23 time trial event at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships.[13]

Major results

Source:[14]

2021
2nd Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
3rd Time trial, UCI World Junior Road Championships
2022
1st Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 4 & 5
2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Road race, National Road Championships
8th Visegrad 4 Ladies Race Slovakia
2023
1st Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
1st Stage 5 Giro Donne
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial, European Road Championships Under-23
3rd Overall Tour Féminin des Pyrénées
1st Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification

References
  1. "Who is Giro Donne stage winner Antonia Niedermaier?". Escape Collective. 5 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. "Sporttalent Antonia Niedermaier Aus Bad Aibling" (in German). Samerberger Nachrichten. 8 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. "Antonia Niedermaier". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. "WM-Siegerin im Skibergsteigen auf Abwegen: Antonia Niedermaier wird U19-Meisterin auf dem Rad". Oberbayerisches Volksblatt (in German). 10 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. "Straßen-WM: Antonia Niedermaier gewinnt Bronze bei den Juniorinnen" (in German). Velo Motion. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. "Canyon-SRAM: Ricarda Bauernfeind und Antonia Niedermaier nun im Women's WorldTeam". Turus.net (in German). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. "Antonia Niedermaier prend l'étape et le maillot rose". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  8. "Canyon-SRAM devo riders Bauernfeind, Niedermaier step up to WorldTour". Cycling News. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. "CIC-Tour Féminin Pyrénées: Cavalli wins protest-filled stage 2 to grab GC lead atop Hautacam". Cycling News. 10 June 2023. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  10. "'I just needed to go for it' - Niedermaier takes biggest career win at Giro Donne". Cycling News. 4 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  11. "Antonia Niedermaier Takes Stage 5 Win As Annemiek van Vleuten and Elisa Longo Borghini Both Crash on Descent". Eurosport. 4 July 2023. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  12. "Antonia Niedermaier, Urska Zigart abandon Giro Donne after stage 6 crash". Cycling News. 5 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  13. "RAD-WM 2023: ANTONIA NIEDERMAIER HOLT U23-GOLD - CHLOE DYGERT WIRD ZEITFAHR-WELTMEISTERIN". Eurosport (in German). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  14. "Antonia Niedermaier". Pro Cycling Stats. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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