Finn Fisher-Black

Finn Fisher-Black (born 21 December 2001) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[4] He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Niamh Fisher-Black.

Finn Fisher-Black
Fisher-Black at 2022 Tour de Romandie
Personal information
Full nameFinn Fisher-Black
Born (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001
Nelson, New Zealand
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2020–2021Jumbo–Visma Development Team[1][2]
2020–2021Team Jumbo–Visma (development)[lower-alpha 1]
2021–UAE Team Emirates

Early life

Fisher-Black was educated at Nelson College from 2015 to 2017.[5]

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.[6] 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 if the stage Fisher-Black managed to win overall.[7][8] 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.[9]

On 21 July 2021 UAE Team Emirates 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, where he finished 67th. [10] In 2022, he broke his leg in a crash in the Boucles de la Mayenne.[11]

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”.[11] He won the best young rider jersey in the same race after coming in eighth place on the final stage.[12][13]

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.”[14]

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 Road Championships
2023
4th Overall Giro di Sicilia
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia —
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 40
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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

Notes
  1. Fisher-Black competed at the 2020 Vuelta a Burgos and Dwars door het Hageland with Team Jumbo–Visma, following the introduction of a UCI rule allowing riders registered with a development team to participate in UCI ProSeries or Class 1 events.[3]

References
  1. "Jumbo - Visma Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. "Jumbo-Visma Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. "Part 2 Road Races" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 8 February 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. "FISHER-BLACK Finn". UCI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. "Good sports" (PDF). The Bulletin: the magazine of the Nelson College community. December 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. "New Zealand Championships: Gate pips George Bennett in time trial as Williams claims women's title". cyclingnews.com. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. "Fisher-Black wins general classification of Istrian Spring Trophy - CyclingNews.dk" (in Danish). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. "Victory for Kiwi cyclist Finn Fisher-Black in Istrian Spring Trophy". Stuff. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. "Cycling news - Deceuninck-QuickStep's Remco Evenepoel triumphs at Baloise Belgium Tour stage two time trial". Eurosport UK. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  10. "UAE Team Emirates sign young Kiwi talent Finn Fisher-Black". UAE team Emirates. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. Stuff sports reporters (11 April 2023). "Kiwi cyclist Finn Fisher-Black takes shock win in Sicily after broken leg comeback". Stuff. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  12. "Kiwi cycling star claims best young rider after breakthrough week". NZ Herald. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  13. "Fisher-Black happy despite missing Tour of Sicily honours". RNZ. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  14. reporters, Stuff sports (12 September 2023). "Kiwi cyclist Finn Fisher-Black makes podium at Vuelta a Espana". Stuff. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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