Nicholas Dlamini
Nicholas Dlamini (born 12 August 1995) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Qhubeka NextHash.[5]
Dlamini at the 2018 Tour of Britain, where he won the mountains classification | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1995 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Qhubeka NextHash |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2016–2017 | Dimension Data for Qhubeka |
| 2017 | Team Dimension Data (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2018– | Team Dimension Data[1][2] |
| 2021 | Team Qhubeka (development)[a] |
Career edit
Growing up in Capricorn Park, Cape Town, Dlamini's first sport was running, which he took up in 2009 along with his twin sister Nikita. In 2011 he took up cycling, initially alongside his running career. He pursued his development at the World Cycling Centre. Dlamini turned professional in 2018: at that year's Tour Down Under, the first UCI World Tour race of his career, he won the King of the Mountains jersey, becoming the first black South African to win a major classification in a World Tour race.[6] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[7]
On 27 December 2019, Dlamini was assaulted by rangers at the Table Mountain National Park where he was training and suffered a broken arm during an altercation.[8]
He was selected to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9] He rode in the 2021 Tour de France, becoming the first black South African cyclist to ride the Tour, but was eliminated after finishing outside the time limit on the ninth stage.[10]
Personal life edit
Dlamini is married and has a son.[10] He is an ambassador for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.[11]
Major results edit
- 2013
- African Junior Road Championships
- 1st Team time trial
- 10th Road race
- 2014
- 1st Cape Rouleur[11]
- 2015
- KZN Autumn Series
- 1st Mayday Classic
- 3rd PMB Road Classic
- African Road Championships
- 2nd Team time trial
- 7th Under-23 road race
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2016
- 9th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 2017
- 1st Mountains classification, Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour de Hongrie
- 6th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo
- 2018
- 1st Mountains classification, Tour Down Under
- 1st Mountains classification, Tour of Britain
- 2019
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2021
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | DNF |
| Vuelta a España | 107 | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Notes edit
- ^ Dlamini competed at the 2021 Tour de Bretagne with Team Qhubeka,[3] following the introduction of a UCI rule allowing riders registered with a UCI WorldTeam or UCI ProTeam to participate in class 1 or 2 events with a related development team.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ . UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Berriegts, Nicolas (26 September 2021). "Tour de Bretagne - Et. 7 : Classements" [Tour de Bretagne - Stage 7: Rankings]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Part 2 Road Races" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 October 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Muller, Antoinette (7 September 2018). "Nic Dlamini: Capricorn King of the Mountains". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ Mabuza, Ernest (27 December 2019). "Top SA cyclist Nic Dlamini suffers broken arm in permit dispute with Table Mountain park rangers". The Times. Tiso Blackstar Group. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Cyclist Nic Dlamini makes SA Olympic team". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ a b "From gangs and guns to Tour de France for South Africa's Dlamini". france24.com. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b Collins, Farren (28 November 2016). "Nic likely to score historic Tour de France ride". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 29 June 2021.