Niamh Fisher-Black will swap SD Worx-Protime for Lidl-Trek from 2025 onwards, seeking to discover her GC potential with the American squad.
The 24-year-old New Zealander is the fourth huge signing introduced for Lidl-Trek’s girls’s workforce this switch window on a contract till 2027 after Anna Henderson, Emma Norsgaard and Riejanne Markus.
Fisher-Black raced for SD Worx-Protime, girls’s biking’s top-ranked workforce, from 2021-2024 after turning professional in 2020, nevertheless, she’s made the bounce to Lidl-Trek, impressed by the workforce’s racing type and hopeful of reaching her potential as a GC rider.
“Lidl-Trek have lengthy been a pretty workforce to me, I love their aggressive type of racing {and professional} strategy. It’s been noticeable even from the skin; their dedication to their riders, rider improvement and eager plans for the long run,” stated Fisher-Black in a press launch.
“I’m desirous to discover my potential in GC using, maybe beginning with shorter stage races and progressing to the Grand Tour lengths. I’m life like that I’ve some work to do, however I’m assured that Lidl-Trek will be capable to present the secure footing and supportive setting that I have to take these steps.
“I’m very grateful to Lidl Trek of their perception in me as a rider, and I anticipate a very good few years to come back.”
Fisher-Black discovered success with the Dutch squad as she netted her first two WorldTour wins on the Tour de Suisse in 2023 and Giro d’Italia Ladies earlier this season on the uphill end to Toano.
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Nonetheless solely 24, she has huge potential to develop right into a prime GC rider, lately exhibiting off her climbing abilities on debut on the Tour de France Femmes, the place she labored to assist Demi Vollering take second place general, together with a notably enormous pull up the Col du Glandon.
“Niamh is a standout expertise with a brilliant future forward of her. We’ve been impressed by her improvement to date, and he or she is keen to proceed on this upward trajectory,” stated Group Supervisor Luca Guercilena.
“At Lidl-Trek, we’re dedicated to offering her with the setting and sources she wants to succeed in her full potential. We’re trying ahead to seeing her within the Lidl-Trek jersey and to witness what she will obtain alongside her new teammates.”
With Fisher-Black and Gaia Realini, who can be signed with Lidl-Trek till 2027, the American squad have nice climbing abilities of their ranks for 2025 onwards, with the younger Italian taking fifth general on the current Tour de France Femmes.
