Nikias Arndt

{{short description|German cyclist (born 1991)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Nikias Arndt | image = Nikias Arndt at the rider presentation of Itzulia Basque Country stage 3.jpg | image_size = | caption = Arndt in Espelette, [[2024 Tour of the Basque Country|2024 Itzulia]]. | fullname = Nikias Arndt | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Buchholz in der Nordheide]], Germany | height = 1.88 m | weight = {{convert|77|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}} | currentteam = {{UCI team code|TBV}} | disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}} | role = Rider | ridertype = {{ubl|Sprinter|Time trialist|Road captain}} | amateuryears1 = 2010–2012 | amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|LKT|2010}} | proyears1 = 2013–2022 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|ARG|2013}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-sunweb-confirm-2019-mens-and-womens-rosters/|title=Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=23 November 2018|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13995/1000596/260|title=Team Sunweb|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|access-date=3 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103143329/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13995/1000596/260|archive-date=3 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15245/1000596/279|title=Team DSM|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102003957/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15245/1000596/279|archive-date=2 January 2021}}</ref> | proyears2 = 2023– | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TBV|2023}} | majorwins = '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]''' :'''[[Giro d'Italia]]''' ::1 individual stage ([[2016 Giro d'Italia|2016]]) :'''[[Vuelta a España]]''' ::1 individual stage ([[2019 Vuelta a España|2019]]) '''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]''' :[[Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|Great Ocean Road Race]] ([[2017 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|2017]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}} {{MedalComp|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2021 UCI Road World Championships|2021 Flanders]]|[[2021 UCI Road World Championships – Mixed team relay|Mixed team relay]]}} }} '''Nikias Arndt''' (born 18 November 1991) is a German professional track and road cyclist, who rides for [[UCI WorldTeam]] {{UCI team code|TBV}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/bahrain-victorious-and-mikel-landas-tour-de-france-dream-2023-team-preview/ | title=Bahrain Victorious and Mikel Landa’s Tour de France dream: 2023 Team Preview | work=[[Cycling News]] | date=28 December 2022 | accessdate=3 January 2023 | author=Fotheringham, Alasdair}}</ref>

==Career== Arndt rode for {{UCI team code|LKT|2012}} between 2010 and 2012, before joining the {{UCI team code|DSM men|2013}} team for the 2013 season. He achieved his first professional victory at the 2013 [[Arctic Race of Norway]], winning the third stage,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.letour.fr/arctic-race-of-norway/2013/us/stage-3/news/flm/arctic-race-highlights-up-and-coming-talent-nikias-arndt.html|title=Arctic Race highlights up-and-coming talent Nikias Arndt|work=[[Arctic Race of Norway]]|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|date=10 August 2013|access-date=10 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305140722/http://www.letour.fr/arctic-race-of-norway/2013/us/stage-3/news/flm/arctic-race-highlights-up-and-coming-talent-nikias-arndt.html|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> en route to finishing third overall behind [[Thor Hushovd]] and [[Kenny van Hummel]]. Arndt also won the young riders classification at the event, as the best-placed rider under the age of 25. The following year, he took his first win at the [[UCI World Tour]] level, winning stage three of the [[2014 Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné]] in a sprint finish.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2014/stage-3/results/|title=Arndt shades tight Dauphiné sprint finish at Le Teil|work=Cycling News|first=Barry|last=Ryan|date=10 June 2014|access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref> In 2016, Arndt won the final stage of the [[2016 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], his first [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] stage win.

In early 2017, he won the [[2017 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]], a one-day race on the World Tour.<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 Results|url=http://www.cadelevansgreatoceanroadrace.com.au/the-races/2017-results/|date=29 January 2017|accessdate=29 January 2017|work=[[Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]]|publisher=[[Government of Victoria]]}}</ref> In June of the same year, he was named in the startlist for the [[2017 Tour de France|Tour de France]], which was his first time competing in the race.<ref name="2017TDF">{{Cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2017_Startlist |title=2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List |access-date=28 June 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats |archive-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820093045/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2017_Startlist |url-status=dead }}</ref> He notably finished second on stage 19. His success at Grand Tours continued after a relatively uneventful 2018 season, winning stage eight of the [[2019 Vuelta a España]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-8/results/|title=Vuelta a Espana: Arndt wins stage 8|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|work=CyclingNews|date=31 August 2019|accessdate=31 August 2019}}</ref> He was part of the winning team in the [[2021 UCI Road World Championships – Mixed team relay|mixed relay event]] at the [[2021 UCI Road World Championships]] in September.<ref name="Result">{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216030101FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Team Time Trial Mixed Relay|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=[[Tissot]]|date=22 September 2021|access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref> The month prior, he also won a stage of the [[2021 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2021/stage-5/results/|title=Tour de Pologne: Arndt wins stage 5|first=Jackie|last=Tyson|publisher=CyclingNews|date=13 August 2021|access-date=13 August 2021}}</ref>

After ten years with {{UCI team code|DSM men|2013|nolink=yes}} and its subsequent iterations, Arndt signed a two-year deal in August 2022 with {{UCI team code|TBV|2023}}, starting from the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bahraincyclingteam.com/bahrain-victorious-sign-andrea-pasqualon-nikias-arndt-and-dusan-rajovic/|title=Bahrain Victorious Sign Andrea Pasqualon, Nikias Arndt and Dušan Rajović.|work={{UCI team code|TBV|2022}}|publisher=Bahrain World Tour Cycling Team|date=17 August 2022|accessdate=12 November 2022}}</ref>

==Major results== ===Road=== Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=5306|title=Nikias Arndt|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=12 November 2022}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2009 : 2nd [[German National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Junior Championships : 2nd Overall [[Course de la Paix Juniors]] ::1st Stages 3 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) & 4 : 2nd Overall [[Driedaagse van Axel]] ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Overall Niedersachsen Rundfahrt ::1st Stage 4 : 3rd Overall [[Saarland Trofeo|Trofeo Karlsberg]] : 4th Time trial, [[UCI Junior World Championships|UCI World Junior Championships]] : 9th Overall Kroz Istru ;2010 : 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Tour of Alanya]] ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Stage 4 [[Cinturón a Mallorca]] : 4th Overall [[Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23]] ::1st Stage 6 : 9th Overall [[Dookoła Mazowsza]] ;2011 : 1st Stage 5 [[Tour de l'Avenir]] : 8th Overall [[Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23]] ::1st Stage 3 : 9th Overall [[Tour of Greece]] ;2012 : 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Tour de Berlin]] ::1st Stages 2 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) & 3 : [[Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23]] ::1st [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px]] Points classification ::1st Stage 7 : 1st Stage 3 [[Istrian Spring Trophy]] : 1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification, [[Tour of Bulgaria]] ;2013 (1 pro win) : 3rd Overall [[Arctic Race of Norway]] ::1st [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px]] Young rider classification ::1st Stage 3 ;2014 (1) : 1st Stage 3 [[2014 Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné]] : 2nd [[German National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Championships ;2015 (1) : 1st Stage 6 [[2015 Tour of Alberta|Tour of Alberta]] : National Championships ::2nd [[German National Road Race Championships|Road race]] ::2nd [[German National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] : 3rd [[Münsterland Giro]] ;2016 (1) : 1st Stage 21 [[2016 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] : 3rd [[Rund um Köln]] : 7th [[2016 Scheldeprijs|Scheldeprijs]] : 7th [[Rad am Ring|Rudi Altig Race]] : 8th Overall [[2016 Tour de Yorkshire|Tour de Yorkshire]] ;2017 (1) : 1st [[2017 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]] ;2018 : 3rd [[German National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Championships : 6th [[2018 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]] : 8th [[2018 EuroEyes Cyclassics|EuroEyes Cyclassics]] ;2019 (1) : 1st Stage 8 [[2019 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] ;2021 (1) : 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px]] [[2021 UCI Road World Championships – Mixed team relay|Team relay]], [[2021 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] : 1st Stage 5 [[2021 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]] ;2022 : 2nd [[German National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Championships : 3rd [[Rund um Köln]] {{div col end}}

====Grand Tour general classification results timeline==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] | — | — | [[2015 Giro d'Italia|148]] | [[2016 Giro d'Italia|87]] | — | — | — | — | [[2021 Giro d'Italia|62]] | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] | — | — | — | — | [[2017 Tour de France|84]] | [[2018 Tour de France|67]] | [[2019 Tour de France|116]] | [[2020 Tour de France|126]] | — | — | [[2023 Tour de France|121]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=A red jersey]] [[List of Vuelta a España general classification winners|Vuelta a España]] | [[2013 Vuelta a España|136]] | [[2014 Vuelta a España|102]] | — | [[2016 Vuelta a España|159]] | — | — | [[2019 Vuelta a España|69]] | — | — | [[2022 Vuelta a España|DNF]] | — |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | [[Did not finish]] |}

===Track=== {{div col|colwidth=50em}} ;2009 : [[2009 UCI Juniors Track World Championships|UCI World Junior Championships]] ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] Omnium ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] Team pursuit ;2011 : [[2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|UCI World Cup]], Astana ::3rd Individual pursuit ::3rd Scratch ;2012 : 1st Points race, [[Perth International Track Cycling Grand Prix|Perth International Grand Prix]] : 3rd Omnium, [[2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|UCI World Cup]], Beijing {{div col end}}

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