Guy Niv

Guy Niv
Niv at 2018 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full nameGuy Niv
Born (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30)
Misgav, Israel
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2016Dynamo Palmira–Weltour
2017Cycling Academy Development
2017Israel Cycling Academy (stagiaire)
Professional team
2018–2022Israel Cycling Academy[1][2]
Major wins
Single-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships
(2019)

Guy Niv (born 8 March 1994 in Misgav) is an Israeli former cyclist, who competed as a professional for UCI WorldTeam Israel–Premier Tech from 2018 to 2022.[3] In 2019, he completed the Giro d'Italia, finishing in 113th place.[4] In August 2020, he became the first Israeli national to race in the Tour de France.[5][6]

In September 2022, he announced his retirement from the sport, citing a loss of motivation and desire to compete.[7]

Major results

2019
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
6th Overall Tour de Taiwan
7th Overall GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela
2020
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2021
1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF 113 — 74 —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — 139 — 77
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — — 93 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Giro d'Italia 2019 | Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Guy Niv to become first Israeli rider to race the Tour de France". VeloNews.com. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  7. ^ "The barrier-breaking Israeli has called it quits". israelpremiertech.com. Israel–Premier Tech. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.


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