Nicholas Dlamini

Nicholas Dlamini (born 12 August 1995) is a South African cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team .

Career 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. In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.

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.

He was selected to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics. 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.

Personal life He is an ambassador for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Major results

2013 African Junior Road Championships

10th Road race 2014 1st Cape Rouleur 2015 KZN Autumn Series 1st Mayday Classic 3rd PMB Road Classic African Road Championships

7th Under-23 road race 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 2016 9th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia 2017

2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 5th Overall Tour de Hongrie 6th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo 2018

2019 5th Road race, National Road Championships 2021 3rd Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish