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{{short description|South African bicycle racer}}
{{Short description|South African cyclist (born 1995)}}
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{{Infobox cyclist
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Nicholas Dlamini
| name = Nicholas Dlamini
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| fullname =
| fullname =
| nickname =
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{bda|1995|8|12|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cape Town]], South Africa
| birth_place = [[Cape Town]], South Africa
| height =
| height = 1.77 m
| weight =
| weight = 66 kg
| currentteam = {{ct|DDD}}
| currentteam =
| discipline = Road
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 = 2017
| amateuryears1 = 2016–2017
| amateurteam1 = {{ct|DDD|2017}} ''(stagiaire)''
| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|DDC|2016}}
| amateuryears2 =
| amateuryears2 = 2017
| amateurteam2 =
| amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|DDD|2017}} ''(stagiaire)''
| proyears1 = 2016–2017
| proyears1 = 2018–2021
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|DDD|2018}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dimension-data-finalise-2019-roster/|title=Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=22 November 2018|accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams//TeamDetail/13992/1001377/260|title=NTT Pro Cycling Team|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|accessdate=3 January 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103010817/https://www.uci.org/road/teams//TeamDetail/13992/1001377/260|archivedate=3 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279|title=Team Qhubeka Assos|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|accessdate=2 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210102171533/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279|archivedate=2 January 2021}}</ref>
| proteam1 = {{ct|DDC|2016}}
| proyears2 = 2018–
| proyears2 = 2022
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|T4Q|2022}}
| proteam2 = {{ct|DDD|2018}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dimension-data-reveals-2018-team-kit/|title=Dimension Data reveals 2018 team kit|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=2 November 2017|accessdate=2 January 2018|quote=Other new recruits include Tom-Jelte Slagter (Cannondale-Drapac), Scott Davies (Team Wiggins), Julien Vermote (Quick-Step Floors) and Nicholas Dlamini from the team's Continental arm.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dimension-data-finalise-2019-roster/|title=Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=22 November 2018|accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>
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'''Nicholas Dlamini''' (born 12 August 1995) is a South African cyclist, who most recently rode for [[UCI Continental team]] {{UCI team code|T4Q}}.
'''Nicholas Dlamini''' (born 12 August 1995 in [[Cape Town]]) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for [[UCI WorldTeam]] {{ct|NTT}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams//TeamDetail/13992/1001377/260|title=NTT Pro Cycling Team|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|accessdate=3 January 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103010817/https://www.uci.org/road/teams//TeamDetail/13992/1001377/260|archivedate=3 January 2020}}</ref> In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the [[2019 Vuelta a España]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2019/gc/startlist |title=2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España |accessdate=23 August 2019 |work=ProCyclingStats}}</ref>


==Career==
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On 27 December 2019, Dlamini was allegedly assaulted by rangers at the [[Table Mountain National Park]] where he was training and suffered a broken arm during an altercation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-12-27-watch-top-sa-cyclist-nic-dlamini-assaulted-at-table-mountain-national-park/|title=Top SA cyclist Nic Dlamini suffers broken arm in permit dispute with Table Mountain park rangers|first=Ernest|last=Mabuza|work=[[The Times (South Africa)|The Times]]|publisher=[[Tiso Blackstar Group]]|date=27 December 2019|accessdate=3 January 2020}}</ref>
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 [[2018 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]], the first [[UCI World Tour]] race of his career, he won the King of the Mountains jersey, becoming the first [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|black South African]] to win a major classification in a World Tour race.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2018-09-07-nic-dlamini-set-to-be-the-king-of-the-mountains/ |title=Nic Dlamini: Capricorn King of the Mountains |last=Muller |first=Antoinette |date=7 September 2018 |website=[[Daily Maverick]] |access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref> In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the [[2019 Vuelta a España]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2019/gc/startlist |title=2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España |accessdate=23 August 2019 |work=ProCyclingStats}}</ref>

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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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-12-27-watch-top-sa-cyclist-nic-dlamini-assaulted-at-table-mountain-national-park/|title=Top SA cyclist Nic Dlamini suffers broken arm in permit dispute with Table Mountain park rangers|first=Ernest|last=Mabuza|work=[[The Times (South Africa)|The Times]]|publisher=[[Tiso Blackstar Group]]|date=27 December 2019|accessdate=3 January 2020}}</ref>

He was selected to represent South Africa at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyclist Nic Dlamini makes SA Olympic team|url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2021-05-27-cyclist-nic-dlamini-makes-sa-olympic-team/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=SowetanLIVE|language=en-ZA}}</ref> 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.<ref name=tour>{{cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210627-from-gangs-and-guns-to-tour-de-france-for-south-africa-s-dlamini |title=From gangs and guns to Tour de France for South Africa's Dlamini|date=27 June 2021 |website=[[france24.com]] |access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is an ambassador for the [[Elton John AIDS Foundation]].<ref name=elton>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2016-11-28-nic-likely-to-score-historic-tour-de-france-ride/ |title=Nic likely to score historic Tour de France ride |last=Collins |first=Farren |date=28 November 2016 |website=[[TimesLIVE]]|access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref>


==Major results==
==Major results==
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{{colbegin|colwidth=30em}}
;2013
;2013
: 1st Team time trial, [[African Continental Road Cycling Championships|African Junior Road Championships]]
: [[African Road Championships|African Junior Road Championships]]
::1st [[File:Gold medal africa.svg|15px]] Team time trial
::10th Road race
;2014
: 1st Cape Rouleur<ref name=elton />
;2015
;2015
: [[2015 KZN Autumn Series|KZN Autumn Series]]
⚫
: 2nd Team time trial, [[African Continental Road Cycling Championships|African Road Championships]]
::1st Mayday Classic
⚫
: 2nd [[South African National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Under–23 Road Championships
: 2nd Mayday Classic
::3rd [[PMB Road Classic]]
: 3rd [[PMB Road Classic]]
: [[African Road Championships]]
::2nd [[File:Silver medal africa.svg|15px]] Team time trial
::7th Under-23 road race
⚫
: 2nd [[South African National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Under-23 Road Championships
;2016
;2016
: 9th [[Piccolo Giro di Lombardia]]
: 9th [[Piccolo Giro di Lombardia]]
;2017
;2017
: 1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Mountains classification [[Giro Ciclistico d'Italia]]
: 1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Mountains classification, [[Giro Ciclistico d'Italia]]
: 2nd [[South African National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Under–23 Road Championships
: 2nd [[South African National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Under-23 Road Championships
: 5th Overall [[2017 Tour de Hongrie|Tour de Hongrie]]
: 5th Overall [[2017 Tour de Hongrie|Tour de Hongrie]]
: 6th [[Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo]]
: 6th [[Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo]]
;2018
;2018
: 1st [[Image:Jersey blackdots.png|20px]] Mountains classification [[2018 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]]
: 1st [[Image:Jersey blackdots.png|20px]] Mountains classification, [[2018 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]]
: 1st [[File:Jersey black.svg|20px]] Mountains classification [[2018 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]]
: 1st [[File:Jersey black.svg|20px]] Mountains classification, [[2018 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]]
;2019
;2019
: 5th [[South African National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 5th [[South African National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
;2021
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: 3rd [[South African National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
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{{colend}}


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! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]
! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2020
! scope="col" | 2021
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]]
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]]
|—
|—
|—
|[[2021 Tour de France|DNF]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
|[[2019 Vuelta a España|107]]
|[[2019 Vuelta a España|107]]
|[[2020 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
|—
|}
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| Did not compete
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|-
! scope="row" | [[Did Not Finish|DNF]]
! scope="row" | [[Did not finish|DNF]]
| Did not finish
| Did not finish
|}
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Cape Town]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Cape Town]]
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Latest revision as of 08:33, 24 August 2024

Nicholas Dlamini
Dlamini at the 2018 Tour of Britain, where he won the mountains classification
Personal information
Born (1995-08-12) 12 August 1995 (age 29)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2016–2017Dimension Data for Qhubeka
2017Team Dimension Data (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2018–2021Team Dimension Data[1][2][3]
2022Team Qhubeka

Nicholas Dlamini (born 12 August 1995) is a South African cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Q36.5 Continental Team.

Career

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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.[4] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[5]

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.[6]

He was selected to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] 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.[8]

Personal life

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He is an ambassador for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.[9]

Major results

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2013
African Junior Road Championships
1st Team time trial
10th Road race
2014
1st Cape Rouleur[9]
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

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Grand Tour 2019 2020 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — DNF
A red jersey Vuelta a España 107 DNF —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ Muller, Antoinette (7 September 2018). "Nic Dlamini: Capricorn King of the Mountains". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Cyclist Nic Dlamini makes SA Olympic team". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  8. ^ "From gangs and guns to Tour de France for South Africa's Dlamini". france24.com. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. ^ a b Collins, Farren (28 November 2016). "Nic likely to score historic Tour de France ride". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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