 Eg in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1995 Kibæk, Denmark |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Uno-X Mobility |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016–2017 | Team TreFor |
| 2018–2021 | Trek–Segafredo[1][2][3] |
| 2022– | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
Niklas Eg (born 6 January 1995) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Uno-X Mobility.[4]
Career
Eg was born in Kibæk.
Trek–Segafredo (2018–present)
After signing an initial two-year contract with the team in September 2017,[5] Eg opened the 2018 season in Australia, and was close to the top 10 in the Herald Sun Tour, where he finished 12th overall. Eg finished 7th on the last stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour to Jebel Hafeet, while at the Tour of Croatia, Eg finished 5th overall. He started the Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour, finishing 93rd.
In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[6] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[7]
Major results
- 2017
- 2nd Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
- 3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 4th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 6th Sundvolden GP
- 2018
- 5th Overall Tour of Croatia
- 2019
- 5th Overall Tour of Utah
- 2021
- 9th Overall Giro di Sicilia
- 2022
- 6th Overall Tour de Hongrie
Grand Tour classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
93 | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
— | — | 51 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | 37 | 59 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ↑ "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ↑ "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ↑ "Uno - X Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ↑ "Guardini signs with Bardiani-CSF - News shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
Trek-Segafredo announced the signing of 22-year-old Niklas Eg to a two-year contract.
- ↑ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ↑ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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