Nicholas Dlamini
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Nicholas Dlamini (born 12 August 1995) is a South African cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Q36.5 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 1st Team time trial 10th Road race
2014
1st Cape Rouleur
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
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
| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | DNF |
| Vuelta a España | 107 | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |