Nikias Arndt

Nikias Arndt

Personal information
Full name Nikias Arndt
Born (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991
Buchholz in der Nordheide, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team Team Giant–Alpecin
Discipline Road and track
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter/Time Trialist
Amateur team(s)
2010–2012 LKT Team Brandenburg
Professional team(s)
2013– Argos–Shimano
Major wins

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2016)
Infobox last updated on
29 May 2016

Nikias Arndt (born 18 November 1991) is a German track and road cyclist, who rides professionally for the Team Giant–Alpecin team.[1]

Career

He achieved his first professional victory at the 2013 Arctic Race of Norway, winning the third stage,[2] en route to finishing third overall behind Thor Hushovd and Kenny van Hummel. Arndt also won the young riders classification at the event, as the best-placed rider under the age of 25.

Career achievements

Major results

2009
2nd Overall Course De La Paix Junior
1st Stages 3 & 4
2nd Overall Driedaagse van Axel
1st Stage 1
3rd Overall Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
1st Stage 4
3rd Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
9th Overall Kroz Istru
2010
1st Overall Tour of Alanya
1st Stage 3
1st Stage 4 Cinturón a Mallorca
4th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
1st Stage 6
9th Overall Dookoła Mazowsza
2011
1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Avenir
8th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
1st Stage 3
9th Overall Tour of Greece
2012
1st Overall Tour de Berlin
1st Stages 2 (ITT) & 3
Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
1st Points classification
1st Stage 7
1st Stage 3 Istrian Spring Trophy
1st Points classification Tour of Bulgaria
2013
3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
6th National Time Trial Championships
2014
1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné
2nd National Time Trial Championships
2015
1st Stage 6 Tour of Alberta
2nd National Road Race Championships
2nd National Time Trial Championships
3rd Münsterland Giro
2016
1st Stage 21 Giro d'Italia
3rd Rund um Köln[3]
7th Scheldeprijs
7th Rudi Altig Race
8th Overall Tour de Yorkshire

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016
Pink jersey Giro - - 148 87
Yellow jersey Tour - - - -
red jersey Vuelta 136 102 - 159

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress

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