Niklas Eg

Niklas Eg (born 6 January 1995) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo.[3]

Niklas Eg
Personal information
Born (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995
Kibæk, Denmark
Team information
Current teamTrek–Segafredo
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
2016–2017Team TreFor
2018–Trek–Segafredo[1][2]

Career

Eg was born in Kibæk.

Trek–Segafredo (2018–present)

After signing an initial two-year contract with the team in September 2017,[4] 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.[5] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[6]

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

Grand Tour classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2018 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia 93
Tour de France 51
Vuelta a España 37 59
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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