Guy Niv

Guy Niv
גיא ניב
Niv at 2018 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full nameGuy Niv
Born (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 32)
Misgav, Israel
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Cycling career
SportCycling
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2016Dynamo Palmira–Weltour
2017Cycling Academy Development
2017Israel Cycling Academy (stagiaire)
Professional team
2018–2022Israel Cycling Academy
Major wins
Single-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships
(2019)

Guy Niv (Hebrew: גיא ניב; born 8 March 1994 in Misgav) is an Israeli former cyclist, who competed as a professional for UCI WorldTeam Israel–Premier Tech from 2018 to 2022. In 2019, he completed the Giro d'Italia, finishing in 113th place. In August 2020, he became the first Israeli national to race in the Tour de France.

In September 2022, he announced his retirement from the sport, citing a loss of motivation and desire to compete.

Major results

2019
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
6th Overall Tour de Taiwan
7th Overall GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela
2020
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2021
1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF 113 — 74 —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — 139 — 77
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — — 93 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Giro d'Italia 2019 | Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Guy Niv to become first Israeli rider to race the Tour de France". VeloNews.com. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "The barrier-breaking Israeli has called it quits". israelpremiertech.com. Israel–Premier Tech. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.