Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx-Protime) is a rider who is accustomed to breaking ground, having won the first ever U23 women's World Championship road race title in Wollongong in 2022 and now the rider from New Zealand has also made it to the top step of a Giro d'Italia Women stage podium.
After 35 editions, her nation has an individual stage winner at the Italian event and Fisher-Black has the well-timed confidence boost of having carved out a memorable victory at a race that long been a key event on the women's cycling calendar.
