{"id":418439,"date":"2026-01-17T05:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T05:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/418439\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T05:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T05:32:10","slug":"they-still-manage-to-stay-completely-normal-guys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/418439\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThey still manage to stay completely normal guys\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For a rider who has seen the pressure from the inside, that normality is what stands out most. \u201cThey\u2019re relaxed, approachable, and able to build relationships within the team easily. I see that as an incredible quality, and I\u2019m not sure I would have it myself if I were at their level.\u201d<\/p>\n

From Visma to UAE to Red BullFisher-Black\u2019s career path explains why his voice matters here. He came through the Jumbo-Visma development structure in 2020 and the first half of 2021, overlapping with the environment that shaped Jonas Vingegaard<\/a> into a Tour de France winner.In mid-2021 he moved into the UAE Team Emirates WorldTour squad, where he spent the next three full seasons racing alongside Tadej Pogacar<\/a> and learning what life looks like inside the sport\u2019s most dominant team.From 2025 onwards, he has been part of the Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/a> project, riding in the same colours as Primoz Roglic<\/a> and, from 2026, Remco Evenepoel<\/a> as well. Very few riders of his generation can genuinely say they have been teammates with all four.<\/p>\n

That is why his central observation is not about watts, tactics or physiology, but about how the biggest riders in the sport carry themselves under constant expectation.<\/p>\n

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Fisher-Black in action during the 2025 season<\/p>\n

Leaving home to chase the dream<\/p>\n

Fisher-Black\u2019s own path to that world was not smooth. He left New Zealand as a teenager to chase a professional career in Europe. \u201cSuddenly I was 20,000 kilometres from home, in a country where I didn\u2019t know anyone and didn\u2019t speak the language,\u201d he said. \u201cThe start was really difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

That early shock shaped how he sees the sport now. He does not talk like someone who expects anything to be given to him. \u201cIf you have dreams and you know why you\u2019re doing it, everything becomes easier,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m still here and grateful that today I can live this kind of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finding his own type of rider<\/p>\n

For a long time, Fisher-Black admits he did not fully understand what kind of rider he was meant to be. \u201cIn the past I didn\u2019t really know what type of rider I was,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Over time, particularly through his years at UAE and now at Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/a>, that has become clearer. He is not trying to copy the pure climbers or the all-terrain superstars. \u201cMy talent is quite specific, so I have to choose races that suit me best,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He has already shown that profile with strong performances in hot conditions and selective finishes, including stage wins at the Tour Down Under and the UAE Tour. \u201cI don\u2019t have problems with the heat,\u201d he said. \u201cSome of my best results have come in extreme conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tour dreams, Giro ruled out<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, his ambitions are clear but measured. \u201cOne of my goals is to make the team for the Tour de France,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At the same time, he knows not every Grand Tour fits his profile. \u201cI definitely won\u2019t ride the Giro, because it doesn\u2019t fit my programme,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

That clarity in how he views himself mirrors the way he looks at the sport\u2019s biggest stars: without myth-making, without exaggeration, just people operating at an extreme level under constant pressure, and finding their own way to live with it.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For a rider who has seen the pressure from the inside, that normality is what stands out…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,68744,6495,63662,39733,8396,85,6494],"class_list":{"0":"post-418439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-finn-fisher-black","12":"tag-jonas-vingegaard","13":"tag-primoz-roglic","14":"tag-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe","15":"tag-remco-evenepoel","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-tadej-pogacar"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}