Italian racing cyclist
Daniel Oss (born 13 January 1987) is an Italian cyclist, who competes in
gravel cycling for the Specialized Gravel team.
[6]
Between 2009 and 2023, Oss competed professionally in
road bicycle racing , with
Liquigas–Cannondale , the
BMC Racing Team ,
Bora–Hansgrohe and
Team TotalEnergies . He took two individual victories in his road racing career – the 2010
Giro del Veneto and a stage at the
2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge – and also formed part of winning teams on
team time trial stages at the
2015 Tour de France and the
2017 Vuelta a España , as well as winning gold medals in the
equivalent event at the
UCI Road World Championships in
2014 and
2015 .
Career
Junior and amateur career (2004–2008)
In 2004, the first results on the track and road for
Trento -born Oss were outstanding: he excelled in the National Student Track Championships in
Pordenone , collecting three podiums in the pursuit, and in the same year, he gained third place in the
Madison at the European Student Championships in
Fiorenzuola d'Arda .
After a year in the dark, Oss returned to the limelight in 2006 winning five races including events at
Ponton [
it ] ,
Isola Vicentina ,
Pessina Cremonese and
Bibano di Godega [
it ] . In 2007, he won two smaller competitions while in 2008, besides three other competitions, he also participated in the
World Championships in
Varese , coming home in eighth place in the under-23 road race, five seconds behind the winner
Fabio Duarte .
[7]
Liquigas (2009–2012)
In 2009, Oss turned professional, joining the
Liquigas team;
[8] he entered the top 10 for the first time in a professional race during the
Tour of Catalunya , it was in the prologue, in which he finished ninth place, four seconds detached from the winner
Thor Hushovd .
[9] During the same year, he participated in the National Track Championships and came first in the team pursuit along with companions
Jacopo Guarnieri ,
Elia Viviani and
Davide Cimolai .
[10] Towards the end of the season, he was able to finish in the top five of a number of professional races: two fourth places in stages of the
Tour of Missouri , and fifth in the
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato .
[11]
In 2010, Oss came fifth in
Gent–Wevelgem ,
[12] and fourth in one of the stages of the
Three Days of De Panne . He was also involved in his first ever
Grand Tour when he came 124th in the
Tour de France ,
[13] he also won the combativity award on Stage 18, for his involvement in the breakaway. The following year, he played a key role as a lead out man for sprinter and teammate
Elia Viviani in the
inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge . It was Oss's lead-outs that secured Viviani two stage victories and the green jersey for the points classification.
[14] On Stage 6 into
Denver , Viviani rewarded Oss's hard work by allowing him to win the sprint finish.
[14] In his final season with Liquigas–Cannondale, he finished third at the
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese ,
[15] and ninth at
Milan–San Remo .
[16]
Post-Liquigas (2013–2023)
Oss left Liquigas–Cannondale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the
BMC Racing Team for the 2013 season.
[2] During his five years with the team, Oss won four medals at the
UCI Road World Championships in the
team time trial , including gold medals in
2014 and
2015 .
[17]
[18] He also won seven
team time trials at stage races, including at
Grand Tour level – at the
2015 Tour de France and the
2017 Vuelta a España .
[18]
[19] Individually, Oss won the mountains classification at the
2015 Tour of California and the
2017 Tour of Guangxi , and finished third at the
2013 E3 Harelbeke .
Oss at the
2018 Tour of California , during his first season with
Bora–Hansgrohe
He moved to
Bora–Hansgrohe for 2018,
[20] spending four years with the team – primarily being utilised as a
domestique for
Peter Sagan .
[21] Oss and Sagan both moved to
Team TotalEnergies in 2022,
[22] with Oss winning a silver medal in the
inaugural UCI Gravel World Championships held in Italy, having spent 150 kilometres (93 miles) in an attacking move with the eventual winner,
Gianni Vermeersch .
[23]
Move to gravel racing
In November 2023, Oss shifted his focus to
gravel cycling with the Specialized Gravel team.
[6]
Major results
Source:
[24]
2004
1st
Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
2nd
Time trial , National Junior Road Championships
2006
1st
Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
2007
1st Circuito di Bibano
2008
2nd
Gran Premio di Poggiana
2nd GP Industria del Cuoio e delle Pelli
3rd
Time trial , National Under-23 Road Championships
6th
Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
8th Road race,
UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
8th
Trofeo Zsšdi
8th
Giro del Belvedere
10th
Trofeo Franco Balestra
2009
1st
Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
5th
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
2010 (1 pro win)
1st
Giro del Veneto
5th
Gent–Wevelgem
6th Overall
Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
1st
Yong rider classification
10th Overall
Tour of Oman
2011 (1)
1st Stage 6
USA Pro Cycling Challenge
3rd Overall
Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
1st
Young rider classification
6th
Coppa Agostoni
2012
3rd
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
9th
Milan–San Remo
2013
3rd
E3 Harelbeke
4th Overall
Tour de Wallonie
2014
1st
Team time trial ,
UCI Road World Championships
1st Stage 1 (
TTT )
Giro del Trentino
2015
1st
Team time trial ,
UCI Road World Championships
1st Stage 9 (
TTT )
Tour de France
1st Stage 3 (
TTT )
Critérium du Dauphiné
1st
Mountains classification,
Tour of California
8th
Gent–Wevelgem
10th
E3 Harelbeke
2016
1st Stage 1 (
TTT )
Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 5 (
TTT )
Eneco Tour
2nd
Team time trial ,
UCI Road World Championships
10th
E3 Harelbeke
2017
Vuelta a España
1st Stage 1 (
TTT )
Held
after Stages 1–2
1st Stage 1 (
TTT )
Tirreno–Adriatico
1st
Mountains classification,
Tour of Guangxi
2nd
Team time trial ,
UCI Road World Championships
2018
5th
Road race , National Road Championships
2020
Combativity award Stage 7
Tour de France
2022
2nd
UCI Gravel World Championships
6th Overall
Saudi Tour
2023
Combativity award Stage 11
Tour de France
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
^
a
b
"BORA - hansgrohe" . Retrieved 7 July 2019 .
^
a
b Atkins, Ben (6 August 2012).
"Dominik Nerz and Daniel Oss to BMC Racing Team for 2013" . VeloNation . VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 6 August 2012 .
^
"With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019" .
Bora–Hansgrohe . Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 12 October 2018. Archived from
the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019 .
^ Ryan, Barry (28 December 2019).
"2020 Team Preview: Bora-Hansgrohe" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Future plc . Retrieved 1 January 2020 .
^
"TotalEnergies" . UCI.org .
Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 4 February 2022 .
^
a
b Farrand, Stephen (15 November 2023).
"Daniel Oss switches from road to gravel for 'discovery' with new Specialized team" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Future plc . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^
"Colombian wins under-23 gold, Ben Swift fourth" .
Cycling Weekly .
IPC Media . 26 September 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^ Brown, Gregor (28 August 2008).
"First Zaugg, now Oss and Guarnieri for Liquigas" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Future plc . Retrieved 2 August 2010 .
^
"Hushovd squeaks through to repeat win" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Future plc . 18 May 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^
"Tricolori su pista: i risultati della seconda giornata" [Tricolors on the track: the results of the second day]. Tuttobici (in Italian). Prima Pagina Edizioni s.r.l. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
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"Visconti snelste in GP Industria & Commercio Di Prato" [Visconti fastest in GP Industria & Commercio Di Prato]. WielerFlits.nl (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^
"Eisel let off the leash to win Ghent-Wevelgem" .
Cycling Weekly .
IPC Media . 28 March 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^
"2010 Tour de France: Final Standings" .
Tour de France .
Amaury Sport Organisation . 25 July 2010. Archived from
the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010 .
^
a
b Petty, Daniel (28 August 2011).
"Levi Leipheimer wins USA Pro Cycling Challenge; Daniel Oss takes stage in sprint in Denver" .
The Denver Post . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^
"Ulissi takes convincing win in Carnago" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Future plc . 23 August 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^ Westemeyer, Susan (17 March 2012).
"Gerrans wins in Milan-San Remo" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Future plc . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^
"BMC commemorate Worlds team time trial win" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Immediate Media Company . 15 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^
a
b Fletcher, Patrick (29 December 2015).
"Daniel Oss: Worlds TTT win was one of the best days of my life" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Immediate Media Company . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^
"Vuelta a Espana: BMC win opening team time trial" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Immediate Media Company . 19 August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^
"Daniel Oss signs for Bora-Hansgrohe" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Immediate Media Company . 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
^ Benson, Daniel (20 December 2018).
"Oss: The positive energy around Peter Sagan makes the difference" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Immediate Media Company . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^ Bonville-Ginn, Tim (3 August 2021).
"Peter Sagan will ride for Team TotalEnergies in 2022" .
Cycling Weekly .
Future plc . Retrieved 7 January 2024 . Along with Sagan, riders Maciej Bodnar and Daniel Oss will also join TotalEnergies from Bora-Hansgrohe.
^ Farrand, Stephen (9 October 2022).
"Vermeersch and Oss take Gravel World Championship glory from road rivals" .
Cyclingnews.com .
Future plc . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^
"Daniel Oss" . FirstCycling.com . FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
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Trade teams (2012–2018)
2012 :
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step (
Boonen ,
Chavanel ,
Martin ,
Terpstra ,
Vandewalle ,
Velits )
2013 :
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step (
Chavanel ,
Kwiatkowski ,
Martin ,
Terpstra ,
Vandewalle ,
Velits )
2014 :
BMC Racing Team (
Dennis ,
Dillier ,
Oss ,
Quinziato ,
van Garderen ,
Velits )
2015 :
BMC Racing Team (
Dennis ,
Dillier ,
Küng ,
Oss ,
Phinney ,
Quinziato )
2016 :
Etixx–Quick-Step (
Jungels ,
Kittel ,
Lampaert ,
Martin ,
Terpstra ,
Vermote )
2017 :
Team Sunweb (
Dumoulin ,
Kämna ,
Kelderman ,
Kragh Andersen ,
Matthews ,
Oomen )
2018 :
Quick-Step Floors (
Asgreen ,
De Plus ,
Jungels ,
Lampaert ,
Schachmann ,
Terpstra )