Daniel Oss

Italian racing cyclist

Daniel Oss

Oss in 2019

Personal information
Full name| Daniel Oss
Born|  (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987 (age 37)
Trento, Italy
Height| 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight| 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team| Specialized Gravel
Disciplines|

* Road (former)
* Track (former)
* Gravel

Role| Rider
Rider type|

* Classics specialist
* Domestique

Amateur teams
2007–2008| Zalf–Désirée–Fior
2024–| Specialized Gravel
Professional teams
2009–2012| Liquigas
2013–2017| BMC Racing Team[2]
2018–2021| Bora–Hansgrohe[3][4]
2022–2023| Team TotalEnergies[5]
Major wins
Grand Tours

Tour de France

1 TTT stage (2015)
Vuelta a España

1 TTT stage (2017)

Medal record

Men's road bicycle racing
Representing BMC Racing Team
World Championships
| 2014 Ponferrada | Team time trial
| 2015 Richmond | Team time trial
| 2016 Doha | Team time trial
| 2017 Bergen | Team time trial
Men's gravel cycling
Representing  Italy
World Championships
| 2022 Veneto | Elite

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[edit]

### Junior and amateur career (2004–2008)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

In November 2023, Oss shifted his focus to gravel cycling with the Specialized Gravel team.[6]

## Major results[edit]

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[edit]

Grand Tour | 2010  | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  | 2019  | 2020  | 2021  | 2022  | 2023

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Giro d'Italia | —  | —  | —  | 140 | 103 | —  | 111 | —  | —  | —  | —  | 112 | —  | —
Tour de France | 124 | 100 | 105 | —  | 69 | 97 | —  | —  | 112 | 89 | 105 | 115 | DNF | 88
Vuelta a España | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | DNF | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Legend  —  | Did not compete

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DNF  | Did not finish

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "BORA - hansgrohe". Retrieved 7 July 2019.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ Ryan, Barry (28 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bora-Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
5. ^ "TotalEnergies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "Colombian wins under-23 gold, Ben Swift fourth". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
8. ^ Brown, Gregor (28 August 2008). "First Zaugg, now Oss and Guarnieri for Liquigas". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
9. ^ "Hushovd squeaks through to repeat win". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "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.
12. ^ "Eisel let off the leash to win Ghent-Wevelgem". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
13. ^ "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.
14. ^ 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.
15. ^ "Ulissi takes convincing win in Carnago". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
16. ^ Westemeyer, Susan (17 March 2012). "Gerrans wins in Milan-San Remo". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
17. ^ "BMC commemorate Worlds team time trial win". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
18. ^ 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.
19. ^ "Vuelta a Espana: BMC win opening team time trial". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
20. ^ "Daniel Oss signs for Bora-Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
21. ^ Benson, Daniel (20 December 2018). "Oss: The positive energy around Peter Sagan makes the difference". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
22. ^ 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."
23. ^ Farrand, Stephen (9 October 2022). "Vermeersch and Oss take Gravel World Championship glory from road rivals". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
24. ^ "Daniel Oss". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daniel Oss.

* Official website (in Italian)
* Daniel Oss at UCI
* Daniel Oss at Cycling Archives
* Daniel Oss at ProCyclingStats
* Daniel Oss at Cycling Quotient
* Daniel Oss at CycleBase
* Daniel Oss on Twitter

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UCI Road World Champions – Men's team time trial

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)

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