Niklas Eg

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Niklas Eg

| image = Niklas Eg, Douchy-les-Mines - Paris-Arras Tour, étape 1, 20 mai 2016, départ.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Eg in 2016

| fullname =

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|1|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kibæk, Denmark

| height = 1.83 m

| weight = 60 kg

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Climber

| amateuryears1 =

| amateurteam1 =

| amateuryears2 =

| amateurteam2 =

| proyears1 = 2016–2017

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|TVC|2016a}}

| proyears2 = 2018–2021

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TFS|2018}}{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/trek-segafredo-announce-official-2019-rosters-for-men-and-women|title=Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women|work=Trek Bicycle Corporation|publisher=Intrepid Corporation|date=27 December 2018|accessdate=5 January 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-announce-complete-2020-mens-roster/|title=Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=9 November 2019|accessdate=3 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|title=Trek - Segafredo|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=2 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210102200011/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|archivedate=2 January 2021}}

| proyears3 = 2022–2023

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|UXT|2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17219|title=Uno - X Pro Cycling Team|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=31 January 2022}}

| majorwins =

| medaltemplates =

| show-medals =

}}

Niklas Eg (born 6 January 1995) is a Danish former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2016 to 2023.

Career

Eg was born in Kibæk.

=Trek–Segafredo (2018–2021)=

After signing an initial two-year contract with the team in September 2017,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/guardini-signs-with-bardiani-csf-news-shorts/|title=Guardini signs with Bardiani-CSF - News shorts|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=15 September 2017|accessdate=4 January 2018|quote=Trek-Segafredo announced the signing of 22-year-old Niklas Eg to a two-year contract.}} Eg opened the 2018 season in Australia, and was close to the top 10 in the Herald Sun Tour, where he finished 12th overall. Eg finished 7th on the last stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour to Jebel Hafeet, while at the Tour of Croatia, Eg finished 5th overall. He started the Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour, finishing 93rd.

In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2019/gc/startlist |title=2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España |accessdate=23 August 2019 |work=ProCyclingStats}} In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2020/startlist |title=107th Tour de France: Startlist |work=ProCyclingStats |accessdate=27 August 2020}}

=Uno-X (2022–2023)=

Eg joined UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|UXT|2022}} for the 2022 season. He retired at the end of 2023 due to heart issues.{{cite web | url=https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/uno-xs-niklas-eg-retires-aged-28-due-to-heart-issues-an-incredibly-frustrating-situation | title=UNO-X'S NIKLAS EG RETIRES AGED 28 DUE TO HEART ISSUES: "AN INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING SITUATION" | work=cyclinguptodate.com | date=20 October 2023 | accessdate=15 January 2024}}

Major results

;2017

: 2nd Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites

: 2nd Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa

: 3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir

: 4th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

: 6th Sundvolden GP

;2018

: 5th Overall Tour of Croatia

;2019

: 5th Overall Tour of Utah

;2021

: 9th Overall Giro di Sicilia

;2022

: 6th Overall Tour de Hongrie

=Grand Tour classification results timeline=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Grand Tour ! scope="col" \| 2018 ! scope="col" \| 2019 ! scope="col" \| 2020 ! scope="col" \| 2021 ! scope="col" \| 2022
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia \| 93 \| — \| — \| — \| —
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France \| — \| — \| 51 \| — \| —
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España \| — \| 37 \| 59 \| — \| —

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Grand Tour

! scope="col" | 2018

! scope="col" | 2019

! scope="col" | 2020

! scope="col" | 2021

! scope="col" | 2022

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia

| 93

| —

style="text-align:center;"