Daniel Oss

Daniel Oss

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Oss
Born	January 13, 1987 (1987-01-13) (age 24) Trento, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6.2 ft)
Weight	75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st)
Team information
Current team	Liquigas-Cannondale
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2009–	Liquigas
Infobox last updated on 12 July 2010

Daniel Oss (born 13 January 1987 in Trento) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who is currently racing with Italian Liquigas-Cannondale cycling team on the UCI ProTour.

Biography

In 2004, Oss' first results on the track and road were outstanding: he excelled in the National Student Track Championships in Pordenone, collecting three podiums in the pursuit; in the same year 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 succeeding to finish in five races including Ponton, Isolates Vicentina, Cremona Pessina and Bibano of Godega. 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 time-trial.

In 2009, Daniel turned professional, joining the team Liquigas;^[1] 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. During the same year, he participated in the National Track Championships and came first in the Pursuit along with companions Jacopo Guarnieri, Elijah Viviani and Davide Cimolai. 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 the Tour of Missouri and fifth in the Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato.

In 2010, Oss came fifth in the Gent-Wevelgem and fourth in one of the stages of Three Days of De Panne. He was also involved in his first ever Grand Tour when he came 124th in the Tour de France,^[2] he also won the combativity award on Stage 18, for his involvement in the breakaway. He played a key role as a lead out man for sprinter and teammate Elia Viviani in the inaugrial USA Pro Cycling Challenge. It was Oss's leadouts that secured Viviani two stage victories and the Green, Points Championship. On Stage 6 into Denver, Viviani rewarded Oss's hardwork by allowing him to win the sprint finish.

Palmarès

2004

1st Junior National Pursuit Champion

2007

1st Bibano di Godega S. Urbano

2008

2nd, GP Industria del Cuoio e delle Pelli

2010

1st, Giro del Veneto

5th, Gent-Wevelgem

6th Overall, Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria

1st, Young rider classification

2011

3rd Overall, Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria

1st, Young rider classification

USA Pro Cycling Challenge

1st, Stage 6

Grand Tours overall classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2010
Giro	–
Tour	124
Vuelta	–

References

1. ^ Brown, Gregor (2008-08-28) First Zaugg, now Oss and Guarnieri for Liquigas cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
2. ^ 2010 Tour de France: Final Standings letour.fr. Retrieved 2010-08-02.

External links

• Daniel Oss official website (Italian)
• Daniel Oss profile from Liquigas
• Daniel Oss profile at Cycling Archives
• Daniel Oss on Twitter

Persondata
Name	Oss, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	Italian racing cyclist
Date of birth	13 January 1987
Place of birth	Trento, Italy
Date of death
Place of death