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Daniel Oss

Oss in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Oss
Born	(1987-01-13) 13 January 1987 (age 38) Trento, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Team information
Current team	Specialized Gravel
Role	Rider
Rider type	Classics specialist Domestique
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 TTT stage (2015) Vuelta a España 1 TTT stage (2017)

Daniel Oss (born 13 January 1987) is an Italian cyclist who now races in gravel cycling for the Specialized Gravel team. He was a professional road cyclist from 2009 to 2023.

During his road cycling career, Oss won two individual races. He was also part of winning teams in important races like the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. He even won gold medals at the UCI Road World Championships in the team time trial event in 2014 and 2015.

Daniel Oss's Cycling Journey

Starting Out: Junior and Amateur Years (2004–2008)

Daniel Oss was born in Trento, Italy. He started showing his talent in cycling very early. In 2004, he did really well at the National Student Track Championships. He won three medals there. That same year, he earned a third-place medal at the European Student Championships in the Madison race.

After a quiet year, Oss returned strongly in 2006. He won five races, showing his skill. In 2008, he competed in the World Championships for under-23 riders. He finished in eighth place in the road race.

Becoming a Pro: Liquigas Team (2009–2012)

In 2009, Daniel Oss became a professional cyclist. He joined the Liquigas team. He quickly showed his potential by finishing in the top 10 in a professional race for the first time. This was during the Tour of Catalunya.

In 2010, Oss finished fifth in a big race called Gent–Wevelgem. He also rode in his first ever Grand Tour, the Tour de France. He even won an award for being the most aggressive rider on one stage. The next year, he helped his teammate Elia Viviani win two stages in the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Oss even won a stage himself in that race.

Big Team Successes: Post-Liquigas (2013–2023)

After leaving Liquigas, Oss joined the BMC team in 2013. This was a very successful period for him. Over five years, he won four medals at the UCI Road World Championships. These were in the team time trial event. He won gold medals in 2014 and 2015.

Oss at the 2018 Tour of California, during his first season with the Bora-Hansgrohe team.

He also helped his team win seven team time trials in other races. This included big wins at the 2015 Tour de France and the 2017 Vuelta a España. Individually, he won the mountains classification in two races.

In 2018, Oss moved to the Bora-Hansgrohe team. He often worked as a domestique (a support rider) for famous cyclist Peter Sagan. In 2022, Oss and Sagan both moved to the TotalEnergies team. That year, Oss won a silver medal at the first-ever 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships in Italy. He rode in an attacking group for a long time during that race.

New Adventures: Gravel Racing

In November 2023, Daniel Oss decided to focus on gravel cycling. He joined the Specialized Gravel team. This new type of cycling combines elements of road and mountain biking, often on unpaved roads.

Key Achievements

Here are some of Daniel Oss's most important results:

Grand Tour Results Over the Years

This table shows how Daniel Oss finished in the biggest cycling races, called Grand Tours:

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

See also

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