Michael Northey
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Michael James Northey |
| Born | 24 March 1987 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2010 | Rubicon-Orbea |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009 | Land Rover-Orbea |
| 2011 | PureBlack Racing |
| 2012–2013 | Node 4–Giordana Racing |
| 2014–2016 | Madison Genesis |
Michael James Northey (born 24 March 1987 in Auckland) is a New Zealand former racing cyclist.[1] He competed for New Zealand at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In April 2016 Northey announced his retirement from competition due to heart damage he suffered after contracting a virus.[2] After his retirement he remained with his final team Madison Genesis, initially in the role of Assistant Team Manager[3] before being promoted to Team Manager.[4] He left the team in 2017 in order to move back to New Zealand with his family.[5]
Palmares
[edit]- 2010
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Southland
- 2011
- 1st
National Criterium Championships - 2012
- 1st Overall Tour of Southland
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 2013
- 1st National Criterium Championships
- 2014
- 1st Beverley Grand Prix[6]
- 2015
- 1st National Criterium Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "Michael Northey". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Prominent NZ rider Northey retires". Cycling New Zealand. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Mike Northey Becomes Assistant Team Manager: Northey Starts New Chapter With Madison Genesis". Madison Genesis. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Mike Northey Appointed as Madison Genesis Team Manager". Madison Genesis. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Robertshaw, Henry; Pitt, Vern (9 October 2017). "Former world champion Colin Sturgess joins Madison-Genesis as team manager". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Swarbrick, Guy (18 July 2017). "Mike Northey (Madison Genesis) wins latest round of the 2014 British Cycling Elite Circuit Series". British Cycling. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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