Michael Northey

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Michael Northey
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Personal information
Full nameMichael James Northey
Born (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 36)
Auckland, New Zealand
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2010Rubicon-Orbea
Professional teams
2009Land 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

2010
1st Stage 5 Tour of Southland
2011
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG National Criterium Championships
2012
1st Overall Tour of Southland
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 1 Tour du Loir-et-Cher
2013
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG National Criterium Championships
2014
1st Beverley Grand Prix [6]
2015
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG National Criterium Championships

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References

  1. "Michael Northey". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. "Prominent NZ rider Northey retires". Cycling New Zealand . 29 April 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. "Mike Northey Becomes Assistant Team Manager: Northey Starts New Chapter With Madison Genesis". Madison Genesis . Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. "Mike Northey Appointed as Madison Genesis Team Manager". Madison Genesis . Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. Robertshaw, Henry; Pitt, Vern (9 October 2017). "Former world champion Colin Sturgess joins Madison-Genesis as team manager". Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  6. 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.