Michael Storer

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Michael Storer
Storer18.jpg
Storer at the 2018 Vuelta a España.
Personal information
Full nameMichael J. Storer
Nickname
  • Storer the Destroyer [1]
  • Storerčar [2]
Born (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 28)
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current team Tudor Pro Cycling Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Climber
  • Time trialist
Amateur team
2016Jayco–AIS World Tour Academy
Professional teams
2017 Mitchelton Scott
2018–2021 Team Sunweb [3] [4] [5]
2022–2023 Groupama–FDJ [6] [7]
2024– Tudor Pro Cycling Team
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
Mountains classification (2021)
2 individual stages (2021)

Stage races

Tour of the Alps (2025)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Ponferrada Junior time trial

Michael J. Storer (born 28 February 1997) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Tudor Pro Cycling Team. [8]

Contents

Early life and development

Michael was born in Sydney, Australia, in February, 1997. His family later relocated to Perth, Western Australia. [9] [10]

From the age of 7, Michael was raised in Perth.There, he became involved in cycling. He has also mentioned in various interviews and articles that he was encouraged by his older brother who competed in triathlons, cycling, and studied sports science. [11] As a junior and teenager, Michael began training with Midland Cycling Club [12] [13] [14] and WAIS. [15] In an interview with The Domestiques Podcast prior to the 2025 Giro d'Italia Michael discusses some of this and other areas around cycling with Mike Tomalaris et al (~11:00). [16]

Michael currently lives near the mountains in Northern Italy. [17] He also spent some time residing in Glasgow, Scotland, previously. [18]

Career

In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España. [19] He also competed in the 2019 Vuelta a España, and the 2020 Vuelta a España.

He rode the Giro for the first time in his career in 2021. He finished 31st while riding in support of Romain Bardet, who finished in 7th overall.

During the 2021 Vuelta a España Storer won the first grand tour stage of his career on stage 7 and then went on to win again on stage 10. With this he became just the 2nd Australian, after Michael Matthews, to win multiple stages in the Vuelta. [20] On stage 7 and then again on stage 18, when he went on a solo attack of about 70 km before being caught on the final climb, he was awarded the combativity prize for the stage. With his attack on stage 18 he also took over the lead in the King of the Mountains competition and held onto the jersey thereafter winning the competition outright.

In March 2025, Storer won stage 7 of the 2025 Paris–Nice in a solo move to Auron. [21]

Major results

2014
Oceanian Junior Road Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Time trial
5th Road race
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
3rd Trofeo Buffoni
2015
Oceanian Junior Road Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Time trial
5th Road race
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Road race, National Junior Road Championships
4th Overall Aubel–Thimister–La Gleize
1st Stage 3
2016
Oceanian Road Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Under-23 road race
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Under-23 time trial
4th Road race
1st Gran Premio di Poggiana
5th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Chrono Champenois
7th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
2017
1st Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo
1st Stage 4 An Post Rás
1st Stage 1a (TTT) Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
Oceanian Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Road race
4th Time trial
2nd Gran Premio di Poggiana
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
4th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
5th Overall Herald Sun Tour
8th Giro del Belvedere
9th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
2018
5th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
5th Overall Tour of Slovenia
2020
7th Overall Herald Sun Tour
2021 (4 pro wins)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Jersey white dots on blue.svg Mountains classification
1st Stage 3
Vuelta a España
1st Jersey blue dotted.png Mountains classification
1st Stages 7 & 10
Jersey yellow number.svg Combativity award Stages 7 & 18
2022
2nd Overall Tour of the Alps
3rd Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
10th Giro dell'Emilia
2023 (2)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stage 3
3rd Overall Tour du Limousin
Jersey yellow number.svg Combativity award Stage 13 Vuelta a España
2024
2nd Giro della Toscana
5th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
6th Overall UAE Tour
6th Overall Czech Tour
7th Overall Tour of the Alps
7th Coppa Sabatini
10th Overall Giro d'Italia
2025 (4)
1st Jersey green.svg Overall Tour of the Alps
1st Stage 2
1st Memorial Marco Pantani
2nd Giro della Toscana
3rd Trofeo Laigueglia
5th Overall Paris–Nice
1st Stage 7
10th Overall Giro d'Italia
10th Milano–Torino
Jersey beige number.svg Combativity award Stage 15 Tour de France

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 20182019202020212022202320242025
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 31 10 10
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 35
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 117 99 40 40 45
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. "Michael Storer wins his second stage of Vuelta". theaustralian.com . 25 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. "Storerčar". The Cycling Podcast . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  3. "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. "Team Sunweb". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. "Michael Storer and Quentin Pacher sign for Groupama-FDJ". cyclingnews.com. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. "GROUPAMA - FDJ". UCI. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. "Tudor Pro Cycling Team". UCI . Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  9. The West Australian (7 September 2017). "Team Sunweb signs WA young guns Jai Hindley and Michael Storer" . Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  10. Cycling News (10 February 2022). "Michael Storer: My goal was always to win a race, now it's which one". Cycling News. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  11. "Storer's Story: Entering the WorldTour". SBS Sport. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  12. "Michael stores his best for world titles". The West Australian. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  13. "History". Midland Cycle Club. 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  14. "Honour Roll". Midland Cycle Club. 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  15. "Storer Set for Worlds Test". WAIS. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  16. The Domestiques Podcast (6 May 2025). "Giro d'Italia Preview with Michael Storer by The Domestiques". Spotify for Creators. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  17. Pegan, Martin (9 May 2025). "'I can live up to it': Giro d'Italia contender Michael Storer on his Destroyer nickname". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  18. "Prologue: Michael Storer". Procycling, (via PressReader). 3 March 2021. p. 18. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  19. "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  20. "Storer Wins 10th Vuelta Stage…". Seattle Times by Associated Press. 24 August 2021.
  21. Peter Cossins (15 March 2025). "Australian Michael Storer wins snow-hit Paris-Nice stage as Matteo Jorgensen retains yellow jersey". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 15 March 2025.