Personal information | |
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Full name | Michael Torckler |
Born | 12 April 1987 |
Team information | |
Current team | GD Pringle p/b Spoken Cycles |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Amateur teams | |
2008 | The Southland Times–Trek |
2009–2010 | Azysa–Conor WRC |
2012 | PureBlack Racing |
2016 | Trust House |
2017–2018 | Blindz Direct |
2019– | GD Pringle Building–Spoken Cycles |
Professional teams | |
2011 | PureBlack Racing |
2013 | Bissell |
2014 | Team SmartStop |
2015 | Team Budget Forklifts |
Michael Torckler (born 12 April 1987) is a New Zealand cyclist, who currently rides for New Zealand amateur team GD Pringle p/b Spoken Cycles. [1]
During 2012, Torckler was staying at Santa Rosa, California to train for upcoming competitions. On one of his training rides, on 30 June, he was hit by a car coming around a bend. He was thrown off his bike and hit the car windshield, breaking his arm and almost killing him.
The driver fled the scene but was later caught and was sentenced to 10 years and four months in prison. Meanwhile, Torckler was airlifted to the nearest hospital, where he arrived in critical condition, [2] close to death. Although he was not brain damaged from the accident, he had no recollection of the accident. He was immediately moved to intensive care, and was discharged after only 12 days.
After returning to New Zealand after only a month after his accident, Torckler was back on his bike and starting to train again. After four months, he returned to racing at the 2012 Tour of Southland and finished the race in 61st place. Known as 'King of the Comebacks', Torckler raced in the Tour of Utah, and even won the King of the Mountains title.
In November 2014 Torckler was announced as part of the Team Budget Forklifts line-up for 2015. [3]
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