Michael Northey

Michael Northey
Personal information
Full nameMichael James Northey
Born (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 39)
Auckland, New Zealand
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2010Rubicon-Orbea
Professional teams
2009Land Rover-Orbea
2011PureBlack Racing
2012–2013Node 4–Giordana Racing
2014–2016Madison Genesis

Michael James Northey (born 24 March 1987 in Auckland) is a New Zealand former racing cyclist. 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. After his retirement he remained with his final team Madison Genesis, initially in the role of Assistant Team Manager before being promoted to Team Manager. He left the team in 2017 in order to move back to New Zealand with his family.

Palmares

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
2015
1st National Criterium Championships

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.
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