Michael Northey

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]

Michael Northey

Personal information
Full name	Michael James Northey
Born	(1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 36) 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

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^[6]

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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