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Michael Vink (born 22 November 1991) is a New Zealand professional
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cyclist, who currently rides for
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. He was signed by on the strength of his results in the virtual cycling platform ‘MyWhoosh’. Vink has won the
Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, suc ...
three times (2018, 2019, 2021), a feat only achieved by four other riders. He said of his third win “I think we were the hot favourites from day one and to finish it off for me and for all the boys and the sponsors, it’s the best way to repay them, by taking the win,” He has also won Le Race (
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to
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) three times (2010, 2013 and 2021) and holds the course record. He said of his 2021 victory “Conditions were pretty good, and the record was on the cards, so I really pushed hard to get the record,” Vink, said of joining UAE Team Emirates, at the age of 31 “I’m a guy who just loves riding my bike. I would wake up, check the weather forecast, see how I felt, and then do what I wanted. I was working on and off, a few different things all cycling-related, including in shops. I’ve got too much experience in the cycling industry to do something different.”


Major results

''Source:'' ;2008 : 1st
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, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Overall Yunca Junior Tour of Southland : 3rd Team pursuit,
UCI Juniors World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into: *The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships *The UCI Juniors Track Worl ...
;2009 : 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Junior Road Championships : National Junior Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit (national record) ::1st Team pursuit (national record) : 1st Overall Yunca Junior Tour of Southland : 1st
Graperide The Graperide is a cycle race held annually around Blenheim, New Zealand Blenheim ( ; mi, Waiharakeke) is the most populous town in the regions of New Zealand, region of Marlborough Region, Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island ...
: 1st French Under 19 selection race : 1st Time trial, Te Awamutu Junior Tour : 1st Time trial, Rotorua Junior Tour : Most aggressive rider, Grand prix Leclerc de Lune à Cholet : 2nd Overall Vendée les 3 Rivières ::1st Junior rider classification : 3rd Team pursuit,
Australian Youth Olympic Festival The Australian Youth Olympics Festival (AYOF) is an international multi-sport event organised by the Australian Olympic Committee for athletes from 13 to 19 years of age. The first event was held in 2001. Competing nations Sports Editions Th ...
: 9th Overall
Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, suc ...
;2010 : 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Overall
Main Divide Cycle Race The Main Divide Cycle Race is a single day road cycling race run by Pegasus Cycling Incorporated held annually in late summer (though moved to late spring for the 2019 edition) in New Zealand. Starting from Darfield on the Canterbury Plains and ...
::1st Mountains classification : 1st Overall Monmort Chouilly Beaunay : 1st Le Race (course record) : 1st Ottergem Kermesse : 1st Christchurch to Hanmer (course record) : 1st Christchurch Time Trial Association 16 km (course record) : 2nd Gore–Invercargill : 3rd Amateur race, Zierikzee : 3rd Long Bays Classic ;2011 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st
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::2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 1st Overall Tour de Taieri : 3rd Le Race ;2012 : National Road Championships ::1st
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::1st Under-23 road race (1st overall and course record) ::1st Under-23 time trial : 1st Overall
Tour de Vineyards The Tour de Vineyards is a road cycling race held around Tasman Bay, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South I ...
::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Meulebeke Kermesse : 1st Mountains classification
Triptyque Ardennais The Triptyque Ardennais is a multi-day road cycling Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road c ...
: 2nd Overall Tour de
Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or (; literally, "Golden Slope") is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124. Young rider classification ::1st Stage 2 ( TTT) : 2nd Road race, Christchurch Festival of Cycling : 3rd Overall
Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, suc ...
::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 7 ( ITT) : 5th Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania T ...
;2013 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st
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::2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 1st Memorial Van Coningsloo : 1st
Main Divide Cycle Race The Main Divide Cycle Race is a single day road cycling race run by Pegasus Cycling Incorporated held annually in late summer (though moved to late spring for the 2019 edition) in New Zealand. Starting from Darfield on the Canterbury Plains and ...
: 1st Le Race (course record) : National Track Championships ::2nd Individual pursuit ::3rd Team pursuit ::3rd Scratch : 4th Overall Tour of the Murray River : 5th Overall
Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 was a bicycle road race held annually in the German state of Thuringia. It was a stage race reserved to athletes under the age of 23. Since 2005, it was organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour. After the 201 ...
;2014 : 1st Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania T ...
::1st Stage 1 ( ITT) : 1st
Graperide The Graperide is a cycle race held annually around Blenheim, New Zealand Blenheim ( ; mi, Waiharakeke) is the most populous town in the regions of New Zealand, region of Marlborough Region, Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island ...
: 1st Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series ;2015 : 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships ;2016 : 2nd Overall
Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, suc ...
::1st Prologue ( TTT), Stages 4 & 6 ( ITT) : 2nd La Route Bretonne : 7th Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania T ...
;2017 : 1st Ronde du Porhoët : 2nd Overall
Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, suc ...
::1st Stage 6 ( ITT) ;2018 : 1st Overall
Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, suc ...
::1st Stage 3 : 1st Overall The Pioneer MTB Stage Race (with Tim Rush) ::1st Prologue, Stages 2, 3, 4 & 5 : 1st
Graperide The Graperide is a cycle race held annually around Blenheim, New Zealand Blenheim ( ; mi, Waiharakeke) is the most populous town in the regions of New Zealand, region of Marlborough Region, Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island ...
: 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall
Tour of Tasmania The Tour of Tasmania is a cycling road race contested annually in Tasmania, Australia. Created in 1996, the race formed part of the calendar of the Union Cycliste International from 1997 to 2002. The race was not contested the 2001, 2003 and 20 ...
::1st Stage 2 : 4th Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania T ...
;2019 : 1st Overall
Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, suc ...
::1st Prologue ( TTT) : 1st Overall The Pioneer MTB Stage Race (with Tim Rush) ::1st Stages 1, 3, 4 & 5 : 2nd Overall
Tour de Ijen Tour de Ijen is a men's cycle race which takes place in Indonesia. Initiated as a stage race in 2012, the Tour de Ijen is rated by the UCI as a 2.2 race, and forms part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...
: 3rd Overall
PRUride Philippines PRUride Philippines is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Philippines since 2019. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introd ...
: 5th Overall
Tour of Taihu Lake The Tour of Taihu Lake is a multi-day road cycling Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cy ...
: 5th Overall
Tour of Fuzhou Tour of Fuzhou is a men's one-day cycle race which takes place in China and was rated by the UCI as 2.1 (rated 2.2 until the 2016 edition) and forms part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Ro ...
: 8th Overall
Tour de Kumano The is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Mie Prefecture, Japan, named after Kumano. It was first created in 2006 as the amateur level, later moved up to the professional level in 2008 when included into the UCI Asia ...
;2020 : 2nd Overall
Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, suc ...
;2021 : 1st Overall
Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, suc ...
::1st Stages 2 & 7 ( ITT, course record) : 1st Le Race (course record) : National Road Championships ::3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::4th
Road race Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to: * Road racing in motorsport * Road running on foot * Road bicycle racing * ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game) * Roadracers (1994 film) * Roadracers (1959 fi ...
: 6th Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania T ...
;2022 : 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vink, Michael Living people New Zealand male cyclists 1991 births Cyclists from Christchurch 21st-century New Zealand people