Michael Vink
Vink in 2023
Personal information
Full nameMichael Vink
NicknameVinkinator[1][2]
Born (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991
Christchurch, New Zealand
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2009–2010Subway-Avanti Cycling Team
2010Isorex Cycling Team[3]
2011Trek–Livestrong[4]
2011–2012Mico–Protrain Cycling Team
2012VL Technics–Abutriek Cycling Team
2012–2014Scotty Browns–Vision Systems
2014Breads of Europe–All About Plumbing Cycling Team
2016–2017Sojasun Espoir ACNC
Professional teams
2013–2014Team Budget Forklifts
2015CCT p/b Champion System
2018Brisbane Continental Cycling Team
2019–2021St George Continental Cycling Team[5][6]
2022Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling[7]
2023–UAE Team Emirates[8]
Major wins

Michael Vink (born 22 November 1991) is a New Zealand professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He was signed by UAE Team Emirates on the strength of his results in the virtual cycling platform ‘MyWhoosh’.[8]

Vink has won the Tour of Southland 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,”[9] He has also won Le Race (Christchurch to Akaroa) three times (2010, 2013 and 2021) and holds the course record.[10] 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,”[10]

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.”[11]

Major results

Source:[12]

2008
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1st Overall Yunca Junior Tour of Southland[13]
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Juniors World Championships
2009
1st Time trial, 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
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
9th Overall Tour of Southland
2010
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Overall Main Divide Cycle Race
1st Mountains classification
1st Overall Monmort Chouilly Beaunay
1st Le Race (course record)[14]
1st Ottergem Kermesse
1st Christchurch to Hanmer (course record)
1st Christchurch Time Trial Association 16 km (course record)[15]
2nd Gore–Invercargill
3rd Amateur race, Zierikzee
3rd Long Bays Classic
2011
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
1st Overall Tour de Taieri[16]
3rd Le Race
2012
National Road Championships
1st Road race[17]
1st Under-23 road race[18] (1st overall and course record)
1st Under-23 time trial
1st Overall Tour de Vineyards
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 2
1st Meulebeke Kermesse
1st Mountains classification Triptyque Ardennais
2nd Overall Tour de Côte-d'Or[19]
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 2 (TTT)
2nd Road race, Christchurch Festival of Cycling[20]
3rd Overall Tour of Southland[21]
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 7 (ITT)
5th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
2013
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
1st Memorial Van Coningsloo
1st Main Divide Cycle Race
1st Le Race (course record)[22]
National Track Championships
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Team pursuit
3rd Scratch
4th Overall Tour of the Murray River
5th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
2014
1st Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
1st Stage 1 (ITT)
1st Graperide
1st Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series[23]
2015
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2016
2nd Overall Tour of Southland
1st Prologue (TTT), Stages 4 & 6 (ITT)
2nd La Route Bretonne
7th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
2017
1st Ronde du Porhoët
2nd Overall Tour of Southland
1st Stage 6 (ITT)[24]
2018
1st Overall Tour of Southland
1st Stage 3[25]
1st Overall The Pioneer MTB Stage Race (with Tim Rush)[26]
1st Prologue, Stages 2, 3, 4 & 5
1st Graperide
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour of Tasmania
1st Stage 2
4th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
2019
1st Overall Tour of Southland
1st Prologue (TTT)
1st Overall The Pioneer MTB Stage Race (with Tim Rush)[27]
1st Stages 1, 3, 4 & 5
2nd Overall Tour de Ijen
3rd Overall PRUride Philippines
5th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
5th Overall Tour of Fuzhou
8th Overall Tour de Kumano
2020
2nd Overall Tour of Southland
2021
1st Overall Tour of Southland
1st Stages 2 & 7 (ITT, course record)
1st Le Race (course record)
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
6th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
2022
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

References

  1. ↑ "Vinkinator obliterates the U23 field". Roadcycling.co.nz. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Vinkinator strikes again to win Le Race". Roadcycling.co.nz. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Top junior cyclists off to Belgium". Roadcycling.co.nz. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Trek-Livestrong announces three more 2011 roster additions". Treklivestrongu23.com. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "St George Continental Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "St George Continental Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Michael Vink et Mark Stewart chez Black Spoke en 2022". velo-club.net. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. 1 2 "MyWhoosh champion Vink set to step-up with UAE Team Emirates". Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Burdon, Nathan (6 November 2021). "Michael Vink wins his third Tour of Southland". Stuff. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Vink Sets Course Record To Claims Le Race Trifecta | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Chris Marshall-Bell (18 February 2023). "Self-coached part-time worker Michael Vink on turning pro with UAE-Team Emirates aged 31: 'It's a big step up'". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Cycling Archives – Michael Vink". Cyclingarchives.com. 22 November 1991. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "Saturday effort got Michael Vink to lead in cycling tour". The Southland Times. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  14. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Le Race. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Vink smashes long standing time trial record". Roadcycling.co.nz. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "Cycling: Vink beats high-class opponents on Taieri". Otago Daily Times. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  17. ↑ "Vink shapes like a star in the making". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  18. ↑ "Michael Vink takes all the glory at NZ Champs". Roadcycling.co.nz. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  19. ↑ "Michael Vink shares win with teammate". Roadcycling.co.nz. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  20. ↑ "British rider continues winning streak at Festival of Cycling". Roadcycling.co.nz. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  21. ↑ "Cycling: Northey wins Tour of Southland". The New Zealand Herald. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  22. ↑ "Vink wins Coffee Culture Le Race in impressive-fashion". Roadcycling.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  23. ↑ "Vink takes surprise Benchmark Series win". Roadcycling.co.nz. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  24. ↑ "Vink claims consecutive time trial victories=Roadcycling.co.nz". Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "Michael Vink holds off Hamish Bond for Tour of Southland victory". Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  26. ↑ "Vink victorious in The Pioneer". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  27. ↑ "Kiwi riders sweep top Pioneer categories". Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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