Michael Vink

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

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,” He has also won Le Race (Christchurch to Akaroa) 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
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 * 2008
 * 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
 * 1st Overall Yunca Junior Tour of Southland
 * 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Juniors World Championships


 * 2009
 * 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
 * National Junior Track Championships
 * 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Individual pursuit (national record)
 * 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG 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 MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
 * 1st Overall Main Divide Cycle Race
 * 1st Mountains classification
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg 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 MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Road race
 * 2nd Time trial
 * 1st Overall Tour de Taieri
 * 3rd Le Race


 * 2012
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Road race
 * 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Under-23 road race (1st overall and course record)
 * 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Under-23 time trial
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Vineyards
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 1st Meulebeke Kermesse
 * 1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification Triptyque Ardennais
 * 2nd Overall Tour de Côte-d'Or
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
 * 2nd Road race, Christchurch Festival of Cycling
 * 3rd Overall Tour of Southland
 * 1st Jersey pink.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 7 (ITT)
 * 5th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic


 * 2013
 * National Under-23 Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Road race
 * 2nd Time trial
 * 1st Memorial Van Coningsloo
 * 1st Main Divide Cycle Race
 * 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


 * 2014
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
 * 1st Stage 1 (ITT)
 * 1st Graperide
 * 1st Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series


 * 2015
 * 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG 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)


 * 2018
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Southland
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Overall The Pioneer MTB Stage Race (with Tim Rush)
 * 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 Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Southland
 * 1st Prologue (TTT)
 * 1st Overall The Pioneer MTB Stage Race (with Tim Rush)
 * 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 Jersey yellow.svg 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