Michael Vink

Michael Vink
	Vink in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Michael Vink
Nickname	Vinkinator
Born	22 November 1991; Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Disciplines	Road; Track;
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2009–2010	Subway-Avanti Cycling Team
2010	Isorex Cycling Team
2011	Trek–Livestrong
2011–2012	Mico–Protrain Cycling Team
2012	VL Technics–Abutriek Cycling Team
2012–2014	Scotty Browns–Vision Systems
2014	Breads of Europe–All About Plumbing Cycling Team
2016–2017	Sojasun Espoir ACNC
Professional teams
2013–2014	Team Budget Forklifts
2015	CCT p/b Champion System
2018	Brisbane Continental Cycling Team
2019–2021	St George Continental Cycling Team
2022	Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling
2023–2024	UAE Team Emirates
Major wins
	Memorial Van Coningsloo (2013); Tour of Southland (2018, 2019, 2021); New Zealand Cycle Classic (2014); National Road Race Championships (2012); National Time Trial Championships (2015); Under-23 National Road Race Championships; (2011, 2012); Under-23 National Time Trial Championships; (2010, 2012, 2013);

Michael Vink (born 22 November 1991) is a New Zealand professional road cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. In 2023, he was signed by UAE Team Emirates XRG 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.”