Michael Potter (cyclist)

Michael Potter
Personal information
Full nameMichael Potter
Born (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2016GPM Stulz
2017Tinelli Powersteam
Professional team
2018–2020ACA–Ride Sunshine Coast

Michael Potter (born 6 November 1997) is an Australian cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast.

Potter is from the northern suburbs of Sydney where he was born in Hornsby, New South Wales in 1997.[1][2]

In 2018, Potter won the overall classification at the Tour de Tochigi in Japan. Also during the race, he won the opening individual time trial and stage 2. He also finished first in the young rider classification.[3][4] The next year he started cometing in the 2019 UCI World Tour as one of the youngest riders at the age of 21.[1]

Major results

2018
1st Overall Tour de Tochigi
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Young rider classification[3][4]
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
9th Oita Urban Classic

References

  1. ^ a b "Michael Potter at UniSA for TDU: "I'm stoked to be here"". Ride Media. 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ "ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Tour de Tochigi, nella crono inaugurale Potter fa magie e schianta la concorrenza". Cicloweb (in Italian). 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Tour de Tochigi, Michael Potter si ripete nella seconda tappa". Cicloweb (in Italian). 24 March 2018.