- Michael Tung
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Michael Tung Personal information Born March 19, 1990
Trinidad and TobagoHeight 1.778 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 70 kg (155 lbs) Team information Discipline Track & road Role Rider Rider type Sprinter Major wins Tour of Trinidad, Tour de Cafe, National Championships Infobox last updated on
11 November 2008Michael Tung (born 19 March 1990) is a Trinidad racing cyclist, riding both track and road events. He was born in Scarborough, Canada and moved to Trinidad when he was only two years old. With a late start to his athletic career, he picked up the sport of swimming at the age off fifteen and made his first swimming national record a couple months after. He excelled in swimming, coming second in the 100M free at Marlins International Open and coming first overall in several High School Invitational competitions. From there he went into the sport of triathlon. Ranking first in triathlon in his country at the age of 16, Michael managed to be invited to compete in the 2006 ITU World Championships in Lausane, Switzerland.
Michael's passion for cycling made him pursue the sport on a higher level. He excelled immediately, as he was able to come second and third in the majority of races he participated in. In 2007, Michael was able to win the first Tour of Trinidad (a three-day race which covers an average 100 km per day) and was able to become the 2008 National Keirin Champion.
Career highlights
Year Place Stage Race 2006 1st Southern Criterium 2nd Memorial Day Criterium 1st San Fernando Criterium 1st King George V Criterium 1st South Hampton Games 2007 1st Easter Grand Prix 1st Tobago Invitational 1st 3 Tour de Cafe Stage Race 2nd National Road Championships 2nd 3 Tour de San Fernando 4th Caribbean Cycling Championships 2nd South Hampton Cycling Classic 1st 1 International Cycling Classic 2nd 2 5th 4 1st Overall Tour of Trinidad 2008 8th Panamerican Championships (Ecuador) 1st 1 Tour de Cafe 1st 2 1st 3 1st Overall 1st Palo Seco International Games 1st West Indies vs. The World 1st Scratch race 1st Four-Lap Event 1st Keirin 1st Six-Lap Event References
- http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2006/sep06/tobago06
- http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,83216.html
- http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,66537.html
- http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,95041.html
- http://guardian.co.tt/sports/other-sports/2009/02/01/2009-cycling-season-opens
- http://www.ttcyclingfederation.com/
- http://www.ttcyclingfederation.com/results/2007-09-15-CriteriumChamps.htm
- http://www.odesseytiming.com/RESULTS07/07-10-04-Tobago-Cycling-Classic/res-stg2-div2.htm
- http://www.triathlon.org/?call=TVRFeQ==&id=Nzc2Mg==&keep=sh
Categories:- Living people
- 1990 births
- Trinidad and Tobago cyclists
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