Michael Ford
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 23 April 1986
Place of Birth: Dandenong Victoria
Resides: Dandenong North, Victoria
Occupation: Apprentice cabinet maker
Employer: Ecco Shop Fitting
Education: Year 11 at Brandon Park Secondary College
Discipline: Track
Home Club: Caulfield-Carnegie
Home State : Victoria
Coach : Hilton Clarke
Started Competitive Cycling : 15 years of age (2001)
First Australian Team : 2003 Junior Track World Championships RUS
Career Highlights
Most memorable sporting achievement: World Record for U19 Individual Pursuit in 2004
Personal Best Performances: U19 Individual Pursuit - Australian Tiles 2004; U19 Individual Pursuit Silver - World Junior Titles 2003; WR U19 Individual Pursuit 2004
Major Awards/Honours : 2004 Australian Sports Awards Young Male Athlete of the Year; 2004 VIS Youth Excellence Award; 2003 Leader Newspaper Sport Star of the Year
Australian Teams
2004 World Junior Track Championships USA
2003 World Junior Track Championships RUS
General Interest
Ambitions: To become a professional cyclist
Hobbies: Music
Results
2007
1st Overall Teams Classification Tour Down Under AUS
2006
2nd Scratch Race Australian Track Championships SA
2nd Teams Pursuit Australian Track Championships SA
3rd Individual Pursuit, Track World Cup SYD
3rd Stage 9 Tour of Gippsland AUS
4th Indiv Pursuit Australian Track Championships SA
6th Australian Madison Championships VIC
2004
1st Indiv Pursuit World Junior Titles USA
1st Teams Pursuit World Junior Titles USA
1st U19 Indiv Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
1st U19 Madison Australian Titles NSW
1st U19 Teams Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
2nd U19 Points Race Australian Titles NSW
5th Individual Pursuit Track World Cup AUS
WR U19 Individual Pursuit
2003
1st U19 Madison Australian Track Titles NSW
2nd Individual Pursuit World Junior Titles RUS
3rd Team Pursuit World Junior Titles RUS
3rd U19 Indiv Pursuit Australian Track Titles NSW
3rd U19 Points Race Australian Track Titles NSW
3rd Scratch Race Australian Youth Olympics NSW
5th Points Race Australian Youth Olympics NSW
2001
1st U17 Scratch Race Australian Jnr Track Titles QLD
2nd U17 Indiv Pursuit Australian Jnr Track Titles QLD
6th U17 Time Trial Australian Road Titles QLD
6th U17 Road Race Australian Road Titles QLD
2000
1st U15 Road Race Australian Road Titles Tas
1st U15 Criterium Australian Road Titles Tas
1st U15 Scratch Race Australian Jnr Track Titles NSW
2nd U15 Sprint Australian Jnr Track Titles NSW
2nd U15 500m TT Australian Jnr Track Titles NSW
2nd U15 Time Trial Australian Road Titles Tas
3rd U15 Indiv Pursuit Australian Jnr Track Titles NSW
3rd U15 Flying 200m Australian Jnr Track Titles NSW
