Michael John McRedmond (born 1958) is a New Zealand cycling coach and former racing cyclist who won a silver medal competing for his country at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.
McRedmond began competitive cycling after seeing the Tour of Manawatu cycle race, which had the finish of its final stage close to his family home.[2] Without a natural talent for the sport, McRedmond says that he succeeded through hard work and perseverance:
I wasn't a great cyclist, but with training, hard work, determination and resilience I gradually got better. My philosophy is to be the best I can be so to achieve success I had to apply myself.[2]
McRedmond represented New Zealand in the men's 1000 metres sprint at the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games.[1] At the 1982 games in Brisbane, he advanced unbeaten to the final, where he lost 0–2 to the defending champion, Kenrick Tucker from Australia, and so won the silver medal.[3] Four years later, in Edinburgh, McRedmond placed sixth in the same event.[4]
Domestically, McRedmond won the New Zealand national sprint title five times, and the national 15 kilometres scratch race title on three occasions. He later won a national Masters 80 kilometres road race championship.[2]
McRedmond has received numerous accolades at the annual Manawatū Sportsperson of the Year Awards. He won the award for coach of the year in 2007,[6] 2008, 2009,[7] 2014,[5] and 2015.[8] In 2012, he was named Manawatū's sports personality of the year.[9] In 2019, McRedmond was awarded a Paul Harris FellowshipbyMilsonRotary, for services to cycling.[2]
