Mike Richards (cyclist)

{{Short description|New Zealand cyclist (born 1958)}}

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Michael Richards (born 11 October 1958) is a track cyclist from New Zealand. At the 1976 Summer Olympics at Montreal he came 9th in the 4000m individual pursuit.{{Cite sports-reference |title = Mike Richards |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/mike-richards-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192935/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/mike-richards-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 17 April 2020 |access-date = 4 May 2017 }}

He is a brother of cyclist Jamie Richards who also competed at the 1976 Olympics.{{Cite sports-reference |title = Jamie Richards |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/jamie-richards-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105701/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/jamie-richards-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 4 May 2017 }}