Police have released an image of the bloody injury a cyclist suffered during a road rage attack at the hands of an alleged Finks bikie on the Gold Coast.

The 43-year-old cyclist needed stitches to his face and ear after the vicious assault.

The injury suffered by a cyclist during a road rage attack on the Gold Coast. Photo: Queensland Police Service.

The cyclist was riding along Hope Island Road on Hope Island when he was nearly hit by a white van about 8am on Wednesday.

He hit the van with the palm of his hand as he tried to avoid a collision, police said.