Michael Rogers

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Michael Rogers

Rogers in the ITT World Champion jersey
Personal information
Full name	Michael Rogers
Date of birth	December 20, 1979 (1979-12-20) (age 28)
Country	Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	75 kg (170 lb/11.8 st)
Team information
Current team	Team High Road
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All rounder
Professional team(s)
2000–2001 2003–2005 2006–	Mapei Quick-Step Team High Road
Major wins
World Time-Trial Champion (2003, 2004, 2005) Deutschland Tour (2003) Route du Sud (2003)
Infobox last updated on:
August 20, 2007

Medal record
Competitor for  Australia
Road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold	2005 Madrid	Elite Men's Time Trial
Gold	2004 Verona	Elite Men's Time Trial
Gold	2003 Hamilton	Elite Men's Time Trial

Michael Rogers (born 20 December 1979 in Barham, New South Wales) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer. Rogers turned professional in 1999 with the Italian super-team Mapei, which, following sponsorship changes, became Quick Step-Davitamon and then Quick Step-Innergetic. In 2005 Rogers joined the T-Mobile Team and was appointed as its leader for the 2007 Tour de France. He is often called Mick Rogers or Dodger.

Like many other Australian professional cyclists of his generation, he was a product of the Australian Institute of Sport program for young cyclists which allowed him to live and race in Europe as an amateur. He started out as a track racer under the tutelage of coach Charlie Walsh and later switched to road cycling.

Rogers is a recognised Individual time trialler and has won the World Cycling Championship ITT three times, in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Originally second in the 2003 ITT Championship, Rogers assumed the title of World Champion after the original winner, David Millar, was disqualified for doping. Following the lengthy investigation into Millar, Rogers was awarded rainbow jersey and gold medal for his 2003 win on the day of the 2004 World Cycling Championship. Therefore, he received two gold medals on the day that he became World Champion in 2004.

Rogers is an improving mountain climber in the Grand Tours, and is considered to be a promising contender for stage races. In the 2003 Tour de France, Rogers was one of strongest riders in his team's quest to help Frenchman Richard Virenque win his sixth Polka dot jersey in the King of the Mountains competition. He was the last rider left to assist Virenque in his day-long escape and eventual stage win.

On 15 July Rogers withdrew on the 8th Stage of the 2007 Tour de France due to a broken collar bone he received in a crash while descending Cormet de Roselend in the leading group and as the Tour de France virtual leader. He continued briefly until the doctors car arrived, as it had been dealing with fellow Australian Stuart O'Grady who ended up stretchered to hospital.

Rogers now lives in Varese, Italy and has no further plans to move.

[edit] Major achievements

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[edit] External links

• Official website of Mick Rogers
• Mick Rogers' C-40 tale