Michael Rogers

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Michael Rogers

Rogers at Sachsen-Tour 2008
Personal information
Full name	Michael Rogers
Nickname	Dodger, Mick
Date of birth	December 20, 1979 (1979-12-20) (age 29)
Country	Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st)
Team information
Current team	Team Columbia-High Road
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber/Time Trialist
Professional team(s)1
2000–2001 2003–2005 2006–	Mapei Quick Step-Davitamon T-Mobile Team
Major wins
World Time-Trial Champion (2003, 2004, 2005) Deutschland Tour (2003) Route du Sud (2003)
Infobox last updated on:
August 12, 2008 1 Team names given are those prevailing at time of rider beginning association with that team.

Medal record
Competitor for  Australia
Track cycling
Commonwealth Games
Gold	1998 Kuala Lumpur	20km Scratch Race
Road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold	2005 Madrid	Elite time trial
Gold	2004 Verona	Elite time trial
Gold	2003 Hamilton	Elite time trial
U-23 World Championships
Silver	1999 Verona	U-23 Men's Time Trial
Bronze	2000 Plouay	U-23 Men's Time Trial
Junior World Championships
Silver	1998 Valkenburg	Junior Men's Time Trial
Commonwealth Games
Silver	2002 Manchester	Individual time trail

Michael Rogers (born 20 December 1979 in Barham, New South Wales) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer who rides for Team Columbia-High Road. Rogers turned professional in 1999 with Mapei, which became Quick Step. In 2005 Rogers joined T-Mobile Team and led it for the 2007 Tour de France.

Rogers was part of the Australian Institute of Sport, which let him to live in Europe as an amateur. He started as a track racer under coach Charlie Walsh. Rogers won the world time-trial championship in 2003, 2004 and 2005. He came second in 2003 but became champion after the winner, David Millar, was disqualified for doping. Rogers received his rainbow jersey and gold medal on the day of the 2004 championship, thereby receiving two gold medals on the same day.

In the 2003 Tour de France, Rogers helped Richard Virenque win his sixth Polka dot jersey as King of the Mountains. He was the last rider left to help in Virenque's day-long escape and stage win.

On 15 July, Rogers withdrew on the 8th stage of the 2007 Tour after breaking a collar bone in a crash descending the Cormet de Roselend. He continued until the doctor arrived from attending fellow Australian Stuart O'Grady, who ended up stretchered to hospital.

Rogers missed the start of 2008 through mononucleosis. He made his return in the Dauphiné Libéré, coming 11th. He came sixth in Olympic road race .

Rogers lives in Varese, Italy.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Michael Rogers

• Official website of Mick Rogers
• Mick Rogers' C-40 tale
• Palmares on Trap Friis
• Palmares on CyclingBase (French)