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MADRID, Feb 25, 2010 (AFP) – Australian cyclist Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) won the 56th Tour of Andulucia on Thursday after finishing third in the event’s fifth and final stage.
Rogers finished two seconds behind stage winner Spain’s Francisco Ventoso, who covered the 161-kilometer (110-mile) course in 4hr 20min 05sec.
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Former overall event winners Andre Greipel and Michael Rogers are in the Team Columbia-HTC line-up announced on Friday for the 2010 Tour Down Under, race officials said.
Race Director Mike Turtur said Greipel (2008 champion) and Australian time trial champion Rogers (2002 winner) would be riding for the powerful [...]
ANNECY, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Columbia rider Michael Rogers finished well behind the favourites for the Tour de France’s 18th stage time trial on Thursday, but said it was all part of the plan.
The Australian said he had deliberately held back in order to save some energy [...]
by Justin Davis
VITTEL, France, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – Both Cadel Evans and Michael Rogers of Australia were given a taste of the rough stuff on the 211.5km 12th stage of the Tour de France won by Denmark’s Nicki Soerensen on Thursday.
Evans, still three minutes behind [...]
TARBES, France, July 12, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Michael Rogers appeared more optimistic of continuing the Tour de France after managing to stay with the main peloton throughout the third and final day in the Pyrenees on Sunday.
Rogers said before the ninth stage that his chances of continuing the [...]
Australian Michael Rogers was among the big name riders who crashed on the rain-hit sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.
Rogers, riding for the Columbia team, appeared to take down Cervelo sprinter Heinrich Haussler and American David Zabriskie of Garmin as the peloton negotiated a roundabout.
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by Justin Davis
PERPIGNAN, France, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Michael Rogers will head into the sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday fully expecting the battle for the yellow jersey to soon move up a gear.
But while Columbia’s second-in-command has for now played down his own [...]
by Justin Davis
MONACO, July 2, 2009 (AFP) – Penpix of Tour de France yellow jersey contenders at this year’s race, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance of 3459.5km:
Alberto Contador (ESP/Astana)
Described as the “best stage racer on the planet” by seven-time [...]
Written By: Jonathan Tessler
Today was a picture perfect day in Solvang, CA to have a bike race. The sun was out, the crowds were huge and excited, and the riders were ready to attack the 15 mile individual time trial. For most of the riders the individual time trial is [...]
by Justin Davis
ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 19, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Michael Rogers is ready to put the pain of the past two seasons firmly behind him as he saddles up for the Tour Down Under with renewed dreams of success in 2009.
A three-time world time-trial champion [...]
BEIJING, Aug 12, 2008 (AFP) – Australian duo Michael Rogers and Cadel Evans
can win medals in the men’s time trial on Wednesday if they ride to their
capabilities, their head coach said Tuesday.
“I can confidently say – and they’d have to be on their top form – if both
of them are on [...]
by Justin Davis
BEIJING, Aug 11, 2008 (AFP) – When they call Swiss time trial specialist Fabian Cancellara ‘Spartacus’, it hits the mark.
The 27-year-old battled uphill to a well deserved Olympic bronze in the road race on Saturday, and is ready to fight off the specialist climbers [...]
BEIJING, Aug 5, 2008 (AFP) – Australian cyclist Michael Rogers is looking
forward to putting his skills back on the international stage after what has
proved to be a trying year for the Columbia Team pro.
Rogers crashed out of the Tour de France last year while in the virtual
yellow jersey, and took months [...]
PARIS, Aug 2, 2008 (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Saturday confirmed it has granted Australia a second starting place in the men’s Olympic road time trial with Cycling Australia saying it had gratefully accepted following discussions with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).
Cadel Evans was originally [...]
GRABSCH HEADS TOP THREE TRIUMPH FOR COLUMBIA
Grossenheim, Germany, 26 July 2008 – Columbia’s Bert Grabsch, Tony Martin and Michael Rogers turned in a superb collective performance in the Tour of Saxony time trial on Saturday – scooping the top three places and simultaneously moving into the top three places overall.
German national time trial champion Grabsch [...]