Posts Tagged "Michael Rogers"
For all the compelling talking points the weather-honed Giro d’Italia has given us over the past two weeks, events at the Tour of California provided some equally significant topics to reflect on.
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Our top six road racers since 1980
By Sean Lee, 3 May 2013No race better reflects the impact of Australians on the pro-peloton than the Giro d’Italia.
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Masterful Martin humbles calamitous Contador
By Felix Lowe, 20 Sep 2012Tony Martin followed in the footsteps of Fabian Cancellara and Michael Rogers by successfully – not to mention dramatically – defending his world ITT title in Limburg on Wednesday.
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Cycling selectors need to smarten up as Durbridge shines
By Sean Lee, 31 Aug 2012Young Orica-GreenEdge neo-pro Luke Durbridge continues to produce the type of results that suggest Australia’s Olympic selectors got it horribly wrong in London.
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When will Michael Rogers join Orica-GreenEdge?
By Chris Sidwells, 24 Aug 2012It’s not a case of whether or not Michael Rogers will join Australia’s first World Tour cycling team. It’s a matter of when.
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Cycling tour star Rogers’ new self-belief
By Roger Vaughan, 21 Jul 2012Michael Rogers’ superb work for Tour de France champion-in-waiting Bradley Wiggins reflects renewed self-belief and a bright new phase in his long career.
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What’s happened to sportsmanship?
By Kate Smart, 21 Jul 2012Sportsmanship is one of the values we hold most sacred in any code of sporting endeavour and at the Tour de France this code and its values have been put to the test.
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Why Wiggins won’t win the Tour de France
By Sean Lee, 28 Jun 2012Bradley Wiggins will be under siege throughout this year’s Tour de France. The Team Sky rider, seemingly favoured by a time trial heavy parcours, will have to be at his very, very best if he is to even make the podium, let alone ride away with the yellow jersey.
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Aussies join Wiggins in Tour bid
By AFP, 22 Jun 2012Australian pair Michael Rogers and Richie Porte were named in the Team Sky line-up for this year’s Tour de France on Thursday.
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Michael Rogers: Australian cycling’s forgotten man
By Sean Lee, 15 Jun 2012With the local media focusing on either GreenEdge or Cadel Evans, Michael Rogers has almost become the forgotten man of Australian cycling.
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Before Cadel Evans’ Tour de France victory last year, Australia had, over the years, seen four riders develop into genuine General Classification (GC) threats at the Grand Tours.
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Rogers stakes Olympic cycling claim
By Roger Vaughan, 29 May 2012Road cycling star Michael Rogers is far from guaranteed Olympic selection, despite his outstanding form.
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Wiggins wins Romandie stage, leads overall
By AFP, 27 Apr 2012Australians Michael Rogers and Cadel Evans made some headway as Bradley Wiggins won a sprint finish on the second stage of the six-day Tour de Romandie on Wednesday.
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Rogers confirms early season form
By Patrick O'Keeffe, 27 Apr 2012Michael Rogers fourth place in the Tour of Romandie further cements his return to form, after a challenging period in which he has struggled for health and fitness.
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Cadel Evans wins Criterium International
By AP, 26 Mar 2012Tour de France champion Cadel Evans won the Criterium International after finishing Sunday’s third and final stage in fourth place.
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Aussie brotherhood off the menu at Le Tour
By Justin Davis, 18 Jul 2010Australia’s rise up the world rankings has led to calls in recent years for the creation of a Wallabies-type national cycling team.
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Can Lance Armstrong make it eight in France?
By Paddy Kilmurray, 5 Jul 2010Last week Lance Armstrong announced that this would be his final Tour. It’s hard to write off such a great champion, however it’s my opinion that Lance can’t win and, according to Greg LeMond, he may even struggle to cross the border.
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Rogers crash sends Tour chances plummeting
By AFP, 10 Jul 2009Australian Michael Rogers was among the big name riders who crashed on the rain-hit sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.
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Armstrong just misses yellow as Evans plummets
By AAP, 8 Jul 2009Lance Armstrong has dramatically missed out on the yellow jersey by the slimmest of margins, while Australian hope Cadel Evans has plummeted to be 35th overall after the Tour de France’s fourth stage.
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Cadel Evans loses time as Rogers strikes
By AFP, 8 Jul 2009Australian cyclist Michael Rogers and his Columbia team have struck the first blow in the Tour de France, causing contenders such as Cadel Evans to lose time.
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