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Michael Rogers

1979 - Today

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Michael Rogers (born 20 December 1979) is an Australian retired professional road bicycle racer who competed professionally between 1999 and 2016, for the Mapei–Quick-Step, Quick-Step–Innergetic, Team HTC–Columbia, Team Sky and Tinkoff teams. He is a three-time World Time Trial Champion, winning consecutively in 2003 (after David Millar was stripped for doping), 2004 and 2005, and won Grand Tour stages at the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia. In April 2016, Rogers announced via Twitter, that he was being forced to retire from professional cycling due to a congenital heart defect condition which had been worsening. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Michael Rogers is the 485th most popular cyclist (up from 626th in 2024), the 513th most popular biography from Australia (up from 577th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Australian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Michael Rogers ranks 485 out of 1,613. Before him are Bo Hamburger, Ryder Hesjedal, Marion Clignet, Leontien van Moorsel, Ronald Keeble, and Luc Leblanc. After him are Thomas Voeckler, Falk Boden, Thibaut Pinot, Czesław Lang, Luke Roberts, and Igor Astarloa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Michael Rogers ranks 400. Before him are Stéphane Grichting, Ngô Thanh Vân, Wallace Huo, Jaroslav Drobný, Bibiana Steinhaus, and Severn Cullis-Suzuki. After him are Ararat Mirzoyan, Wu Chun, Leena Peisa, Thomas Voeckler, Christian Friedel, and Tuva Novotny.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Michael Rogers ranks 513 out of 1,143. Before him are Adelaide Kane (1990), Allan Davis (1980), Larry Perkins (1950), Adam Garcia (1973), Rodney Brooks (1954), and Malcolm Williamson (1931). After him are David Gulpilil (1953), Anthony Šerić (1979), Paul McNamee (1954), Tony Gaze (1920), Luke Roberts (1977), and Luke Bracey (1989).

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Among CYCLISTS In Australia

Among cyclists born in Australia, Michael Rogers ranks 8. Before him are Danny Clark (1951), Cadel Evans (1977), Dunc Gray (1906), Russell Mockridge (1928), Stuart O'Grady (1973), and Allan Davis (1980). After him are Luke Roberts (1977), Robbie McEwen (1972), Mathew Hayman (1978), Richie Porte (1985), Brett Aitken (1971), and Michael Matthews (1990).

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