Tag: Michael Rogers
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Michael Rogers and the ferocious French fight for third
You wonder what Michael Rogers could do if he didn’t have to spend the vast majority of his time dicking about towing Alberto Contador around. Free to do as he pleased in the Giro, he won two stages – one after attacking on a descent and then atop the mightily-steep and oddly-named Zoncolan. His first…
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Nairo Quintana can cycle up a mountain
I suppose we knew that anyway, but the fact has been driven home in the last two days with Quintana proving himself the strongest Grand Tour rider in the race by some margin. Stage 19 There’s something very satisfying about a cronoscalata – an uphill time trial. It’s the bare bones of road cycling laid…
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Michael Rogers enjoys a decent warm-up
Australian rider, Michael Rogers, entered the Giro at the eleventh hour after visa problems for a team-mate. Short of racing, he’s aiming to build a bit of form so he can better help Alberto Contador during the Tour de France. I’m not sure how much more racing he needs though, because he can already hold…