Michael Rogers targets Australian road championship

Michael Rogers (Columbia-HTC), the reigning Australian time trial champion, will not defend his title at the upcoming national championships in order to focus on the road race title.

Michael Rogers (Columbia-HTC), the reigning Australian time trial champion, will not defend his title at the upcoming national championships in order to focus on the road race title. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich)

Michael Rogers (Columbia-HTC) says he has 'unfinished business' with the Australian national road race, an event in which he took the silver medal last year. "Ten years ago people might have said 'what jersey is that?' when they saw the Australian national champion, but not any more," said Rogers. "It's a very prestigious jersey to wear, and everyone knows that. Last year in the race there was a bit of an unexpected sprint, and I missed out, so there's definitely some sort of 'unfinished business'."