Experienced Saxo-Tinkoff rider talks about performance, numbers and tactics
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Michael Rogers is at the Tour to help Alberto Contador(Image credit: Sirotti)
Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) was another rider who used a road bike on the climb(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
A split-second decision by Michael Rogers led to Saxo-Tinkoff blowing the lead group apart in the final hour of stage 13(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Michael Rogers (Saxo Tinkoff) was a key component in Sky’s Tour de France victory last year and his experience and road craft has shined through once again this year at Saxo.
The Australian was a central figure in his team’s assault on stage 13 to Saint-Amand-Montrond. Despite those efforts, Rogers’ captain Alberto Contador still finds himself on the back foot, just over four minutes down on Chris Froome with less than a week of racing left.
On the rest day Cyclingnews caught up with Rogers at the Saxo hotel with the Australian stating that although Contador would not give up trying to win the race it had become increasingly difficult given Froome’s current form.
Rogers also talked about the times set on Mont Ventoux, where Froome stormed away from Contador and his other GC rivals.
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Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.
