Rogers to swap Sky for Saxo-Tinkoff?
Teams neither confirm nor deny reports
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Michael Rogers has been linked with a move from Team Sky to Saxo-Tinkoff for 2013 🧜by reports in the Danish m🔯edia this weekend.
Both and have reported that the 32-year-old Australian is on the verge of joining Bjarne Riis’ team as a key mountain domestique for Alberto Contador, a role he carried out for Team Sky and Bradl💞ey Wiggins during his victorious Tour de France this season.
Cyclingnews understands that Rogers has a contract with Sky until the endꦺ of 2013 but an arrangement is being sought to release him from the deal.
Team Sky press officer Dario Cioni told Cyclingnews on Sunday that the story was &ld꧑quo;all unofficial,” adding: “anything officia𓂃l will be posted on the team website.”
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Saxo-Tinkoff press officer Anders Damsgard had already refused to confirm or deny the transfer when asked by sporten.tv2.dk, saying,“We d🐲o not want to comment on speculation.” Saxo-Tinkoff is still waiting to learn if it has secured a WorldTour berth for 2013.
Triple wꦛorld time trial champion Rogers joined Team Sky from Highroad in 2011 and enjoyed a hugely successful second campaign with the squad. As well as😼 his part in Wiggins’ Tour victory, Rogers took overall victory at the Bayern Rundfahrt and second place at the Critérium du Dauphiné, and ended the season 17th in the WorldTour rankings.
In an 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:interview with the Sydney Morning Herald in October, Rogers discussed his past collaboration with Dr. Michele Ferrari, which he ended in 2006 at ♉the behest of his then T-Mobile team. He insisted that he had consulted Ferrari only fo🎶r training programmes, but acknowledged that it had been a mistake to do so.
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The following week, Team Sky manager Dave Brailsford unveiled his team’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:new anti-doping policy, which requires all riders and staff to sཧign a declaration that they had never been involved in d🐷oping in order to remain at the team in 2013.
Directeurs sportifs Bobby J෴ulich and Steve De Jongh have both since left the team after confessing to doping during their riding careers, while Sean Yates has retired, citing health reasons. As yet, no rid𝐆ers have departed due to the new policy.
Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the To🃏ur de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of , published by Gill Books.