Mitchell Docker
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.jpg) Docker at the 2018 Vuelta a España | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchell Docker |
| Nickname | Mitch |
| Born | 2 October 1986 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
|
| Professional teams | |
| 2006–2008 | Drapac–Porsche[1] |
| 2009–2011 | Skil–Shimano |
| 2012–2017 | GreenEDGE[2] |
| 2018–2021 | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale[3][4][5] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Mitchell Docker (born 2 October 1986) is an Australian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2021.
In May 2021, Docker announced that he would retire from professional cycling at the end of the 2021 season.[6]
Career
[edit]He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He joined Australian Junior Road Team in 2003 and joined Drapac Porsche in 2006. He joined the GreenEDGE team for the 2012 season,[2] and remained with the team up until the end of the 2017 season. For 2018, Docker joined EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale.[7]
He has a podcast called Life in the Peloton,[8] in which he talks about being a professional cyclist.
Major results
[edit]- 2005
- 8th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2007
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2008
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de East Java
- 2nd Drie Zustersteden
- 6th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2009
- 2nd Halle–Ingooigem
- 5th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
- 2010
- 47th Paris Roubaix
- 1st Stage 3 Route du Sud
- 4th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 2011
- 6th Gent–Wevelgem
- 2013
- 1st Bay Classic Series, Williamstown
- 2014
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 2015
- 9th Overall Bay Classic Series
- 2016
- 4th Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
- 2017
- 4th Hong Kong Challenge
- 9th Dwars door Vlaanderen
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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— | — | DNF | — | — | — | 131 | — | — |
 Tour de France
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Has not contested during his career | ||||||||
 Vuelta a España
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166 | 135 | 147 | DNF | — | — | 151 | 122 | 132 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mitchell Docker". cyclingnews.com. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Docker joins GreenEdge in boost to classics line up". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Bacon, Ellis (1 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "EF Education - Nippo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Docker: 'All good things must come to an end'". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Docker moves to Slipstream Sports on one-year deal". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Life in the Peloton, presented by Rapha".
External links
[edit]
Media related to Mitchell Docker at Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchell Docker at UCI
- Mitchell Docker at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Mitchell Docker at ProCyclingStats
- Mitchell Docker at Cycling Quotient
- Mitchell Docker at CycleBase
- Mitchell Docker profile
