Mitchell Docker Explained
| Mitchell Docker |
| Fullname: | Mitchell Docker |
| Nickname: | Mitch |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Weight: | 73kg (161lb) |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Proteam1: | [1] |
| Proyears2: | 2009–2011 |
| Proyears3: | 2012–2017 |
| Proteam3: | [2] |
| Proyears4: | 2018–2021 |
| Proteam4: | [3] [4] [5] |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 TTT stage (2014)
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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
He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He joined Australian Junior Road Team in 2003 and joined Drapac Porsche in 2006. He joined the team for the 2012 season,[2] and remained with the team up until the end of the 2017 season. For 2018, Docker joined .[7]
He has a podcast called Life in the Peloton,[8] in which he talks about being a professional cyclist.
Major results
- 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 VlaanderenGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish | |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Mitchell Docker. 6 June 2016 . . 6 June 2016.
- News: Docker joins GreenEdge in boost to classics line up. 27 September 2011. 17 August 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
- Web site: EF Education First Pro Cycling. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190102214349/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/ef-education-first-pro-cycling/. 2 January 2019.
- News: 2020 Team Preview: EF Education First. Ellis. Bacon. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 January 2020. 2 January 2020.
- Web site: EF Education - Nippo. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101135037/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15238/1000987/279. 1 January 2021.
- News: Docker: 'All good things must come to an end'. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 May 2021. 18 May 2021.
- News: Docker moves to Slipstream Sports on one-year deal. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 11 October 2017. 2 January 2018.
- Web site: Life in the Peloton, presented by Rapha.
