Mitchell Docker
 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
| |
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 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
- 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
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | DNF | — | — | — | 131 | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
Has not contested during his career | ||||||||
 Vuelta a España
|
166 | 135 | 147 | DNF | — | — | 151 | 122 | 132 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ "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
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
