Heart problem forces Michael Rogers to miss Tour Down Under

Tinkoff-Saxo's Michael Rogers is forced to scale back his training and stop racing after a UCI heart check found a problem

Michael Rogers at the 2015 Tour Down Under

(Image credit: Watson)

A UCI heart check forced Michael Rogers to back off training and stop racing, missing the 2016 Australian national championships and the Tour Down Under in January. Rogers's congenital bicuspid aortic valve, known since 2001, could be worsening says team Tinkoff-Saxo.

The Russian team released a statement yesterday saying that it would need to pull Rogers from the races while further examine are carried out. Rogers is 35 years old, facing his 16th and final season as a professional.

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