Mitchell Docker
Date
of birth: 2-10-86 (20-years-old)
Born: Melbourne
Lives: Melbourne
Weight: 75kg
Height: 1.80m
Occupation: I am studying food technology and nutrition. I’ve completed two years and have one to go.
Cycling history and achievements
Club: Brunswick Cycling Club
Professional team: Drapac-Porsche
Bike: Giant
Longest distance on a bike: 200km in a race in China last year.
Career highlights: Winning the Bendigo Madison last year and riding in the Tour Down Under for the first time in 2006.
Ambitions for 2007: I’m hoping to go to Italy this year and have a solid overall season to set things up for 2008.
Tour Down Under
Tour Down Under appearances: 2007 will be my second start.
How do you prepare for the Tour? A did a lot of track work up until Christmas. In the past few weeks I’ve been doing around 100km a day on the bike
What do you hope to achieve in the Tour? I’d like to have a top five stage result and to finish well in the Under-23 Classification as well as helping out the team to get a result.
Other facts and figures
Someone you look up to: I really admire what Jan Ullrich has accomplished on the bike.
Favourite music: I’ve been listening to a lot of Beastie Boys lately.
Favourite film: About A Boy
Favourite food: Pasta