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| Full name | Matthew Harley Goss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Gossy, The Boss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1986-11-05)5 November 1986 (age 39) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006 | Southaustralia.com–AIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2009 | Team CSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Team HTC–Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | GreenEDGE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | MTN–Qhubeka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | ONE Pro Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Harley Goss (born 5 November 1986) is a former Australian professionalroad andtrackracing cyclist, his final professional team before retirement was theUCI Professional Continental teamONE Pro Cycling. He first competed in track cycling before making a transition to the road. He won a gold medal at the2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the Team Pursuit event and came in second place at the2011 World Championships Road race. He also won the2010 GP Ouest-France, the2011 Milan–San Remo as well as 2 stages of theGiro d'Italia, among other victories.
Born inLaunceston, Tasmania, Goss started in the sport competing intrack cycling. In 2005, he won a bronze medal in the Team Pursuit at theWorld Championships in Los Angeles along withAshley Hutchinson,Mark Jamieson andStephen Wooldridge. Then the following year he won the gold medal inBordeaux withPeter Dawson, Mark Jamieson and Stephen Wooldridge.
In parallel with the successes on the track, he started his career on the road with the Australian teamSouthaustralia.com–AIS team which participated in major competitions dedicated to the Under-23. Goss had numerous victories, including Liberation Grand Prix and the Tour of the Regions.
In 2007 he turned pro withBjarne Riis'sTeam CSC. In the first two years as a professional he won two stages at theTour of Britain, one in 2007 and another in the next edition. Goss finished second at the Commerce Bank International Championship and third at theDelta Profronde. With CSC he also won the Eindhoven Team Time Trial 2007, an UCI ProTour team time trial included in the calendar.
In 2008, he took the first stage of theHerald Sun Tour. In these races he became known for his sprinter characteristics and also demonstrated qualities in other disciplines, proving strong on the cobbles, finishing third in the Belgian semi-classicKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne.
He confirmed his qualities later in 2009 by winningParis–Brussels, two stages of theTour de Wallonie and finishing third atGent–Wevelgem.
In 2010 he began withTeam HTC–Columbia. On 16 May 2010 he won the ninth stage of theGiro d'Italia with arrival in Cave de Tirreni,[2] but had to withdraw from the Giro on 23 May due to illness. In August he won theGP Ouest-France, beatingTyler Farrar in the sprint. He also claimed victory in America in thePhiladelphia International Championship[3] and a stage win at theDanmark Rundt.
He began the 2011 season racing in Australia theBay Classic Series, a criterium with a number of ranking points, winning the first and the fourth round and the final in an allTasmanian team. He also came second in the National Championship. He continued his winning streak by winning the Cancer Council Classic, and met success in theTour Down Under, winning the first stage, the points classification and finishing in second place overall. Then in the biggest win of his career, he won the 2011Milan–San Remo Classic on Saturday 19 March. He succeeded in passing the ultimate climb of the day with the lead group and out-sprintedFabian Cancellara of theLeopard Trek squad to take the victory.[4]
On 6 September 2011, it was announced that Goss would be joining theGreenEDGE team for its inaugural season in 2012.[5]
In April, Goss took the points classification of theTour of Turkey.[6] He did not win a stage, but came close to it on Stage 4, whereMark Renshaw (Rabobank) edged him on the line by an extremely narrow margin.[7]
He added a prestigious victory to his palmares at theGiro d'Italia, taking the third stage afterRoberto Ferrari caused a crash that took down several riders in the finale, includingTeam Sky'sMark Cavendish.[8] He withdrew from the Giro after taking the sixth place on Stage 13, explaining that he wanted to prepare himself properly for his two main objectives of the season, theTour de France and theLondon Olympics' road race.[9] ThroughoutLa Grande Boucle, Goss would do battle withLiquigas–Cannondale'sPeter Sagan for the Green jersey awarded to the best sprinter. However, his chances were greatly reduced in Stage 12 when he was handed a 30-point penalty for sprinting dangerously, touching Sagan after swerving several feet to his left while the two were going for the line.[10] He finally took the third place of the points classification behind Sagan andAndré Greipel.[11]
On 18 September 2014 it was announced that Goss will be riding for Team MTN-Qhubeka in 2015.[12]
On 12 October 2015 it was announced that Goss would be moving toONE Pro Cycling.[13]
Goss supports the pivotal role of junior development and pathway program cycling teams in the state where he cultivated his cycling skills as a junior, and subsequently holds the title of adviser to the management committee and team ambassador for theRECAB cycling development team in Tasmania since 2009.
Goss appeared on billboards in Australia forToshiba with teammates from the2006 Commonwealth Games.
He lives and trains inMonte Carlo, Monaco.[14]
Points classification Points classification Points classification
OverallBay Classic Series
Road race,UCI World Championships
Sprints classification Points classification,Tour of Turkey| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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 Giro d'Italia | 126 | DNF | — | DNF | DNF |
 Tour de France | — | — | 140 | 120 | 152 |
 Vuelta a España | — | 138 | DNF | — | — |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
Team pursuit Madison (with Miles Olman)
Team pursuit,National Championships Team pursuit,UCI World Championships Team pursuit,National Championships
Team pursuit,Commonwealth Games
