Australian racing cyclist
Michael Matthews Personal information Full name Michael James Matthews Nickname Bling Born (1990-09-26 ) 26 September 1990 (age 35) Canberra ,Australian Capital Territory , AustraliaHeight 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[ 1] Weight 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) Team information Current team Team Jayco–AlUla Disciplines Role Rider Rider type Sprinter Puncheur 2010 Team Jayco–Skins 2011–2012 Rabobank 2013–2016 Orica–GreenEDGE [ 2] 2017–2020 Team Sunweb [ 3] [ 4] 2021– Team BikeExchange Grand Tours Tour de France Points classification (2017 )4 individual stages (2016 ,2017 ,2022 ) Giro d'Italia 3 individual stages (2014 ,2015 ,2023 ) 2 TTT stages (2014, 2015) Vuelta a España 3 individual stages (2013 ,2014 ) One-day races and Classics
GP de Québec (2018 ,2019 ,2024 )GP de Montreal (2018 )Bretagne Classic (2020 )Eschborn–Frankfurt (2025 )Clásica de Almería (2012 )Other
UCI Oceania Tour (2009–10 )
Michael James Matthews (born 26 September 1990) is an Australian professional road and track cyclist who currently rides forUCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla .[ 5]
Matthews (leading) during acriterium race in 2008 He was anAustralian Institute of Sport scholarship holder,[ 6] Under 23 Road Race World Champion .[ 7]
Matthews left Rabobank at the end of the 2012 season, and joinedOrica–GreenEDGE on an initial two-year contract from the 2013 season.[ 2]
[ edit ] Matthews wearing the pink jersey at the2014 Giro d'Italia Matthews was selected to ride the2014 Giro d'Italia . HisOrica–GreenEDGE team won the opening team time trial inBelfast . On Stage 2, Matthews finished eighth behindMarcel Kittel in a sprint finish, also in Belfast, to take the pink jersey for the leader of thegeneral classification from teammateSvein Tuft . Matthews won Stage 6, a hill top finish atMonte Cassino . Matthews withdrew from the Giro after Stage 10 after suffering a crash on Stage 9.[ 8]
In 2015, Matthews won the points classification jersey ofParis–Nice as well as a stage. He finished in third place inMilan–San Remo .[ 9] Tour of the Basque Country by outsprinting a group of about fifty riders after a hilly day.[ 10] Brabantse Pijl , winning the sprint of the group after nearly getting to lone escapeeBen Hermans .[ 11] Amstel Gold Race , Matthews grabbed another notable result, when he came in third of the final dash for the line while being part of a small leading group.[ 12] Tour de Suisse , Matthews won stage 4 after followingPeter Sagan 's wheel in the sprint and passing him in the final metres.[ 13] Tour de France .[ 14]
In the2016 Tour de France , Matthews out-sprinted a breakaway group of 7 riders to win stage 10, his first stage win in the Tour de France, completing aset of Grand Tour stage victories .[ 15]
In August 2016, it was confirmed that Matthews would joinTeam Sunweb for the 2017 season.[ 16]
[ edit ] Matthews wearing the green jersey at the2017 Tour de France Matthews was expected to contend for thepoints classification at the2017 Tour de France , and his chances were boosted on Stage 4 after an incident during the final sprint which sawMark Cavendish forced out of the race through injury andPeter Sagan , winner of the classification in the previous 5 Tours, disqualified.[ 17] [ 18] Rodez .[ 19] dropped the green jersey wearer Kittel; Matthews, who was second to Kittel in points classification, won the stage.[ 20] [ 21]
In 2018 he won theGrand Prix Cycliste de Québec ahead ofGreg Van Avermaet andJasper Stuyven ,[ 22] Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal two days later, which he won ahead ofSonny Colbrelli and Van Avermaet.[ 23] Simon Gerrans in 2014.[ 24] Volta a Catalunya ,[ 25] [ 26] Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec .[ 27]
He finished 3rd in the2020 Milan-San Remo and late in the year he took a top 10 in the UCI World Championships road race. A month earlier he won the2020 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France , which was one of the few races that was run at its normal time during the COVID pandemic.
Team BikeExchange-Jayco [ edit ] Michael Matthews representing Australia in Wollongong 2022 In August 2020, Matthews signed a two-year contract withMitchelton–Scott , later renamed as Team BikeExchange, from the 2021 season.[ 28]
In 2021 he had some strong results but no major wins, including 4th at theAmstel Gold Race ,5th inGent–Wevelgem and 6th inMilan–San Remo . He rodeLe Tour , but did not win any stages. He finished 2nd in the points classification, the second highest finish of his career, losing toMark Cavendish 337–291.
In 2022 he had top 10 finishes inBrabantse Pijl , theAmstel Gold Race and2022 Milan-San Remo . He won the first stage at theVolta a Catalunya , his first victory with Team BikeExchange.[ 29] Sonny Colbrelli , had a near fatal heart attack after crossing the finish line.[ 30] 2022 Tour de Suisse . During the2022 Tour de France he suffered two defeats in back to back stages; finishing 2nd to his friendTadej Pogačar , and then the next day to rivalWout Van Aert . On stage 14 he got involved in a breakaway and survived to the final climb outlasting all of the breakaway riders exceptAlberto Bettiol . It looked as though he was about to be defeated again, when he appeared to suffer from cramps and Bettiol rode away from him on the final climb. Matthews was able to recover, catch and drop Bettiol, and solo to the line for his first Tour win this decade.[ 31]
In the2023 Giro d'Italia Matthews wonStage 3 ahead of Mads Pederson in a bunch sprint.[ 32]
In August 2015, he married his Slovak girlfriend Katarína Hajzer.[ 33]
Career achievements [ edit ] 2008 1stJohn Woodman Memorial Internazionale Bresciana1st 1st Prologue & Stage 3b (ITT ) 1st Stage 7 Tour of the Murray River 2nd OverallGP Général Patton 1st Stage 2 8th Road race,UCI Junior World Championships 2009 Oceania Road Championships (November) 1st 1st 1st 2ndOceania Under-23 Road Championships (February) National Under-23 Road Championships2ndRoad race 3rdTime trial 2ndGran Premio della Liberazione 9th OverallTour of Japan 2010(2 pro wins) 1stRoad race ,UCI Road World Under-23 Championships Tour de Langkawi 1st Stages 1 & 3 1st Stage 1 (TTT )Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 2ndTrofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza 2ndRonde van Vlaanderen Beloften 2ndGran Premio della Liberazione National Under-23 Road Championships3rdRoad race 3rdTime trial 4th OverallTour of Japan 1st Stage 1 (ITT ) 5th OverallTour of Wellington 1st Stage 4 7th OverallRingerike GP 1st Stages 2 & 3 8th OverallTour de l'Avenir 2011(3) 1stRund um Köln 1st Stage 2Jayco Bay Cycling Classic 1st Stage 1Vuelta a Murcia 3rdTime trial , National Road Championships 3rdEschborn–Frankfurt City Loop 4th OverallTour Down Under 1st Stage 3 5th OverallDelta Tour Zeeland 6thGrote Prijs Jef Scherens 2012(2) 1stClásica de Almería Tour of Utah 1st 1st Stage 3 9th OverallTour Down Under 10thBrabantse Pijl 2013(4) Vuelta a España 1st Stages 5 & 21 Held Tour of Utah 1st 1st Stages 2 & 4 National Road Championships2ndRoad race 3rdTime trial 2ndVuelta a La Rioja 2014(5) 1stVuelta a La Rioja Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 1 (TTT ) & 6 Held Held Held Vuelta a España 1st Stage 3 Held Held Tour of Slovenia 1st 1st Stage 1 (ITT ) 1st Stage 3Tour of the Basque Country 2ndBrabantse Pijl 6thTrofeo Ses Salines 7thTrofeo Palma 2015(5) Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 1 (TTT ) & 3 Held Held Paris–Nice 1st 1st Stage 3 Tour of Alberta 1st 1st Stage 2 1st Stage 1Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stage 4Tour de Suisse 2ndRoad race ,UCI Road World Championships 2ndGrand Prix Cycliste de Québec 2ndBrabantse Pijl 3rdMilan–San Remo 3rdAmstel Gold Race Combativity award Stage 5Tour de France 2016(4) 1stVuelta a La Rioja 1st Stage 10Tour de France Paris–Nice 1st 1st Prologue & Stage 2 UCI Road World Championships 3rdTeam time trial 4thRoad race 3rdLondon–Surrey Classic 4thBretagne Classic 4thGrand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 5thBrabantse Pijl 5thAmstel Gold Race 5thGrand Prix Cycliste de Québec 2017(4) UCI Road World Championships 1stTeam time trial 3rdRoad race Tour de France 1stPoints classification 1st Stages 14 & 16 1st Stage 1Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stage 3Tour de Suisse 3rdGrand Prix Cycliste de Québec 3rdLondon–Surrey Classic 4thLiège–Bastogne–Liège 5thBretagne Classic 8thGent–Wevelgem 8thGrand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 9thUCI World Tour 10thAmstel Gold Race 2018(4) 1stGrand Prix Cycliste de Québec 1stGrand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 1st PrologueTour de Romandie 2ndTeam time trial ,UCI Road World Championships 2nd OverallBinckBank Tour 1st Stage 7 2ndEschborn–Frankfurt 4thBretagne Classic 5thLa Flèche Wallonne 7thUCI World Tour 7thMilan–San Remo 2019(3) 1stGrand Prix Cycliste de Québec Volta a Catalunya 1st 1st Stages 2 & 6 4thBrabantse Pijl 6thTour of Flanders 8thLa Flèche Wallonne 2020(1) 1stBretagne Classic 3rdMilan–San Remo 7thRoad race ,UCI Road World Championships 2021 4thAmstel Gold Race 5thGent–Wevelgem 6thMilan–San Remo 6thGrand Prix of Aargau Canton 9thEschborn–Frankfurt 2022(2) Tour de France 1st Stage 14 Combativity award Stage 141st Stage 1Volta a Catalunya 1stTour de Suisse 2ndGrand Prix Cycliste de Québec UCI Road World Championships 3rdRoad race 3rdTeam relay 4thMilan–San Remo 4thTrofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx 6thTrofeo Alcúdia–Port d'Alcúdia 6thTrofeo Playa de Palma 7thAmstel Gold Race 7thBrabantse Pijl 2023(1) 1st Stage 3Giro d'Italia 1stTour Down Under 3rdRoad race , National Road Championships 3rdGrand Prix Cycliste de Québec 4thCadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 4thTrofeo Matteotti 2024(2) 1stTeam relay ,UCI Road World Championships 1stGrand Prix Cycliste de Québec 1stGran Premio Castellón 2ndMilan–San Remo 7thBretagne Classic 8thBrabantse Pijl 10thAmstel Gold Race 2025(1) 1stTeam relay ,UCI Road World Championships 1stEschborn–Frankfurt 4thMilan–San Remo 5thAmstel Gold Race 5thCoppa Bernocchi 5thGran Piemonte 7thJapan Cup 8thBretagne Classic 9thGrand Prix Cycliste de Québec Classics results timeline [ edit ] Legend 1 Winner 2–3 Top three-finish 4–10 Top ten-finish 11– Other finish DNE Did not enter DNF-x Did not finish (retired on stage x) DNS-x Did not start (not started on stage x) HD-x Finished outside time limit (occurred on stage x) DSQ Disqualified N/A Race/classification not held NR Not ranked in this classification
2017 – Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy (Australian Cyclist of the Year), Men's Elite Road Cyclist of the Year and the People's Choice Award.[ 34] 2017 – ACT Sport Male Athlete of the Year.[ 35] ^ "Michael Matthews - Team Sunweb" . Retrieved15 July 2019 .^a b Benson, Daniel (15 August 2012)."Michael Matthews signs for Orica-GreenEdge" .Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved15 August 2012 . ^ "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters" .Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company . 23 November 2018. Retrieved5 January 2019 .^ "Team Sunweb" .UCI.org .Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived fromthe original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved3 January 2020 .^ "GreenEDGE Cycling" .UCI.org .Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived fromthe original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved1 January 2021 .^ AIS Athletes at 2010 Commonwealth Games Archived 28 March 2012 at theWayback Machine ^ Australia's Matthews grabs home turf title ^ "Matthews withdraws from the Giro d'Italia" .Cyclingnews.com Future plc . 20 May 2014. Retrieved14 December 2021 .^ "Results: 2015 Milano-Sanremo" .VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 22 March 2015. Retrieved19 April 2015 .^ "Matthews wins Pais Vasco opener" .Cyclingnews.com Future plc . 6 April 2015. Retrieved6 April 2015 .^ "Hermans holds off pack for Brabantse Pijl win" .Cyclingnews.com Future plc . 15 April 2015. Retrieved15 April 2015 .^ "Kwiatkowski sprints to first victory in rainbow jersey in Amstel Gold Race" .VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 19 April 2015. Retrieved19 April 2015 .^ Stuart Clarke (16 June 2015)."Michael Matthews wins stage four of the Tour de Suisse as crash delays Thomas" .Cycling Weekly IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved16 June 2015 . ^ "2015 Tour de France start list" .Velo News . Retrieved2 July 2015 .^ "Tour de France 2016: Michael Matthews pips Peter Sagan to clinch 'dream' stage win" .Talksport Wireless Group . 12 July 2016. Retrieved14 December 2021 .Matthews has now won stages in all three Grand Tours. ^ "Michael Matthews move to Giant-Alpecin confirmed" .Cycling Central Special Broadcasting Service . 5 August 2016. Retrieved14 December 2021 .^ Fotheringham, William (4 July 2017)."Mark Cavendish out of Tour and Peter Sagan disqualified after horror crash" .The Guardian . Retrieved4 July 2017 . ^ Robertshaw, Henry (4 July 2017)."Peter Sagan disqualified from Tour de France" .Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK . Retrieved6 July 2017 . ^ Westemeyer, Susan (15 July 2017)."Tour de France: Matthews wins in Rodez as Froome moves into yellow" .Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company . Retrieved15 July 2017 . ^ "Tour de France 2017: Chris Froome retains lead as Michael Matthews takes second win" .BBC Sport . Retrieved21 July 2017 .^ Benson, Daniel (18 July 2017)."Tour de France: Matthews wins stage 16" .Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company . Retrieved18 July 2017 . ^ Frattini, Kirsten (7 September 2018)."Matthews wins GP de Québec" .Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company . Retrieved14 December 2021 . ^ Benson, Daniel (9 September 2018)."Matthews wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal" .Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company . Retrieved14 December 2021 . ^ Lee, Aaron S. (10 September 2018)."Matthews back to his best after winning WorldTour weekend" .Cycling Central Special Broadcasting Service . Retrieved14 December 2021 . ^ Ballinger, Alex (26 March 2019)."Michael Matthews sails to victory on stage two of Volta a Catalunya 2019" .Cycling Weekly TI Media . Retrieved14 December 2021 . ^ Puddicombe, Stephen (30 March 2019)."Michael Matthews edges out Phil Bauhaus to win stage six of Volta a Catalunya 2019" .Cycling Weekly TI Media . Retrieved14 December 2021 . ^ Long, Jonny (14 September 2019)."Michael Matthews beats Peter Sagan to claim GP de Québec 2019" .Cycling Weekly TI Media . Retrieved14 December 2021 . ^ "Mitchelton-Scott announce Michael Matthews' return" .Cyclingnews.com Future plc . 30 August 2020. Retrieved31 August 2020 .^ Fletcher, Patrick (21 March 2022)."Volta a Catalunya: Michael Matthews secures first win for BikeExchange on stage 1" . Cycling News. Retrieved16 July 2022 . ^ Fotheringham, Alisdair (27 April 2022)."Colbrelli cleared to get back on bike as heart condition improves:Italian will resume leisure rides, says Bahrain Victorious" . Cycling News. Retrieved16 July 2022 . ^ "michael-matthews-wins-stage-14-tour-de-france-jonas-vingegaard-remains-overall-leader" .ESPN . Associated Press. 16 July 2022. Retrieved16 July 2022 .^ Ostanek, Daniel (8 May 2023)."Giro d'Italia: Michael Matthews claims stage 3 in uphill sprint" .cyclingnews.com . Retrieved9 May 2023 . ^ Smith, Sophie (8 August 2015)."Bling hopes for Sweet Virginia" .SBS Sport Special Broadcasting Service . Retrieved25 June 2022 .^ Polkinghorne, David (17 November 2017)."Tour de France star Michael Matthews wins triple crown at Cycling Australia awards" .Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved17 November 2017 . ^ Dutton, Chris (1 December 2017)."Caroline Buchanan, Michael Matthews, Schoolboy rugby big winners at ACT sport awards" .Canberra Times . Retrieved1 December 2017 .
2012 :Omega Pharma–Quick-Step (Boonen ,Chavanel ,Martin ,Terpstra ,Vandewalle ,Velits ) 2013 :Omega Pharma–Quick-Step (Chavanel ,Kwiatkowski ,Martin ,Terpstra ,Vandewalle ,Velits ) 2014 :BMC Racing Team (Dennis ,Dillier ,Oss ,Quinziato ,van Garderen ,Velits ) 2015 :BMC Racing Team (Dennis ,Dillier ,Küng ,Oss ,Phinney ,Quinziato ) 2016 :Etixx–Quick-Step (Jungels ,Kittel ,Lampaert ,Martin ,Terpstra ,Vermote ) 2017 :Team Sunweb (Dumoulin ,Kämna ,Kelderman ,Kragh Andersen ,Matthews ,Oomen ) 2018 :Quick-Step Floors (Asgreen ,De Plus ,Jungels ,Lampaert ,Schachmann ,Terpstra )
2019 :Brand ,Markus ,Pieters ,Bouwman ,Mollema ,van Emden (NED) 2021 :Brennauer ,Klein ,Kröger ,Arndt ,Martin ,Walscheid (GER) 2022 :Schmid ,Küng ,Bissegger ,Chabbey ,Reusser ,Koller (SUI) 2023 :Schmid ,Küng ,Bissegger ,Chabbey ,Reusser ,Koller (SUI) 2024 :Matthews ,O'Connor ,Vine ,Brown ,Chapman ,Roseman-Gannon (AUS) 2025 :Matthews ,Plapp ,Vine ,Chapman ,Spratt ,Wilson-Haffenden (AUS)
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Points classification
Road race
Time trial,Oceania Under-23 Road Championships (February)
Road race,UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
Sprints classification
after Stages 2–7
after Stages 2–7
after Stages 6 & 7
after Stages 3–5
Road race,UCI Road World Championships
Combativity award Stage 5Tour de France
Team time trial
Team time trial
Points classification
Points classification,Tour de Suisse
Sprints classification,Tour Down Under
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