Michael Matthews (cyclist)
 Matthews at the 2017 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Michael James Matthews |
| Nickname | Bling |
| Born | 26 September 1990 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team BikeExchange |
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter Puncheur |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010 | Team Jayco–Skins |
| 2011–2012 | Rabobank |
| 2013–2016 | Orica–GreenEDGE[2] |
| 2017–2020 | Team Sunweb[3][4] |
| 2021– | Team BikeExchange |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
One-day races and Classics
Other
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Medal record | |
Michael James Matthews (born 26 September 1990) is an Australian professional road and track cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange.[5]
Career[]
Early career[]
He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder,[6] and in 2010 he became the Under 23 Road Race World Champion.[7]
Matthews left Rabobank at the end of the 2012 season, and joined Orica–GreenEDGE on an initial two-year contract from the 2013 season.[2]
Orica–GreenEDGE (2013–2016)[]
Matthews was selected to ride the 2014 Giro d'Italia. His Orica–GreenEDGE team won the opening team time trial in Belfast. On Stage 2, Matthews finished eighth behind Marcel Kittel in a sprint finish, also in Belfast, to take the pink jersey for the leader of the general classification from teammate Svein Tuft. Matthews won Stage 6, a hill top finish at Monte 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 of Paris–Nice as well as a stage. He finished in third place in Milan–San Remo.[9] He also met success at the opening stage of the Tour of the Basque Country by outsprinting a group of about fifty riders after a hilly day.[10] He then went on to a second place in the Brabantse Pijl, winning the sprint of the group after nearly getting to lone escapee Ben Hermans.[11] At the 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] At the Tour de Suisse, Matthews won stage 4 after following Peter Sagan's wheel in the sprint and passing him in the final metres.[13] He was named in the start list for the Tour de France.[14]
In the 2016 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 a set of Grand Tour stage victories.
In August 2016, it was confirmed that Matthews would join Team Sunweb for the 2017 season.[15]
Team Sunweb (2017–2020)[]
Matthews was expected to contend for the points classification at the 2017 Tour de France, and his chances were boosted on Stage 4 after an incident during the final sprint which saw Mark Cavendish forced out of the race through injury and Peter Sagan, winner of the classification in the previous 5 Tours, disqualified.[16][17] Matthews won Stage 14, a reduced peloton uphill sprint finish at Rodez.[18] On Stage 16, the high pace set by Matthews' Team Sunweb dropped the green jersey wearer Kittel; Matthews, who was second to Kittel in points classification, won the stage.[19] On Stage 17, Kittel crashed and withdrew from the Tour, putting Matthews in the green jersey.[20] Matthews retained the jersey to Paris.
Team BikeExchange[]
In August 2020, Matthews signed a two-year contract with Mitchelton–Scott, later renamed as Team BikeExchange, from the 2021 season.[21]
Personal life[]
In August 2015, he married his Slovakian girlfriend Katarína Hajzerová.
Career achievements[]
Major results[]
- 2008
- 1st John Woodman Memorial
- Internazionale Bresciana
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Prologue & Stage 3b (ITT)
- 1st
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of the Murray River
- 2nd Overall GP Général Patton
- 1st Stage 2
- 8th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships
- 2009
- 1st
Road race, Oceania Road Championships (November) - Oceania Under-23 Road Championships (November)
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2nd
Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships (February) - National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2nd Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 9th Overall Tour of Japan
- 2010
- 1st
Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships - Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 2nd Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
- 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 2nd Gran Premio della Liberazione
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Overall Tour of Japan
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT)
- 5th Overall Tour of Wellington
- 1st Stage 4
- 7th Overall Ringerike GP
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2011
- 1st Rund um Köln
- 1st Stage 2 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Murcia
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop
- 4th Overall Tour Down Under
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
- 6th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 2012
- 1st Clásica de Almería
- Tour of Utah
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 9th Overall Tour Down Under
- 10th Brabantse Pijl
- 2013
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 5 & 21
- Held after Stages 6 & 7
- Tour of Utah
- 1st
Sprints classification - 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 1st
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2nd Vuelta a La Rioja
- 2014
- 1st Vuelta a La Rioja
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 6
- Held
after Stages 2–7 - Held
after Stages 2–7 - Held
after Stages 6 & 7
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 3
- Held
after Stages 3–5 - Held after Stage 4
- Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT)
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 6th Trofeo Ses Salines
- 7th Trofeo Palma
- 2015
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 3
- Held after Stages 2–3
- Held after Stages 1–3
- Paris–Nice
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- Tour of Alberta
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Suisse
- 2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 3rd Milan–San Remo
- 3rd Amstel Gold Race
Combativity award Stage 5 Tour de France- 2016
- 1st Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1st Stage 10 Tour de France
- Paris–Nice
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Prologue & Stage 2
- 1st
- UCI Road World Championships
- 3rd
Team time trial - 4th Road race
- 3rd
- 3rd London–Surrey Classic
- 4th Bretagne Classic
- 4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 5th Brabantse Pijl
- 5th Amstel Gold Race
- 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 2017
- UCI Road World Championships
- 1st
Team time trial - 3rd Road race
- 1st
- Tour de France
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 14 & 16
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Suisse
- 3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 3rd London–Surrey Classic
- 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 5th Bretagne Classic
- 8th Gent–Wevelgem
- 8th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 9th UCI World Tour
- 10th Amstel Gold Race
- 2018
- 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 1st Prologue Tour de Romandie
- 2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Overall BinckBank Tour
- 1st Stage 7
- 2nd Eschborn–Frankfurt
- 4th Bretagne Classic
- 5th La Flèche Wallonne
- 7th UCI World Tour
- 7th Milan–San Remo
- 2019
- 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- Volta a Catalunya
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 2 & 6
- 1st
- 4th Brabantse Pijl
- 6th Tour of Flanders
- 8th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2020
- 1st Bretagne Classic
- 3rd Milan–San Remo
- 7th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2021
- 4th Amstel Gold Race
- 5th Gent–Wevelgem
- 6th Milan–San Remo
- 6th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 9th Eschborn–Frankfurt
Grand Tour record[]
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | DNS-11 | DNS-14 | — | — | — | — | DNS-10 | — |
| Stages won | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| Points classification | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | 152 | 110 | 69 | DNS-5 | 67 | — | 79 |
| Stages won | — | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Points classification | — | — | 73 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 2 |
| Vuelta a España | 110 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 |
| Stages won | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Points classification | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 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 | Finished outside time limit (occurred on stage x) |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| N/A | Race/classification not held |
| NR | Not Ranked in this classification |
Classics results timeline[]
| Monument | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | 107 | — | — | 78 | 3 | 59 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 21 |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NH | |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | 128 | — | — | — | 4 | 63 | 35 | — | 19 |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | DNF | — | — | |
| Classic | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | DNF | 12 | — | — |
| E3 Harelbeke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | NH | DNF |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | — | — | 5 |
| Amstel Gold Race | — | — | DNF | 12 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 16 | NH | 4 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | — | 112 | — | DNF | 21 | 67 | 5 | 8 | — | 21 |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | NH | — |
| Bretagne Classic | 134 | 48 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | — | DNF | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Not held | |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | — | 71 | — | — | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 19 | ||
Awards[]
- 2017 – Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy (Australian Cyclist of the Year), Men's Elite Road Cyclist of the Year and the People's Choice Award.[22]
- 2017 – ACT Sport Male Athlete of the Year.[23]
References[]
- ^ "Michael Matthews - Team Sunweb". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Benson, Daniel (15 August 2012). "Michael Matthews signs for Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Team Sunweb". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ AIS Athletes at 2010 Commonwealth Games Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Australia's Matthews grabs home turf title
- ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/matthews-withdraws-from-the-giro-ditalia/
- ^ "Results: 2015 Milano-Sanremo". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Matthews wins Pais Vasco opener". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Hermans holds off pack for Brabantse Pijl win". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Kwiatkowski sprints to first victory in rainbow jersey in Amstel Gold Race". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 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. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/article/2016/08/05/michael-matthews-move-giant-alpecin-confirmed
- ^ Fotheringham, William (4 July 2017). "Mark Cavendish out of Tour and Peter Sagan disqualified after horror crash". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Robertshaw, Henry (4 July 2017). "Peter Sagan disqualified from Tour de France". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Westemeyer, Susan (15 July 2017). "Tour de France: Matthews wins in Rodez as Froome moves into yellow". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Tour de France 2017: Chris Froome retains lead as Michael Matthews takes second win". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (18 July 2017). "Tour de France: Matthews wins stage 16". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Mitchelton-Scott announce Michael Matthews' return". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Polkinghorne, David (17 November 2017). "Tour de France star Michael Matthews wins triple crown at Cycling Australia awards". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Dutton, Chris (1 December 2017). "Caroline Buchanan, Michael Matthews, Schoolboy rugby big winners at ACT sport awards". Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
External links[]
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Australian male cyclists
- Australian Institute of Sport cyclists
- Australian Vuelta a España stage winners
- Sportspeople from Canberra
- Australian Giro d'Italia stage winners
- 2014 Vuelta a España stage winners
- Tour de Suisse stage winners
- Cyclists from the Australian Capital Territory
- Australian Tour de France stage winners
- ACT Academy of Sport alumni