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Michael Matthews

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Michael James Matthews, born on 26 September 1990, is an Australian professional road and track cyclist who currently rides for Team Jayco-AlUla. A former Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, he became Under 23 Road Race World Champion in 2010 and rode for Rabobank until the end of 2012 before moving to Orica-GreenEDGE in 2013, later riding for Team Sunweb and Mitchelton-Scott, which became Team BikeExchange. He won a stage and wore the pink jersey at the 2014 Giro d'Italia, won stage 10 of the 2016 Tour de France, and took the green points jersey at the 2017 Tour de France. In 2018 he won both Canadian classics, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal, and in 2017 he was named Australian Cyclist of the Year.

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Birth Year
1990 1
Gender
Male 1
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Giro d'Italia, Competitions
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Tour de France, Competitions
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Cycling, Sports
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Australia

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Michael James Matthews (born 26 September 1990) is an Australian professional road and track cyclist
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  • Lead, birth date
    Michael James Matthews (born 26 September 1990) is an Australian professional road and track cyclist
  • Career, early career
    He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, and in 2010 he became the Under 23 Road Race World Champion.
  • Lead, nationality
    Michael James Matthews (born 26 September 1990) is an Australian professional road and track cyclist
  • Plays: Cycling, Lead
    Michael James Matthews (born 26 September 1990) is an Australian professional road and track cyclist
  • Competed In: Giro d'Italia, Career, 2014 Giro d'Italia
    Matthews was selected to ride the 2014 Giro d'Italia.
  • Competed In: Tour de France, Career, 2016 Tour de France
    In the 2016 Tour de France, Matthews out-sprinted a breakaway group of 7 riders to win stage 10
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