Michael Matthews

Both teams bring mix of old and young, with breakaways, stages and outsider GC chances on radar.

The Australian classics man is looking forward to roadside fans returning to cycling and believes the coronavirus pandemic has made racing more aggressive.

Despite a string of near-misses this year, Michael Matthews is having a blast in his quest for victory.

Dutch classic will be contested on a closed circuit designed to salvage the event and conserve the essence of race.

BikeExchange all-behind "Bling" as it hunts for squad's first-ever Flanders win

Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, March 18.

No, they're not Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe or Wout van Aert. Here are three riders ready to rewrite the script this weekend.

Michael Matthews of Team BikeExchange assumes the overall lead from Sam Bennett.

Aussie fastman will make season debut at Paris-Nice on Sunday as he heads toward stacked classics schedule.

'Bling' is back on the Aussie-based Team BikeExchange with big ambitions

These are the moves that matter ahead of the 2021 men's racing season.

Mitchelton-Scott expecting 'big things' from return of Michael Matthews in 2021.

Report: Michael Matthews tests negative in follow-up controls

Rest day testing Monday reveals a total of eight positive cases as two riders, four Mitchelton Scott staffers, and two staff from other teams test positive.

This year's Giro d'Italia is set to see climbers do battle with time trialists and the whole peloton brace for a fight with the elements.

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'Bling' goes back to former team after four-year spell with Sunweb comes to a sudden close.

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The Sunweb sprint specialist outrode Luka Mezgec and Florian Sénéchal by one second, with a strong kick to the line.

Aussie wins bunch sprint after smashing into wall on hectic charge up Poggio.

Van Aert and Alaphillipe went clear over the Poggio and held off a dramatic late chase, with Matthews taking third.

The Australian known as ‘Bling’ has worn the maglia rosa in the Giro d’Italia and won the green points jersey in the Tour de France.

Team offers equal opportunities throughout youthful squad as it prepares for loss of more stars.

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The Australian who races for Team Sunweb looks back on the coronavirus lockdown, and looks ahead to riding Milano-Sanremo with no racing in his legs.

German-based team to hunt stages at the Tour, with Kelderman leading challenge for GC at the Giro.

'This gives us a motivation when everything else is so uncertain for the moment.'

Michael Matthews overcame bad positioning in the finale sprint to win the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec.

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The final sprint battle in Paris is as much a test of positioning through the vital final chicane and a rider's ability to endure 20 grueling stages as it is of their top top-end speed.

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Michael Matthews was disappointed after he finished seventh place in the sprint on Wednesday. Reporter Rob Arnold was there to chronicle the moment

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Australian sprinter Michael Matthews bounces back from a tough crash in Paris-Nice in the best way possible, with his first win of 2019 at Catalunya.

Australian Michael Matthews had written off Milano-Sanremo after a hard crash in Paris-Nice, but he has recovered quicker than expected.

Sunweb staff is relieved Matthews didn't suffer worse injuries in crosswinds crash during Paris-Nice stage 1.

Following up his win Friday in Quebec, Michael Matthews sprints to another WorldTour win at Grand Prix de Montreal.

Michael Matthews sprints to his first WorldTour one-day victory, timing his winning kick perfectly on the long uphill finish.

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The defending points classification champion fell ill Wednesday morning and had to abandon the race.

Tom Dumoulin all but confirmed he will race the Tour de France, saying he's looking forward to racing his second straight grand tour.

Australian Michael Matthews wins short prologue around Fribourg to take the first leader's jersey in the Tour de Romandie.

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Recovering from a fractured left shoulder, Michael Matthews is fighting through the classics season with an eye to the future.

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Australia's Michael Matthews was left ruing a tactical blunder as he had to settle for bronze at the world road race championships.

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The race for the Tour's green jersey pits two very different sprinters: Michael Matthews and Marcel Kittel. Can Kittel hang on to the lead?

John Degenkolb appears to take a swing at Michael Matthews after a close sprint finish in Tour de France stage 16.

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Michael Matthews is thriving on his new Sunweb team, where he has increased support for sprint stages, like the one he won Saturday.

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Australian Michael Matthews won a gritty sprint finish in stage 3 at Tour de Suisse Monday in Bern.

Michael Matthews wins stage 1 of Vuelta al Pais Vasco, his first victory of the season, as Australians sweep the podium.

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Michael Matthews is looking forward to challenging Peter Sagan for the Tour de France's aren jersey next summer.

After five years with Orica – BikeExchange, Australian Michael Matthews will ride for German team Giant – Alpecin in 2017.