Michael Matthews

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Michael Matthews had nearly given up hope of winning at the Tour de France. But on Tuesday, he managed to beat Peter Sagan.

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Mining services company Orica announced it will back the team through 2017 before ending its relationship with the Australian squad.

This year's route is harder than in years past, with more climbs added into the course as the peloton preps for the Tour de France.

Wednesday's Flèche Wallonne ends on the famed Mur de Huy, and the puncheurs of the peloton will be there fighting for a win.

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The 300-kilometer Milano-Sanremo might seem predictable, but it's far from it. Andrew Hood takes a closer look at "la Classicissima."

Recently, Milano-Sanremo winners have honed form at Paris-Nice — Bouhanni and Matthews look sharp ahead of Saturday's monument.

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Michael Matthews might be crazy like a fox with his ambitions to win Paris-Nice despite a mountainous weekend ahead.

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Nacer Bouhanni and Michael Matthews bump and nearly crash in the Paris-Nice stage 2 sprint. Jury awards stage to the Aussie.

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Michael Matthews bumps Tom Dumoulin off the hot seat and holds on to take the win in the Paris-Nice prologue

Australian Michael Matthews may take new approach to Tour de France after two straight years of frustration and injuries

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Despite a drop in wins in 2015, Australia’s first WorldTour team sets high expectations for its 25-man roster next season.

Betting on a sprint cost Matthews the pot

The elite men’s road race will be a wide-open affair; with three short, steep climbs in the closing 5km and a chance of showers, almost anything can happen

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The Australian says the Richmond road race course is perfectly suited to him.

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Adam Yates finishes 6 seconds out of first at the Canadian stage race a month after winning Clásica San Sebastián.

As races look to liven things up with tougher profiles, Michael Matthews is seeing plenty of opportunities to put his skills to good use

Matthews prevails on a cold and wet day in Alberta, seizing the overall lead with a sprint victory.

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The Giant-Alpecin star has eight Tour de France stage wins but will miss this year's race after an illness

The Orica-GreenEdge rider crashed four days before last year's Tour and missed the race

The Norwegian has 18 wins so far this season, but several riders will challenge him in the mass gallops to the finish line

Matthews gets the better of Sagan on a punchy sprint finish that gave the speedsters one final chance to shine before the big mountains

Avoiding a challenging final week in the mountains, several sprinters are leaving Italy to recuperate in preparation for later season goals

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Matthews survives category 2 climb late in the stage to emerge victorious in Sestri Levante, sprinting to victory wearing the pink jersey

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Michael Matthews takes the maglia rosa at the Giro d'Italia as Elia Viviani out-kicks the field for the victory in stage 2

The Australian-based squad wants to start the race by successfully defending its opening-stage TTT win

Flèche Wallonne organizers added a new climb near the finish of Wednesday's race, but the race could still be decided on the Mur de Huy

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Dozens of favorites line up for Sunday's Amstel Gold Race, where a string of climbs and narrow roads makes for a tense day of racing

Fabio Felline freelances his way to a stage win in Spain, as Michael Matthews keeps the overall lead and places second in the sprint

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Aussie speedster Michael Matthews survives climbs and sprints to victory and overall lead in first stage of Vuelta al Pais Vasco

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Sprinter John Degenkolb shone brightly in Sanremo, but not before some other bright lights went dim on the long, cold road from Milano

A rainy, crash-packed edition of La Classicissima ends in a mad dash to the line won by Giant-Alpecin's John Degenkolb

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Sunday's edition of the sprinter's classic pulls from past races to present an old-school route that finishes on the Via Roma

Perhaps benefitting from modest expectations, Matthews and Lobato have potential to deliver a surprise on the Via Roma this Sunday

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Michael Matthews claims his first win of the season in stage 3 of Pars-Nice, and also snatches the yellow jersey, thanks to bonus time

The Paris-Nice route this year will offer something for everyone in the peloton

At worlds, Kwiatkowski, 24, leads the way for a young cohort that is talented and promising

Global Cycling Network breaks down the list of favorites in the men's and women's elite road races in Ponferrada, Spain

Alejandro Valverde has a tough row to hoe if he is to win the rainbow jersey on his home turf, with the Aussies and Belgians gunning for him

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John Degenkolb again proves fastest in the Vuelta's sprints, claiming stage 17 ahead of Michael Matthews

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Orica-GreenEdge's Michael Matthews wins a tricky sprint finish over Garmin-Sharp's Dan Martin

The Australian Orica-GreenEdge rider won the stage and took the overall lead with a 10-second time bonus

Training crash results in an injury to his left hand, requiring six stitches