Michael Matthews (cyclist)

Michael Matthews
Matthews at the 2017 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameMichael James Matthews
NicknameBling
Born (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Jayco–AlUla
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Puncheur
Professional teams
2010Team Jayco–Skins
2011–2012Rabobank
2013–2016Orica–GreenEDGE[2]
2017–2020Team Sunweb[3][4]
2021–Team BikeExchange
Major wins
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)
Clásica de Almería (2012)

Other

UCI Oceania Tour (2009–10)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Geelong Under-23 road race
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zurich Mixed team relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Richmond Elite road race
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bergen Elite road race
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Wollongong Elite road race
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Wollongong Mixed team relay
Representing Orica–Scott
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Doha Team time trial
Representing Team Sunweb
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bergen Team time trial
Silver medal – second place 2018 Innsbruck Team time trial

Michael James Matthews (born 26 September 1990) is an Australian professional road and track cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[5]

  1. ^ "Michael Matthews - Team Sunweb". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ Benson, Daniel (15 August 2012). "Michael Matthews signs for Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Team Sunweb". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.