Michael Matthews

Michael Matthews is an Australian professional cyclist from Canberra who races for Team Jayco AlUla. Known for his ability to combine a fast finish with strength on rolling and selective terrain, Matthews has won stages in all three Grand Tours, the Tour de France points classification and several major one-day races.

Michael Matthews profile

• Name: Michael James Matthews
• Nationality: Australia
• Place of birth: Canberra, Australia
• Date of birth: 26th September 1990
• Status: Active
• Current Team: Team Jayco AlUla
• Previous Teams: Team Jayco-Skins, Rabobank Cycling Team, Orica-GreenEDGE, Team Sunweb, Team BikeExchange, Team BikeExchange-Jayco

Career overview

Matthews turned professional with Rabobank in 2011 after winning the under-23 world road race title in 2010. A punchy sprinter who excels on harder finishes, he has won stages at the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España, as well as the 2017 Tour points classification. His one-day record includes three victories at GP Québec, GP Montréal, Bretagne Classic and Eschborn-Frankfurt. After four seasons with Team Sunweb, he returned to the Australian GreenEDGE organisation in 2021 and is contracted through 2027. A pulmonary embolism ruled him out of the 2025 Tour de France, but he returned to racing and won the Ruta de la Cerámica in January 2026 before earning selection for the Montréal World Championships.

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