Canberra's Michael Matthews has had a big week. After winning the sprinters jersey at the Tour of Utah on Sunday, it was revealed today that he signed a two year contract with Orica-GreenEdge.
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| Matthews in his sprinters jersey - Tour of Utah |
After winning the under 23 World Road Championship in Geelong, Matthews signed for Rabobank. In his maiden season, we won three stages, including Stage 3 at the Tour Down Under - his debut World Tour race. After an early season win at the Clasica da Almeria (Spain) in 2012, a number of race crashes, it took a while before Matthews secured his next stage win - Stage 3 of the Tour of Utah and we saw the 'Bling dance'.
According to the Orica-GreenEdge media release, Matthews said "I chose ORICA-GreenEDGE
for several reasons, most importantly, it will be an
amazing experience to be a part of an Australian team. I really look forward to
racing with and learning from some of the best Australian riders in the
world."
Matthews is a good pick up for Orica-GreenEdge. While he is still young and developing as a cyclist, he will add to the team's competitiveness in sprints, where they have lacked the bite and pizzazz in their debut season.
I am looking forward to seeing the Orica-GreenEdge jersey down at the Canberra Cycling Club crits in 2013.
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