Herald – Diario de Soria
Spaniard Juan Ayuso will also be participating in the race, which will be joined by Australian sprinter Michael Matthews. The first stage, on June 26, will take place in Soria.
The Vuelta a Castilla y León will have a luxury lineup since the announced participation of the Spanish Juan Ayuso The Australian sprinter joins the ranks Michael Matthews. The regional round will begin in Soria on July 26th.
Matthews has a extensive list of achievements which includes three stage victories in La Vuelta and the Giro d'Italia, and four in the Tour de France.
The Australian runner of the Team Jayco AlUla A rider with an extensive and important track record throughout his professional career, he will be present at the 27th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Castilla y León, which will take place on July 26 and 27. His team confirmed this in the latest registration form sent to the organizers of the Castilian-Leonese tour.
Matthews began to emerge in 2010 when he won the U23 Road World Championship. The following year, he made his professional debut with Rabobank, achieving his first stage victory at the Tour Down Under, winning the Tour of Cologne, and finishing third in the Australian Time Trial Championship. Since then, the 32-year-old Canberra cyclist has been a key figure in the history of cycling. He has three stage victories in La Vuelta, two in 2013 and one in 2014; three stage wins in the Giro d'Italia, 2014, 2015 and 2023, and four stages in the Tour de France, one in 2016, two in 2017 alongside the general points classification jersey, and another victory in 2022, to name his triumphs in the Grand Tours.
In addition, he has obtained a silver medal at the 2015 World Road Championships and bronze medal in 2017 and 2022. His record is completed with three stage victories in important events such as Paris-Nice (2015 and two in 2016), the Volta a Catalunya (two in 2019 and 2022) and the Tour of the Basque Country (2014, 2015, 2017).
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