Salamanca Tribune
The Australian rider has an extensive list of achievements, including three stage victories in La Vuelta and the Giro d'Italia, and four in the Tour de France.
Michael Matthews, the runner Australian from Team Jayco AlUla, who has a long and important track record in his professional career, will be present at the 27th edition of the International Cycling Tour of Castilla y León, which will be held July 26 and 27This was confirmed by his team 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 three stage victories at La Vuelta, two in 2013 and one in 2014; three stage victories in the Giro d'Italia, 2014, 2015 and 2023, and four stages in the Tour de France, one in 2016, two in 2017 along with the general classification points jersey, and another victory in 2022, to mention 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).