Michael Matthews

BikeExchange all-behind "Bling" as it hunts for squad's first-ever Flanders win

Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, March 18.

No, they're not Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe or Wout van Aert. Here are three riders ready to rewrite the script this weekend.

Michael Matthews of Team BikeExchange assumes the overall lead from Sam Bennett.

Aussie fastman will make season debut at Paris-Nice on Sunday as he heads toward stacked classics schedule.

'Bling' is back on the Aussie-based Team BikeExchange with big ambitions

Mitchelton-Scott expecting 'big things' from return of Michael Matthews in 2021.

Report: Michael Matthews tests negative in follow-up controls

Rest day testing Monday reveals a total of eight positive cases as two riders, four Mitchelton Scott staffers, and two staff from other teams test positive.

This year's Giro d'Italia is set to see climbers do battle with time trialists and the whole peloton brace for a fight with the elements.

'Bling' goes back to former team after four-year spell with Sunweb comes to a sudden close.

The Sunweb sprint specialist outrode Luka Mezgec and Florian Sénéchal by one second, with a strong kick to the line.

Aussie wins bunch sprint after smashing into wall on hectic charge up Poggio.

Van Aert and Alaphillipe went clear over the Poggio and held off a dramatic late chase, with Matthews taking third.

The Australian known as ‘Bling’ has worn the maglia rosa in the Giro d’Italia and won the green points jersey in the Tour de France.

Team offers equal opportunities throughout youthful squad as it prepares for loss of more stars.

The Australian who races for Team Sunweb looks back on the coronavirus lockdown, and looks ahead to riding Milano-Sanremo with no racing in his legs.

German-based team to hunt stages at the Tour, with Kelderman leading challenge for GC at the Giro.

'This gives us a motivation when everything else is so uncertain for the moment.'