Goss, Matthew

Matthew Goss began his career as a track cyclist. In 2004, he won two golds at the World Junior Track Racing Championship; a year later, he won the bronze medal in the team pursuit, not an adult. In 2006, Goss became the world champion in the track pursuit team race .

In parallel with track successes, Goss spoke on the highway as part of the Australian youth team South Australia.com-AIS, for which he won several victories and attracted the attention of professional teams.

2007, the Australian began in the staging of the Danish team Team CSC . In the first professional year, he won one of the stages of the Tour of Britain and as part of a team team race in Eindhoven . A year later, he again won the stage on the Tour of Britain, which brought him the best sprinter jersey, and also won the overall standings of the Australian race Herald Sun Classic. In 2009, Matt won the prestigious Paris-Brussels one-day race, won two victories on the Valoni Tour, but decided to leave his current team and join Team HTC-Columbia .

As part of the new team, Goss won the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia , but due to illness he could not finish this stage race. At the end of summer, the Australian won the Pluet Grand Prix , beating American Tyler Farrar in the finish line. In 2011, Goss won the main sprint classic of the season - Milan - San Remo . At the World Cup in Copenhagen, Goss was the closest pursuer of Mark Cavendish and was able to win a silver medal.

After Team HTC-Columbia broke up, Goss signed a contract with the Australian GreenEDGE , in which he won the second stage in his career at the Giro, and also showed a number of high achievements at the Tour de France .

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