Although Matthew Hayman is entering the final year of his current deal with Orica-GreenEdge he has no plans on retiring any time soon and at the age of 36, hopes to carry on racing for the foreseeable future.
Hayman is currently racing at the Tour of Qatar and has been in two significant breaks in the first five days. On Thursday’s stage 5 he slipped clear with four other riders and even held the overall lead on the road until the move was shut down in the closing kilometres.
"I missed the first split today so I was a bit hard on myself. It's been hectic here and as I'm getting a bit older, less enjoyable but it all came back and I decided to follow the move," he told Cyclingnews at the finish.
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"When we had three minutes I thought they might play the game a little bit behind but I thought I'd have a go."
Hayman made his 2015 race debut at the Tour Down Under but it is the Classics where he has forged his reputation as one of the most respected and experienced riders.
"It's a hard race here, a different race but it suits the Classics because of all the accelerations and that's what you need for those races. You've got to be a part of it otherwise you're going to be in the last group."
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