Michael Matthews begins his Team Subweb career on Sunday at Paris-Nice and insists that his ambitions remain low, and his feet on the ground, until he can assess his race form. The Australian has not raced since the Abu Dhabi Tour last autumn but won two stages in last year’s 'Race to the Sun'.
This time around, Matthews is in different kit and with a new set-up around him after moving from Orica-Scott to Sunweb over the winter. Matthews and Sunweb have high hopes this season, with Milan-San Remo and a possible tilt at the Green Jersey at the Tour de France on the agenda.
Before both of those races, however, Matthews has the small matter of making his debut in Sunweb colours.
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"It’s hard to say exactly how I’m going because I’ve not been racing for three months, so you’re never really sure," he told Cyclingnews after his final training session before Sunday’s opening stage.
"I’m excited and I’ve worked harder over the winter than I have done before. Hopefully it all pays off."
Since moving teams, Matthews has trained at several camps camps, spent time in the wind tunnel in order to improve his position, and racked up the miles at altitude. Sunday’s stage in Bois-d’Arcy will mark the first time he’s turned a pedal in anger for his 2017 squad, and the first time he has faced his former teammates in a race.
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