Michael Matthews (Australia) returns to action on Sunday looking to improve on his already impressive record in the World Championships. In order to do that, it's likely that he will need to defeat reigning champion Peter Sagan.
The Australian has finished fourth and second in the last two editions of the men's race and last weekend picked up a rainbow jersey as part of Sunweb's team time trial squad.
While the 267.5km road race is an entirely different proposition to the team test that Matthews faced on the opening weekend of the championships, there is little doubt over his form. Since winning the green jersey at the Tour de France, he has finished no lower than eighth in the four one-day races he has completed. The rolling course around Bergen also suits him, and having come to Norway in May to preview the route, he has more knowledge of its intricacies than most.
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Unlike in 2015, when Matthews fought for the leadership of the Australian team with Simon Gerrans, he comes into Sunday's race well aware that all of the team is united behind.
"It's really nice to be the only leader of your team. It makes it a lot easier for the guys working for you in terms of what the plan is in the race," he told Cyclingnews earlier in the week.
"When you have two leaders then it splits the team down the middle and you then have two teams of four and a half instead of a team of nine. I think it brings big confidence to me that Australia thinks that I can deliver the result and hopefully I can step up on the day and finish it off."
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