Matthew Goss
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Matthew Harley Goss is an Australia
n professional road and track
racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour
outfit .
In parallel with the successes on the track, he started his career on the road in the Australian team Southaustralia.com-AIS team which participated in major competitions dedicated to the Under-23 set numerous victories, including Liberation Grand Prix and the Tour of the Regions.
In 2007 he turned pro with Team CSC's Bjarne Riis
. In the first two years as a professional he won two stages at the Tour of Britain, one in 2007 and one in the next edition, and two stages Herald Sun Tour in 2008. Goss finished second at the Commerce Bank International Championship and third at the Delta Profronde. With CSC he also won the Eindhoven Team Time Trial 2007, UCI ProTour team time trial included in the calendar.
In these races he became known by his characteristics of speed, but also demonstrated the qualities in other disciplines, proving strong in the paving, finishing third in the Belgian semi-classic Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
in 2008, confirmed later in 2009 by winning the Paris-Brussels
, two stages of the Tour de Wallonie and finishing third in the Gent-Wevelgem
.
In 2010 he began with HTC-Columbia. On 16 May 2010 he won the ninth stage of the Tour of Italy with arrival in Cava de 'Tirreni and withdraw from the tour on 23 May due to illness. In August he won the GP Ouest-France
, beating Tyler Farrar in the sprint. He also claimed victory in America in the Philadelphia International Championship
and two stage wins at the Danmark Rundt
.
He began the 2011 season racing in Australia, the Bay Classic Series
, a criterium with a number of ranking points, winning the first and the fourth round and the final in an all Tasmanian team. He also came second in the National Championship. He continues his winning streak by winning the Cancer Council Classic, the opening round of the Tour Down Under
, which is among the largest advantage in the sprints and leading HTC, which then also won the first stage.
Then in the biggest win of his career, he won the very exciting 2011 Milan-San Remo Classic on Saturday 19 March.
On 6 September he signed with Greenedge cycling.
Goss appears on billboards all over Australia for Toshiba
with fellow team mates from the 2006 Commonwealth Games
.
He lives in Monte Carlo
, Monaco
.
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional road and track
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
outfit .
Career
Goss started in the business with track cycling. He won a bronze medal in the Team Pursuit at the World Championships in track cycling in Los Angeles in 2005 along with Ashley Hutchinson, Mark Jamieson and Stephen Wooldridge. Then the following year he won the gold medal in Bordeaux with Peter Dawson, Mark Jamieson and Stephen Wooldridge.In parallel with the successes on the track, he started his career on the road in the Australian team Southaustralia.com-AIS team which participated in major competitions dedicated to the Under-23 set numerous victories, including Liberation Grand Prix and the Tour of the Regions.
In 2007 he turned pro with Team CSC's Bjarne Riis
Bjarne Riis
Bjarne Lykkegård Riis , nicknamed The Eagle from Herning , is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Saxo Bank Sungard...
. In the first two years as a professional he won two stages at the Tour of Britain, one in 2007 and one in the next edition, and two stages Herald Sun Tour in 2008. Goss finished second at the Commerce Bank International Championship and third at the Delta Profronde. With CSC he also won the Eindhoven Team Time Trial 2007, UCI ProTour team time trial included in the calendar.
In these races he became known by his characteristics of speed, but also demonstrated the qualities in other disciplines, proving strong in the paving, finishing third in the Belgian semi-classic Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium. It is ridden on the last Sunday of February or on the first Sunday of March, one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. First held in 1945, since 2005 it has been a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.The name of the race however...
in 2008, confirmed later in 2009 by winning the Paris-Brussels
Paris-Brussels
Paris–Brussels is a semi classic European bicycle race. It is one of the oldest races on the international calendar.-History:Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur event over a distance of 397 km, Belgian Andre Henry took the inaugural victory from compatriot Charles...
, two stages of the Tour de Wallonie and finishing third in the Gent-Wevelgem
Gent-Wevelgem
The Gent–Wevelgem is a Flanders Classics cycle road race held in Belgium in early April each year. The event was first run in 1934, and it is often called the sprinters' classic due to its flat finishing terrain. Its early-season date means riders are often tested by wind and rain...
.
In 2010 he began with HTC-Columbia. On 16 May 2010 he won the ninth stage of the Tour of Italy with arrival in Cava de 'Tirreni and withdraw from the tour on 23 May due to illness. In August he won the GP Ouest-France
GP Ouest-France
Grand-Prix de Plouay Ouest-France is an elite cycle race held annually in late summer around a circuit based on the small Breton village of Plouay since 1931...
, beating Tyler Farrar in the sprint. He also claimed victory in America in the Philadelphia International Championship
Philadelphia International Championship
The Philadelphia International Championship is an annual bicycle race held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is described as "America's top international cycling classic, and one of the richest and most prestigious one day races outside of Europe." It is one of the longest single-day races in the...
and two stage wins at the Danmark Rundt
Danmark Rundt
Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...
.
He began the 2011 season racing in Australia, the Bay Classic Series
Bay Classic Series
The Bay Classic Series is a road cycling race held in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The race consists of both a men's and a women's competition over five stages....
, a criterium with a number of ranking points, winning the first and the fourth round and the final in an all Tasmanian team. He also came second in the National Championship. He continues his winning streak by winning the Cancer Council Classic, the opening round of the Tour Down Under
2011 Tour Down Under
The 2011 Tour Down Under was the 13th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 January to 23 January and was the first race of the 2011 UCI World Tour...
, which is among the largest advantage in the sprints and leading HTC, which then also won the first stage.
Then in the biggest win of his career, he won the very exciting 2011 Milan-San Remo Classic on Saturday 19 March.
On 6 September he signed with Greenedge cycling.
Personal life
Goss supports the pivotal role of junior development and pathway program cycling teams in the state where he cultivated his cycling skills as a junior, and subsequently holds the title of advisor to the management committee and team ambassador for the RECAB cycling development team in Tasmania since 2009.Goss appears on billboards all over Australia for Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
with fellow team mates from the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
.
He lives in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
.
Palmarès
2004- 1st
World U-19 Team Pursuit Champion - 1st World U-19 Madison Champion
2005
- 1st
National Team Pursuit Champion - 1st Stage 1 Tour of JapanTour of JapanTour of Japan is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
2006
- 1st World Team Pursuit Champion
- 1st National Team Pursuit Champion
- 1st GP Liberazione
- 1st Stage 1 Giro delle Regione
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Navarra
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
- 1st Stage 3 Baby Giro
- 2nd
Teams Pursuit 2006 Commonwealth Games2006 Commonwealth GamesThe 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
2007
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Britain2007 Tour of BritainThe 2007 edition of the Tour of Britain stage race was run as a UCI 2.1 category in seven stages starting in London on 9 September and finishing in Glasgow on 15 September. The Tour was extended to seven days for 2007, with the extra day being used to run a stage in Somerset for the first time...
- 1st Eindhoven Team Time TrialEindhoven Team Time TrialThe UCI ProTour Eindhoven Team Time Trial was an annual road bicycle race held in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It was approximately . Each team had six riders. In 2006, team size expanded to eight....
2008
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain2008 Tour of BritainThe 2008 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008. The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain. It formed part of the 2007–2008 UCI Europe Tour...
- 1st
Points Classification
- 1st
- 1st Herald Sun Classic
- 1st Stage 1 Herald Sun TourHerald Sun TourThe Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...
- 1st Points Classification
- 1st
- 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
2009
- 1st Paris–Brussels
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de WallonieTour de WallonieThe Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners...
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de WallonieTour de WallonieThe Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners...
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
2010
- 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia2010 Giro d'ItaliaThe 2010 Giro d'Italia was the 93rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Amsterdam on 8 May and stayed in the Netherlands for three stages, before leaving the country...
- 1st GP Ouest-FranceGP Ouest-FranceGrand-Prix de Plouay Ouest-France is an elite cycle race held annually in late summer around a circuit based on the small Breton village of Plouay since 1931...
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
- 1st Philadelphia International ChampionshipPhiladelphia International ChampionshipThe Philadelphia International Championship is an annual bicycle race held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is described as "America's top international cycling classic, and one of the richest and most prestigious one day races outside of Europe." It is one of the longest single-day races in the...
- 1st Stage 1 Danmark RundtDanmark RundtDanmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...
- 2nd Stage 4 Danmark RundtDanmark RundtDanmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...
- 2nd Stage 2 Giro d'Italia2010 Giro d'ItaliaThe 2010 Giro d'Italia was the 93rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Amsterdam on 8 May and stayed in the Netherlands for three stages, before leaving the country...
- 3rd Stage 12 Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
2011
- 1st Milan-San Remo2011 Milan – San RemoThe 2011 Milan – San Remo was the 102nd running of the Milan – San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 19 March over a distance of and was the fourth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season....
- 1st Stage 3 Paris–Nice2011 Paris–NiceThe 2011 Paris–Nice was the 69th running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 6 March in Houdan and ended on 13 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages, including a time trial...
- 1st Stage 8 Tour of California2011 Tour of CaliforniaThe 2011 Amgen Tour of California was the sixth running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 15–22, and was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. Originally scheduled for eight stages, the race was due to begin in South Lake Tahoe, but snow around the Lake...
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Oman2011 Tour of OmanThe 2011 Tour of Oman is the second edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It is rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 15 February to 20 February 2011, in Oman.-Teams:Sixteen teams will compete in the 2011 Tour of Oman...
- 1st Cancer Council Helpline Classic
- 1st
Overall Bay Classic SeriesBay Classic SeriesThe Bay Classic Series is a road cycling race held in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The race consists of both a men's and a women's competition over five stages....
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Overall Tour Down Under2011 Tour Down UnderThe 2011 Tour Down Under was the 13th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 January to 23 January and was the first race of the 2011 UCI World Tour...
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
Sprint Classification
- 2nd UCI Elite Men's Road World Championship2011 UCI Road World ChampionshipsThe 2011 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, over 19–25 September 2011. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, and for the first time since 2004 the junior men and junior women competed at the same event as the elite riders. It...