Matthews heads for Tour of Flanders debut buoyed by Catalunya success

When Michael Matthews (Sunweb) arrived at the Volta a Catalunya more or less directly from Milan-San Remo, he was burdened by concerns that he was still short of his best after the heavy crash that curtailed his participation in Paris-Nice. A week later, his Sunday night journey from Barcelona to Belgium was lightened considerably by the two stage victories he claimed on the Catalan roads.

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.