Green jersey success for Matthews at Paris-Nice

Michael Matthews capped off his debut race of 2015 by claiming the points classification at Paris-Nice which he led after winning stage three. Matthews, who won stages at the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España last year, entered the race off the back of a training camp in South Africa unsure of how he would perform in his first race of the season but quickly found his racing legs.

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