Matthews upbeat after second place in Giro d'Italia sprint

MATERA ITALY OCTOBER 08 Michael Matthews of Australia and Team Sunweb during the 103rd Giro dItalia 2020 Stage 6 a 188km stage from Castrovillari to Matera 401m girodiitalia Giro on October 08 2020 in Matera Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Michael Matthews of Team Sunweb during stage 6 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb) struck a positive note on Wednesday after taking second in the bunch sprint that decided stage 6 of the 2020 Giro d'Italia.

Twice a stage winner and a race leader in the Giro in previous participations, Matthews' options on the maglia rosa - like all the sprinters and allrounders - evaporated after Filippo Ganna's (Ineos Grenadiers) devastating time trial ride in Palermo last Saturday.

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Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.