Michael Matthews Appreciation Thread

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Devil's Elbow

Devil's Elbow

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Van Avermaet finally beating Sagan H2H to win his first Tour stage transformed his career into full potential. Different scenario, but I could see Matthews going through something similar after today - going for broke instead of riding defensively, then digging deeper than he ever has to claw back to Bettiol and overtake him just when all seemed lost.

And even if he doesn't, he will still have the best ride of his career to remember.
 
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yaco

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Matthews form in 2022 has been a bit better than in 2021, though contrary to the view of some he was nearly always making the final in 2021 but just missed that extra spark - Anyway they need to surround him for the World's in Wollongong in which he must be a chance - No 2021 when all his support riders were dropped with 60km's to go.
 
Logic-is-your-friend

Logic-is-your-friend

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Devil's Elbow said:
Van Avermaet finally beating Sagan H2H to win his first Tour stage transformed his career into full potential. Different scenario, but I could see Matthews going through something similar after today - going for broke instead of riding defensively, then digging deeper than he ever has to claw back to Bettiol and overtake him just when all seemed lost.

And even if he doesn't, he will still have the best ride of his career to remember.
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We can only hope. This is a much more enjoyable rider to watch than the passive dude we got in the past.
 
Extinction

Extinction

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It's funny how when you are on the limit, the guy in front cresting the top always has the dissdvantage in close quarters to the one who has spilled his soul to hang on just enough. Amen
 
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42x16ss

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AlfaLum said:
First time in my life I was cheering for Matthews. What a ride by him and so different from the rider I didn’t appreciate in the years before.
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Moving from Orica to Giant really helped Matthews, as he showed at the 2017 Tour. He was restricted by White's directing the first time at BEX because of the overlap with Gerrans meaning he wasn't utilised as well as he could have been a lot of the time.
 
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Not to hijack this thread but I was just thinking Cavendish once again when Bling did this and when I watched Cav in nationals this year, and some other one day races in earlier years. He should do that style bit more for the final years of his career, because he can.
 
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memyselfandI said:
Not to hijack this thread but I was just thinking Cavendish once again when Bling did this and when I watched Cav in nationals this year, and some other one day races in earlier years. He should do that style bit more for the final years of his career, because he can.
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No. Matthews has always climbed well, but never used to risk attacking from farther out.
 
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