Michael “Bling” Matthews is an Australian professional road cyclist for Team Jayco AlUla. He won the 2010 U23 road world title, stages in all three Grand Tours and the Tour de France points classification in 2017. He made his Olympic debut at Paris 2024, finishing 15th in the road race, and remains an active WorldTour rider in 2026. His two Roadman interviews cover green-jersey racing, sprint durability, altitude camps and the training approach he says has sustained his career.
Official career records are separated from Matthews's first-person training account on the Roadman podcast.
Identity, career and credential facts are checked against the records below. Podcast observations remain attributed to Michael Matthews.
01. Team Jayco AlUla — Michael Matthews rider profile
Official current-team profile confirming his 2026 roster place, 2010 U23 world title, 2017 Tour points win and stages in all three Grand Tours.
02. Team Jayco AlUla — contract extension through 2027
Official team announcement, published 3 November 2025, extending Matthews's contract through the end of 2027.
03. UCI DataRide — Michael Matthews rider record
Official UCI record identifying the Australian rider and his current Team Jayco AlUla affiliation.
04. Tour de France — Michael Matthews rider profile and results
Official Tour record for Matthews's Tour stages, 2017 results and wider professional palmarès.
05. Australian Olympic Committee — Michael Matthews
Official Australian Olympic profile covering his development, major results and 15th place on his Paris 2024 Olympic debut.
06. Roadman Cycling Podcast — Michael Matthews on pro training
Primary interview source for Matthews's self-reported base-miles, training-intensity, recovery and career-longevity statements.
Reviewed by Anthony Walsh against official Team Jayco AlUla, UCI, Tour de France and Australian Olympic Committee records · Last reviewed
Michael “Bling” Matthews is an Australian professional road cyclist for Team Jayco AlUla. He is the 2010 U23 road world champion, the 2017 Tour de France points-classification winner and a stage winner in all three Grand Tours.
As reviewed on 26 August 2026, Matthews rides for Team Jayco AlUla. The team announced a contract extension through the end of the 2027 season, and the UCI currently lists Team Jayco AlUla as his team.
Yes. Matthews won the Tour de France points classification and its green jersey in 2017, when he also won stages 14 and 16.
Yes. Official team and race records show stage victories at the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España. Counts can differ when team time trials are included, so this profile does not combine them into one total.
In his 2026 Roadman interview, Matthews says he does not use a traditional base-miles block. He describes riding at high-200s to low-300s watts for much of a training day before adding prescribed efforts. That is his first-person account, not a universal plan for amateur cyclists.
Every appearance by Michael Matthews on The Roadman Cycling Podcast — 2 episodes in total.
Roadman blog articles that reference Michael Matthews’s work.
“I don't really do the base miles. That's quite old school, I would say. A lot of people still do it, but I find it boring, to be honest. For me, I like to go out and ride hard pretty much straight away.”
“Around 2020, with COVID, we were playing a little bit with riding easier and doing harder efforts. I was good for the effort, but I wasn't fit enough to get through the race. My feeling in the race was that I was underdone, let's say.”
“I see now already I've only been training for one week and I'm already doing some of my highest sprinting numbers. My highest of now was like 1550. If I work on that more it can get to 1650s.”
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