Matthew Goss

2011

He began the 2011 season racing in Australia the Bay Classic Series, a criterium with a number of ranking points, winning the first and the fourth round and the final in an all Tasmanian team. He also came second in the National Championship. He continued his winning streak by winning the Cancer Council Classic, and met success in the Tour Down Under, winning the first stage, the points classification and finishing in second place overall. Then in the biggest win of his career, he won the 2011 Milan–San Remo Classic on Saturday 19 March. He succeeded in passing the ultimate climb of the day with the lead group and out-sprinted Fabian Cancellara of the squad to take the victory.

On 6 September 2011, it was announced that Goss would be joining the team for its inaugural season in 2012.

2012

In April, Goss took the points classification of the Tour of Turkey. He did not win a stage, but came close to it on Stage 4, where Mark Renshaw edged him on the line by an extremely narrow margin.

He added a prestigious victory to his palmares at the Giro d'Italia, taking the third stage after Roberto Ferrari caused a crash that took down several riders in the finale, including 's Mark Cavendish. He withdrew from the Giro after taking the sixth place on Stage 13, explaining that he wanted to prepare himself properly for his two main objectives of the season, the Tour de France and the London Olympics' road race. Throughout La Grande Boucle, Goss would do battle with 's Peter Sagan for the Green jersey awarded to the best sprinter. However, his chances were greatly reduced in Stage 12 when he was handed a 30-point penalty for sprinting dangerously, touching Sagan after swerving several feet to his left while the two were going for the line. He finally took the third place of the points classification behind Sagan and André Greipel.

2015

On 18 September 2014 it was announced that Goss will be riding for Team MTN-Qhubeka in 2015.

2016

On 12 October 2015 it was announced that Goss would be moving to .

Personal life Goss supports the pivotal role of junior development and pathway program cycling teams in the state where he cultivated his cycling skills as a junior, and subsequently holds the title of adviser to the management committee and team ambassador for the RECAB cycling development team in Tasmania since 2009.

Goss appeared on billboards in Australia for Toshiba with teammates from the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

He lives and trains in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Major results Road

2005 1st Stage 1 Tour of Japan 2006 1st Gran Premio della Liberazione Vuelta a Navarra

1st Stages 2 & 3 1st Stage 1 Giro delle Regioni 1st Stage 3 Baby Giro 2nd Trofeo Città di Brescia 2nd Coppa Città di Asti 2007 (1 pro win) 1st Stage 3 Tour of Britain 1st Eindhoven Team Time Trial 2nd Commerce Bank International Championship 3rd Delta Profronde 2008 (2) Tour of Britain

1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour

1st Stage 1 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 2009 (3) 1st Paris–Brussels Tour de Wallonie 1st Stages 3 & 5 2nd Grand Prix de Denain 3rd Gent–Wevelgem 10th Overall Vuelta a Murcia 2010 (4) 1st GP Ouest–France 1st Philadelphia International Championship 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 1 Danmark Rundt 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España 2011 (5)

1st Stages 1 & 4 1st Milan–San Remo 1st Cancer Council Helpline Classic 1st Stage 3 Paris–Nice 1st Stage 8 Tour of California 1st Stage 2 Tour of Oman

2nd Road race, National Championships 2nd Overall Tour Down Under

1st Stage 1 8th London–Surrey Cycle Classic 2012 (1) 1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico 4th GP Ouest–France 2013 (1) 1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France 2nd Cancer Council Helpline Classic 2014 1st Stage 2 Bay Classic Series

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend DSQ Disqualified DNF Did not finish

Track

2004 UCI World Junior Championships

2005

2006