Matthews debuts for Rabobank at Tour Down Under
Under 23 world champ to starꩲt life in the ProTour ranks
Current Under 23 road race world champion Michael Matthews will be making his de♊but for Rabobank in the opening round of the ProTour at next January's Santos Tour Down🐭 Under.
The 20-year-old Canberra native has shot to international prominence this season with commanding performances in European espoirs racing before winning the road race in that category during the UCI Ro🍌ad World Championships 🦩in Geelong, Victoria.
He'll be a part of the Dutch team's lineup in the service of fellow Australian and exp🐠erienced sprinter, Graeme Brown, who returns to the Tour Down⛎ Under in search of stage wins and another crack at the overall title.
Led by team manager Adri Van Houwelingen, Rabobank's squad for the Santos Tour Down Under includes Dutch riders Laurens Ten Dam, Pieter Weening, Thomas Leezer, C🐓oen Vermeltfoort and Jos Van Emden in addition to Brown and Matthews.
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