'Even more motivation': Matthews returns to Tour

'Even more motivation': Matthews returns to Tour

Australian star Michael Matthews has overcome plenty in the past year to make the Jayco AlUla team for his ninth start at the Tour de France.

'Riders capable of competing on every stage' – Jayco AlUla line up with stage hunters at Tour de France in special MAAP kit

Jayco AlUla will line up at the 2026 Tour de France with a team hunting for stage victories across all 21 days.The Australian squad, the fourth to announce their lineup for the Tour, will feature Michael Matthews, Ben O'Connor and Luke Plapp, all Grand Tour stage winners. O'Connor won on the Col de la Loze at last year's Tour, and will be looking to bounced back from a Giro d'Italia which looked promising, but ended in 16th overall. Plapp won a …

Jayco AlUla hedge Tour de France stage hunting bets with options from Ben O'Connor to Michael Matthews and Pascal Ackermann

'This line-up has riders capable of competing on every stage over the three weeks, from the flat sprint stages through to the high mountains' says head of performance Gene Bates

Australian core: O’Connor, Matthews and Plapp to lead Team Jayco AlUla at the Tour de France

Team Jayco AlUla will head to the Tour de France Grand Depart in Barcelona with a core of Australian talent ready to do battle on all fronts. The squad will have a distinct Aussie flavour with five riders from Down Under making up the eight-rider roster as GreenEDGE Cycling takes on its 15th ‘La Grande Boucle’, starting on July 4th. Tour de France stage winners Michael Matthews and Ben O’Connor will lead the line-up, with the duo out to add to t…