Michael Matthews, a multiple Tour de France stage winner, has signed a contract with his current team, BikeExchange-Jayco, for another three years, the team reported Sunday.
The 31-year-old all-rounder, who won his fourth Tour de France stage victory a week ago at Mende Airfield, will remain with the Australian WorldTour team through 2025.
Matthews spent four years with the team from 2013 to 2016, followed by four years with Team Sunweb before returning to BikeExchange in 2021.
Last season, Matthews had a rare winless year, but this March he won the Volta a Catalunya, took the points jersey at the Tour de Suisse, and had more success at the Tour de France last week.
In a press release issued Sunday, the team said of the Matthews deal, "Team owner Jerry Ryan has confirmed that it will continue for three more seasons, supporting both the men's and women's WorldTour teams since their inception in 2012." [Ryan himself said, "It is special for us to have Michael Matthews, Simon Yates, and Dylan Groenewegen as team leaders. I know many young riders will be eager to work with these riders and learn from their experiences."
"Of course, the same goes for the women's team. The Giro Donne and the season so far have been very special after a long and necessary adjustment period. We also have big plans for our women's team and are excited to follow the first ever Tour de France Femme on Zwift, which starts today."
BikeExchange-Jayco has two stage wins in this year's Tour de France and will be looking for its third win this Sunday in Paris, with Groenewegen and Matthews, who won on the Champs-Elysées in 2017, as the leading contenders for the win.
"I have known Gerry since I was 17 and he has always backed me 110% in my career. Of course, I am always ready to give my best to repay his and the team's trust," Matthews said in the same press release.
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