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Michael Matthews

ot many under-23 riders are high profile enough to have the media refer to them by their nickname before they’ve even turned pro. But when Michael Matthews won the U23 world road race at his home championships in Geelong, Australia, in 2010, the headlines already read of ‘Bling’, a nod to the diamond earrings and

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