Australia's Matthews sews up green jersey - as long as he finishes


  • Cycling
  • Friday, 21 Jul 2017

Cycling - The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 179.5-km Stage 18 from Briancon to Izoard, France - July 20, 2017 - Team Sunweb rider Michael Matthews of Australia before the start, wearing the green jersey. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

SALON-DE-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - Michael Matthews will become the third Australian rider to win the Tour de France's green jersey providing he makes it to the finish in Paris on Sunday.

The Sunweb rider mathematically secured the points category for the leading sprinter during Friday's long and hot 19th stage from Embrun to Salon-de-Provence -- at 222km the longest in this year's Tour.

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