Australian road cyclist Michael Matthews raced to victory at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec on Friday. Matthews earned a record third career victory in Quebec City. He was previously tied with Slovakia’s Peter Sagan with two wins.

Michael Matthews capped an emotional and difficult week in Canada by taking his third victory at the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec. After arriving in North America, the 32-year-old watched his grandmother’s funeral online from his hotel room after she recently passed away in Australia.

Australian cyclist Michael Matthews caps a frustrating season with a third win in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec in Canada, just days after the death of his grandmother.

Michael Matthews has beaten the seemingly invincible Tadej Pogacar to grab an emotional triumph in the prestigious Grand Prix de Quebec one-day race, a victory he dedicated to his late grandmother.

A beaming Matthews held up three fingers over the finish line after securing another victory in Québec with a brutal, grinding sprint launched at the 300 metres to go mark, but w