{"id":186216,"date":"2025-06-15T11:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T11:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/186216\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T11:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T11:26:09","slug":"australian-cyclist-michael-matthews-to-miss-tour-de-france-due-to-pulmonary-embolism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/186216\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian cyclist Michael Matthews to miss Tour de France due to pulmonary embolism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Australian cyclist Michael Matthews will not contest the Tour de France because of a pulmonary embolism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Matthews was attending a Jayco AlUla altitude training camp when team doctors discovered signs of the health condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The Canberran immediately stopped all physical activity until further notice and is off the team&#8217;s roster for the Tour de France, which begins next month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-05-02\/michael-matthews-wins-eschborn-frankfurt\/105243890\" class=\"RelatedCard_link__rsgR9 FullBleedLink_root__lTw_U interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU FullBleedLink_showVisited__g3Xvz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthews conquers the German Classic to claim first win of the season<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Michael Matthews becomes the first Australian in four decades to win the Eschborn-Frankfurt one-day race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Jayco AlUla released a statement saying Matthews&#8217;s health was stable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;The medical team are now thoroughly investigating the extent of the issue and possible cause, to define a safe and optimal recovery process for the athlete,&#8221; the statement read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;During this period of investigation, as a safeguarding measure, Matthews will refrain from competition to ensure there is no risk to his health and well-being, therefore ruling out his participation in the upcoming Tour de France.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that goes to the lungs and blocks an artery, restricting blood flow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">If untreated, it can be life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Matthews would have been a key rider for Jayco AlUla at the Tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">He has won four stages at the race and claimed victory in the points classification in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The 34-year-old had his first win of the year early last month at <a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-05-02\/michael-matthews-wins-eschborn-frankfurt\/105243890\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/105243890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Eschborn-Frankfurt one-day race in Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Matthews made his Olympic debut last year at the Paris Games, competing in the road race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\"><strong>AAP<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian cyclist Michael Matthews will not contest the Tour de France because of a pulmonary embolism. 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