Michael Matthews wins the prologue of the 2016 Paris-Nice (Watson)
Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) upset pre-stage favourite Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) by winning the Paris-Nice prologue by a single second in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
The Australian powered around the technical course, which included a sharp climb of around 200m near the finish, in 7-39 to set the best time and take the first yellow jersey of the race in what is his first race of the season.
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