体坛英语资讯：Matthews wins slow motion sprint in stage 2 of Tour of Catalonia
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 26-- <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="rider">rider</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Matthews">Matthews</span> (<span word="Sunweb">Sunweb</span>) <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="uphill">uphill</span> <span word="sprint">sprint</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Volta">Volta</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Catalonia">Catalonia</span> (<span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Catalonia">Catalonia</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Matthews">Matthews</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Champion">Champion</span>, <span word="Alejandro">Alejandro</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Champion">Champion</span> <span word="Daryl">Daryl</span> <span word="Impey">Impey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sprint">sprint</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agonizing">agonizing</span> 800-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="grind">grind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rider">rider</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> - <span word="Nice">Nice</span> <span word="race">race</span> (<span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="races">races</span>) <span word="after">after</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 10<span word="th">th</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="confident">confident</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Matthews">Matthews</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="are">are</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 166 <span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Mataro">Mataro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Feliu">Feliu</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Guixols">Guixols</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> '<span word="lumpy">lumpy</span>' <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="such">such</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="climbs">climbs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riders">riders</span>' <span word="legs">legs</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="uphill">uphill</span> <span word="final">final</span> 800 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>, <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Froome">Froome</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="with">with</span> 35 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="rider">rider</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="season">season</span> <span word="form">form</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="around">around</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.</p>
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