Commenting on recently announced departure from Orica-GreenEDGE at the Tour of Alberta pre-race press conference, Matthew Goss admitted that the decision was mutually made by both parties. Disappointed by his last three seasons, the 27-year old Australian is full of hope that a fresh start in another outfit would give his professional career a further spin.

Speaking to journalists before the Canadian stage race kicked-off, Goss acknowledged that leaving the Australian squad was something he has been considering since several months and so the final decision wasn’t a surprise for him neither for the team.

“It's not a surprise,” Goss said following the pre-race press conference before Tuesday's start at the Tour of Alberta in Canada.

“It's something that I've kind of known about for awhile,” he said. “It's something that I spoke to the team a little bit about as well. The last years haven't been the best of my career, and I think I need something different and a bit of a fresh start. So for myself and for the team it was a pretty mutual thing.”

Goss was regarded one of the most promising fast finishers of his generation few years back, but his progress dramatically stalled while riding in the Orica-GreenEDGE outfit as he managed to provide Australians with only three stage victories last three seasons.

In such circumstances, the 27-year old Australian hopes that changing an environment will give his professional career a new spin. Even though he refused to point out to any particular team, MTN-Qhubeka reportedly expressed their interest in signing Goss, what would pair him with another cyclist who found himself in quite similar situation – Edvald Boasson Hagen.

“I haven't signed the contract yet,” he said. “But I have something in my inbox. When that's signed it will be up to the team to decide as to when they want to announce it.”