Michael Matthews is in France looking to keep up two records: winning at least one stage in every Grand Tour he has raced and taking a win in every stage race he has raced in 2015.

"This year I've had a lot of consistent results so I don't have extra, added pressure on me. I know I have the form, I know I've done everything right and I'm in a really relaxed state, so now it's just a question of getting to the start and seeing what comes," the Orica-Greenedge rider told reporters at the team presentation on Friday.

He spoke of what type of sprints he will target in his debut Tour, after he tried his hand in all sprints in the last two Giros.

I think this year we're not going to target the flatter sprints because it's hard for a rider like me to beat people like [André] Greipel and [Mark] Cavendish," Matthews said. "We'll go for the hillier finishes where there's a reduced bunch because that suits the characteristics of our team."

His teammate and fellow Aussie Simon Gerrans excels in similar territory and he too is looking to put an injury hit season behind himself and win a second Tour stage.

"Unfortunately, I think the yellow jersey will be out of reach, for me at least, because of the very long time trial at the start, whereas for the last couple of years, it's been a real goal in the early stages," Gerrans said. "But after that, it's on to what this team and I do best: chasing stages. A stage win is a real goal and a very achievable one."