Matthew Goss will join forces with Tyler Farrar and Edvald Boaaon Hagen to form a very strong group of classics riders and sprinters on the MTN-Qhubeka after he has been announced as the newest signing by the South African team. The Australian will be a key part of the team's focus on classics and grand tours.

Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are delighted to announce that Australian Matthew Goss will join Team MTN-Qhubeka for the 2015 cycling season. Goss is an exceptional bike rider who has won races in multiple World Tour events, including stages of the Giro d' Italia, Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice. The victory that really stands out on Goss' palmares though, is his 2011 Milano-Sanremo triump

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While Goss is a seasoned professional having spent his last 8 years racing on World Tour teams, the Aussie star at only 27 years of age, may still have his best racing years ahead of him. The experience and firepower that Goss brings to MTN-Qhubeka compliments the team goals for 2015 as they target the Spring Classics and Grand Tours. The following Goss has around the world will also help to further globalise the team in support of the Qhubeka foundation.

I am very excited to be joining Africa’s Pro-Continental outfit, Team MTN-Qhubeka," Goss said. "I think that the foundations and ideas that the team is built on are really inspiring and motivating. Racing and winning as a team, for the sponsors and myself while helping to raise awareness for a great foundation like Qhubeka. I can’t wait to make the most of this opportunity,  to win at the highest level throughout the Spring Classics and grand tours.

"The team being built for 2015 is going to be a fantastic team with great depth, strength and motivation. I come with a lot of experience racing at highest level over the past 8 years and I'm excited to share my knowledge with the new generation of up and coming African riders. I look forward to working with the many other strong riders already part of Team MTN-Qhubeka and the riders joining for 2015."

"Matthew Goss is a great addition to our strong focus on the Spring Classics and grand tours next year, he has worked for some of the best sprinters in the world and has won many significant races too," Team Principal Douglas Ryder. "This commitment to teamwork and team success is what will help Team MTN-Qhubeka become more successful and bring our more than 50% African rider group to a higher lever as we continue to race for the #BicyclesChangeLives campaign."