Second Tour win for Aussie

MICHAEL Matthews is riding the biggest wave of his career after a second Tour de France win in three days put him within striking distance of the green jersey.

The Australian stalked Greg Van Avermaet in the last 300m of a technical Stage 16 finale, before launching clear to pip Edvald Boasson-Hagen in a photo-finish.

Matthews, who took the intermediate sprint, hauled in 50 sprint points to put himself 29 points behind the green jersey of Marcel Kittel.