Matthew Goss is currently in the Middle East to ride Abu Dhabi Tour. It is his last race with African MTN-Qhubeka team. Indeed, the Australian rider will attempt a fresh start with a new team. Interviewed by Cyclingnews, he explained that he had some problems this season. "It's been a bit a of a difficult season. I had crashes at bad times."

"I think it's a given that I won't be staying with the MTN team next year. I've been speaking to a couple of teams and I should something to announce in the next two weeks. We've got an agreement but not put the pen on the paper yet. I'll still be racing in Europe and will still be doing a lot of the same races as usual."

He was frustated not to have had the possibility to show his real level. "The form was good for Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-San Remo but then I crashed in Waregem, dislocated two ribs and moved a disc in my neck that was pinching a nerve down my arm, so I couldn't ride for a week. I need to be at 125% of my form to be good at the Classics but I missed nearly a week of training in the middle, so I had no chance", he told. "I tried to build-up via the Tour of California and then the World Ports race and ZLM Tour but I crashed at three kilometres to go at the World Ports Classic, when we were doing 60km/h. That knocked me back again."

He will announce his new team in the following days and he assures that he is always hungry to win. "It all means it's been a frustrating season and that's why I want to change teams, get some new scenery and make a fresh start. I know that every athlete has to overcome setback as they try to move forward in their careers. Its definitely been tough but I look forward and hope I can make a change. "I want to win bike races again, that's why I ride a bike," he said. "If I wasn't hungry to still win races, I'd be back at home, on the sofa, watching cycling on television. I still want to win and want to win big, that's why I keep trucking at it."

He won the 2010 GP Ouest-France, the 2011 Milan–San Remo as well as 2 stages of the Giro d'Italia.