Team HTC-Columbia's Matt Goss won the 2010 edition of the prestigious classic GP Ouest France - Plouay in Brittany with a perfectly timed sprint earlier today. The 23 year-old Australian beat American Tyler Farrar (Team Garmin-Transitions) and Yoann Offredo (Team Francaise des Jeux) of France, confirming his ever-improving ability in testing one-day races.

It was Goss's fourth win this season after stage victories in the Giro d'Italia and the Tour of Denmark and at the Philadelphia International in the USA.

Goss had been ill a few days before the race but saved his effort for the final sprint and took full advantage of some strong work from his HTC-Columbia teammates. They helped close the gap on a strong last-lap breakaway and two late solo attacks. Goss positioned himself perfectly in the final kilometer and then came off Farrar's wheel to win by more than a bike length.

"Plouay is a long, hard race and so it's nice to get a win. This is a big one and is really good for my confidence," Goss told Roadcycling.com after the victory ceremony and added "The race is held on a very testing circuit and so it's similar to a world championship circuit. There are a lot of laps and lot of climbing per lap. It was tough, but I knew I had a great chance if it came down to a sprint. The last lap was very nervous and there was a good break in front. We knew we had to get it back and so did the other teams. It was close but then I just made sure I was in the right place for the sprint."