Brennan sprints to historic fifth stage win at Vuelta
Great Britain's Matthew Brennan continues his remarkable Grand Tour debut by sprinting to a fifth stage victory of this year's Vuelta a Espana in Seville.
Great Britain's Matthew Brennan achieved a historic fifth stage victory at this year's Vuelta a Espana, sprinting to the top of the 17th stage in Seville. The 21-year-old Visma Lease-a-bike rider outpaced competitors Jordi Meeus and Magnus Cort in a bunch sprint. Becoming the youngest rider to secure five Grand Tour wins, Brennan also marks the first instance of a man achieving five stage wins within the same Grand Tour since Marcel Kittel during the 2017 Tour de France.
The largely flat 185km route from Dos Hermanas to Seville was designed to favor sprinters. Despite early breaks by Sinuhe Fernandez and Enzo Paleni, Brennan came around Cort in the final meters and held off Meeus for a dramatic finish. In the general classification, Spain's Enric Mas retains the lead over Felix Gall, with four-time Vuelta winner Primoz Roglic rounding out the top three.
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