Cycling-Briton Brennan Triumphs in Vuelta Stage 11, Mas Retains Red
The 21-year-old Visma-Lease a Bike rider earned his third stage win in his Grand Tour debut after a chaotic sprint finish.
- On Wednesday, 21-year-old Briton Matthew Brennan won Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España, claiming his third stage victory in his maiden Grand Tour with a chaotic sprint finish.
- This performance matches Tadej Pogačar's 2019 achievement, making Brennan the first rider since Pogačar to win three stages in a Grand Tour debut.
- Visma-Lease a Bike teammates Wout van Aert and Christophe Laporte delivered the perfect lead-out, their 'experience and power' providing Brennan a decisive advantage in the sprint.
- Brennan credited his success to a 'fresh start' after illness, saying team support 'fills you with confidence about what you can achieve and what the possibilities are.'
- With 22 professional wins at just 21, Brennan is now an established star whose rapid ascent signals a dominant future in cycling's most prestigious races.
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Stage 11 was completed on Wednesday, September 2.
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LORCA (SPAGNA) (ITALPRESS) " Matthew Brennan wins success in the eleventh stage of the Vuelta Espana 2026, the Cartagena-Lorca of 156.1 kilometers. The British rider of the Visma Lease in Bike dominates once again in flight and ensures his third victory in this edition of the Spanish race, the overall tenth in season. "They were difficult conditions today for the heat, it was harder than yesterday. We arrived at the final exactly where we wanted…
Matthew Brennan de Team Visma batut a Bryan Coquard a l'esprint i guanya una nova etapa de la Vuelta per tercera vegada.
Matthew Brennan continued his victory at the Vuelta! On Wednesday, on the 11th stage of the southern Spanish city of Lorca, the British cycling pro celebrated his third day victory ...
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