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 in Lorca.
- Brennan matched Tadej Pogačar's 2019 achievement, becoming the first rider since the Slovenian star to win three stages in a Grand Tour debut, a rare feat for debutants typically focused on survival.
- Visma-Lease a Bike teammates Wout van Aert and Christophe Laporte delivered a perfect lead-out, with their experience and power providing what analysts called a 'red carpet ride to the finish' on all three stages Brennan won.
- Brennan credited his success to a fresh start after illness and team support, saying preparation with his teammates "fills you with confidence about what you can achieve and what the possibilities are."
- With 22 professional wins at just 21, Brennan has transformed from debutant to established star in 18 months, a trajectory observers view as an ominous sign for his rivals in coming years.
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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…
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Matthew Brennan de Team Visma batut a Bryan Coquard a l'esprint i guanya una nova etapa de la Vuelta per tercera vegada.
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