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Brennan Claims Fourth Stage Win at Vuelta a Espana
Visma-Lease a Bike controlled the chase and Wout van Aert set up the final sprint, giving Brennan his fourth stage win at the Vuelta.
- On Tuesday, British rider Matthew Brennan won stage 16 of the Spanish Vuelta in La Rábida, claiming his fourth victory with a picture-perfect lead-out from teammate Wout van Aert.
- The 181-kilometer stage ran from Cortegana to Palos de la Frontera, where Visma-Lease a Bike controlled the peloton and tracked down a five-rider breakaway with 25km to go.
- Brennan said "I really trusted Wout," after Van Aert delivered him to the front with 100 meters left, allowing him to beat Bryan Coquard and Vito Braet to the line.
- Overall leader Enric Mas retained his red jersey with a 2 minutes, 6 seconds advantage over Felix Gall, as the general classification remained unchanged after the stage.
- Wednesday's stage is a flat ride into Seville before a 32.5-km time trial on Thursday that could prove pivotal for Roglic before the Vuelta concludes in Granada.
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In the overall classification, the Vuelta a España has a lot to say about a Spanish triumph. On the other hand, the Sprinter-Terrain has a British rookie firmly in control, which flies to the fourth stage victory.
Ideally launched by the star of Visma-Lease a bike, Wout van Aert, the British surpassed in the finish line the Frenchman Bryan Coquard and the Belgian Vito Braet. In an inconsequential stage for the general, waiting for the individual counter-clock on Thursday and the hard stage of Saturday that must decide the final podium of the Vuelta, the powerful Visma controlled the race so that it would be decided to the esprint, conscious of having the …
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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