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Brennan Makes History with Fifth Vuelta Stage Win

The 21-year-old Briton became the youngest rider to reach five Grand Tour stage wins and gave Visma-Lease a Bike its seventh victory in 17 stages.

  • On Wednesday, Matthew Brennan secured his fifth victory at the Vuelta a España on stage 17 in Sevilla, extending his dominant sprinting performance in his debut Grand Tour.
  • Visma changed tactics for the sprint, with Wout van Aert guiding Brennan through the finale to position him behind Magnus Cort, whose Uno-X teammates controlled the lead-out train.
  • Crosswinds created tension throughout the 185km stage, which featured no categorized climbs; van Aert neutralised a dangerous three-rider attack inside the final 5km to ensure a bunch sprint finish.
  • Enric Mas finished safely in the peloton, maintaining his general classification lead, while Jordi Meeus secured second place ahead of Cort.
  • Brennan became the youngest rider to reach five Grand Tour stage wins with this result, marking Visma's seventh victory in 17 stages at this Vuelta.
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Matthew Brennan Wins His 5th Stage in the Vuelta with an Esprint Victory in Seville

SEVILLA, Spain (AP) — Matthew Brennan added a fifth stage victory to his impressive Vuelta a España account by winning another massive sprint on Wednesday.

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Brennan makes history with fifth Vuelta stage win

Matthew Brennan made history as he continued his utter dominance of sprint finishes at the Vuelta a Espana, winning his fifth stage of the race in Seville.

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Darlington cyclist Matthew Brennan makes history with another Vuelta stage victory

DARLINGTON'S Matthew Brennan made history as he continued his utter dominance of sprint finishes at the Vuelta a Espana by winning his fifth stage of the race in Seville.

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Brennan Drops the Pokerissimo at the Vuelta, Mas Stays in Charge

SIVIGLIA (SPAGNA) (ITALPRESS) "Matthew Brennan wins in flight the 17th stage of the Vuelta in Espana 2026, the Dos Hermanas-Sevilla of 185 km. Solito sprint of the 21st British, who celebrates his fifth affirmation in this edition of the Race Roja, the seventh for the Visma Lease in Bike. It was the classic day of transfer, with a flight started from the zero kilometer. Enzo Paleni (Groupama-FDJ United), Sinuhè Fernandez (Burgos Burpellet BH) an…

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Vuelta a Espana: GB's Matthew Brennan sprints to historic fifth stage win of 2026 race

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.

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Brennan rules Seville sprint as Visma claim seventh Vuelta stage win ...

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destentor.nl broke the news on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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