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This Sprint Combination is Unstoppable! | Vuelta Stage 17 Breakdown

This Sprint Combination is Unstoppable! | Vuelta Stage 17 Breakdown

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Matthew Brennan's remarkable Vuelta a España debut reaches another
level as he takes his fifth stage win of the race in
Sevilla. Stage 17 covers 185km from Dos Hermanas to Sevilla and
looks tailor-made for another bunch sprint. A two-man breakaway of
Enzo Paleni and Sinuhe Fernández spends much of the day out front,
but Visma-Lease a Bike and Cofidis keep the escape within reach as
the kilometres tick down. There is a brief moment of tension when
crosswinds create a split in the peloton, but none of the major GC
contenders are caught out and the groups eventually come back
together. With the break still fighting on inside the final 20km,
Visma take control once again, determined to give Brennan another
opportunity. Paleni is finally caught with just a few kilometres
remaining, and after a flurry of late attacks, the sprinters' teams
regroup for the finish. Uno-X lead the sprint, but Brennan produces
another perfectly timed finish to come around Magnus Cort and hold
off a late charge from Jordi Meeus. Meeus takes second, with
Cort third, as Brennan becomes the first rider to win five stages
on his Grand Tour debut since Fernando Gaviria in 2017. We get into
Brennan's extraordinary run of victories, Visma's control of
another sprint stage, the late crosswind scare and how the finale
unfolded in Sevilla, while Enric Mas safely protects the red jersey
ahead of tomorrow's crucial time trial.
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