Volta a Catalunya: Matthew Brennan’s Stunning Sprint Secures Dramatic Stage 1 Victory

19-year-old Matthew Brennan (Visma-Rent a Motorbike) received his first WorldTour degree race and took his 2d professional victory within the house of simply 5 days on degree 1 of the Volta a Catalunya, with an immense show of energy to conquer a overdue breakaway strive by way of Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck).

In drenched stipulations at the first day of the week-long race in northeastern Spain, Crimson Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe set a stringent tempo heading into the overall 30 kilometres and shredded the bunch, and although a dash used to be anticipated originally of the day, few rapid males remained because the lowered peloton approached the end in Sant Feliu de Guíxols. 

Del Grosso attacked at the descent with two kilometres final however ran out of power simply in need of the road, as Brennan powered previous him with Del Grosso’s teammate – who the staff have been using for all day – Kaden Groves, not able to return previous him.

Brennan takes the early lead on GC for the Dutch staff, who will most probably transfer focal point to supporting Simon Yates as soon as the extra mountainous terrain starts. Groves completed 2d and Del Grosso 3rd, on a irritating day for Alpecin-Deceuninck.

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