Perfect team performance earns Brennan…

'It's absolutely incredible', a delighted Brennan says after the finish. 'Four victories already, when the plan was to win one. This is unbelievable. The people watching the stage on television will have seen how hard my teammates worked today. Wout then brought me to the finish in an amazing way in a chaotic finale. That was perfection.' Brennan is right to call this a team effort. Immediately after the start in Cortegana, Team Visma | Lease a Bike took control of the race. Led by Steven Kruijswijk, who is in the final week of his professional cycling career, and Jørgen Nordhagen, the team kept the breakaway riders within a safe margin throughout the stage. Once the five escapees were caught well before the finish, the focus shifted to Wout van Aert and Brennan. With a brilliant lead-out, the Belgian delivered his teammate perfectly, allowing Brennan to sprint comfortably to his fourth victory.