Matthew Brennan, a rookie sprinter for Team Visma-Lease a Bike, achieved his ninth win of the season at the Tour de Pologne. His victory was noteworthy despite an error in timing his final sprint, which he launched from over 300 meters out during a challenging uphill finish. The stage included nearly 3,000 meters of climbing and was the longest of the race at 206 kilometers. Brennan's impressive acceleration allowed him to secure the win ahead of other competitors, finishing several bike lengths clear of the closest riders.
Every cloud has a silver lining and even a rare misjudgement by sprinter Matthew Brennan about when to launch his final acceleration could not stop him from striking gold.
This may be Brennan's rookie pro season, but the Visma-Lease a Bike fastman has punched through one glass ceiling after another nonetheless, clinching nine wins this season, four of them at WorldTour level.
His latest victory came despite Brennan misjudging the right distance to unleash his drive for the line, going from more than 300 metres out on the uphill.
The stage had nearly 3,000 metres of climbing and at 206 kilometres was the longest of the entire race, but neither proved an obstacle to the stage being run off at an average speed of over 42kmh.
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