‘To be honest, it was a bit of a stupid move’ – Matthew Brennan clinches devastating long-distance sprint win despite rare miscalculation at Tour de Pologne

Every cloud has a silver lining and even a rare misjudgement by sprinter Matthew Brennan (Team Visma–Lease a Bike) about when to launch his final acceleration at the Tour de Pologne could not stop the 20-year-old Briton from striking gold yet again.

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.