Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike) scored an impressive victory on debut with a devastating sprint following a pulsating, high-octane edition of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on Sunday.
Tudor Pro Cycling redeemed a difficult weekend in which they lost both Stefan Küng and Rick Pluimers following brutal crashes during Saturday’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, rounding out the podium courtesy of Luca Mozzato and Matteo Trentin who finished second and third respectively.
“All day I was a little bit nervous after yesterday’s crash,” Brennan said. “I hit the floor pretty hard and unfortunately I was caught out, but I had a great guy, Pietro Mattio, who really burnt all his bullets to bring me back and from there. I think it was on the Kruisberg I was able to move forward and get in the move with all the guys, and we just went full gas.
“We really wanted to make it hard, we knew we were in the best possible position there and we took the initiative and I’m so happy that it paid off.”
Speaking about his lead-out, Brennan said, “We had basically the whole team until the last 2km. In the end, Christophe did an amazing pull towards the finish and I just did the easy part and just did 100 metres. I can’t thank them enough.”
When asked what it means for a British rider to win this race, Brennan said, “I’ve ridden this race twice as a junior and we’ve always stood at the finish…
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