This Sprint Combination is Unstoppable! | Vuelta Stage 17 Breakdown

Matthew Brennan's remarkable Vuelta a España debut reaches another level as he takes his fifth stage win of the race in Sevilla.

Stage 17 covers 185km from Dos Hermanas to Sevilla and looks tailor-made for another bunch sprint. A two-man breakaway of Enzo Paleni and Sinuhe Fernández spends much of the day out front, but Visma-Lease a Bike and Cofidis keep the escape within reach as the kilometres tick down.

There is a brief moment of tension when crosswinds create a split in the peloton, but none of the major GC contenders are caught out and the groups eventually come back together. With the break still fighting on inside the final 20km, Visma take control once again, determined to give Brennan another opportunity.

Paleni is finally caught with just a few kilometres remaining, and after a flurry of late attacks, the sprinters' teams regroup for the finish. Uno-X lead the sprint, but Brennan produces another perfectly timed finish to come around Magnus Cort and hold off a late charge from Jordi Meeus. Meeus takes second, with Cort third, as Brennan becomes the first rider to win five stages on his Grand Tour debut since Fernando Gaviria in 2017.

We get into Brennan's extraordinary run of victories, Visma's control of another sprint stage, the late crosswind scare and how the finale unfolded in Sevilla, while Enric Mas safely protects the red jersey ahead of tomorrow's crucial time trial.

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