Brennan Sprints To Stage Three Win On Tour Of Britain

Matthew Brennan powered to triumph successful a sprint decorativeness connected shape 3 of nan Tour of Britain.

The 20-year-old British rider benefited from a lead-out from his Visma-Lease a Bike team-mate and title leader Olav Kooij, coming done to transverse nan statement first successful a frantic finale connected nan 122.8km way from Milton Keynes to Ampthill.

Italy's Alberto Dainese and Portugal's Rui Oliveira vanished 2nd and third, pinch Dutch rider Kooij crossing successful ninth.

Brennan's triumph lifts him to 2nd successful nan wide classification, now 10 seconds down Kooij.

"This play has been beautiful unthinkable truthful far," Brennan told ITV4.

"It was really chaotic into nan past fewer kilometres. There were a batch of group trying to get to nan front. We bided our clip a small bit. We had nan guys moving each time and, successful nan end, we moved up successful nan past 2 kilometres.

"[I] took an opportunity, I followed Olav's instrumentality and that was great. He vanished it disconnected brilliantly."

Thursday's way will return nan riders done Warwickshire, from Atherstone to a hilltop decorativeness astatine Burton Dassett Country Park.

Brennan added: "I deliberation location are going to beryllium fireworks tomorrow. Potentially, nan GC is going to person a small spot of a shake-up. It's thing to look guardant to and we'll spot what happens."

Belgian prima Remco Evenepoel vanished safely successful nan peloton, but Britain's Geraint Thomas came location 1 infinitesimal and 29 seconds down connected nan time arsenic he brings down nan curtain this week connected a sparkling profession successful his past master roadworthy race.