The Matthew Brennan Threat

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Curious about his program in the second half of 2025. He has already done 3 WT stage races (!). Even Evenepoel didnt do that. Anyone any insides? I expect Kooij riding Pologne and Renewi. Guangxi seems like a long shot after starting TDU. So maybe a lighter program?
 
Don't know anything about the parcours or finish of this race, but seems like a better sprinter field than his wins so far?
It's a flat sprint, a little hilly before that. Last year he was on the attack with A.H. Johannessen and Adrià in the finale before finishing 6th in the bunch sprint.

Meeus and Girmay are better, yeah. But I don't know where they stand right now.
 
Yeah but with his seeking born to race positioning skills he can be sent there simply to freelance without any team support to just surf the wheels of other sprint trains.
Yeah I highly doubt Visma will put together an entire team in service of Vingegaard there. I mean with all due respect, it's the Vuelta.
The field will always be weaker there than at the Tour, so I'm sure they can (and will) spare a place for Brennan.
 
Yeah I highly doubt Visma will put together an entire team in service of Vingegaard there. I mean with all due respect, it's the Vuelta.
The field will always be weaker there than at the Tour, so I'm sure they can (and will) spare a place for Brennan.
Even if it’s a Vingegaard vs Pogacar battle Brennan can be deployed tactically to sprint for bonus seconds and take away from Pogacar on the easier of the punchy finishes.
 
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That Köln win - check the way he leans in with his helmet before the big left hander to get Bini's wheel, and then the acceleration when he sees open space. Like a mixture of Cav and Sagan. I still they they'll take him to La Vuelta.
I think so too. That Vingegaard will ride the Vuelta doesn't matter. TDF gets this priority, but not every GT of the season that Vingegaard rides revolves around him.
 
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That Köln win - check the way he leans in with his helmet before the big left hander to get Bini's wheel, and then the acceleration when he sees open space. Like a mixture of Cav and Sagan. I still they they'll take him to La Vuelta.
I don't think so. They're quite careful with their young riders. It almost seems unbelievable but Olav Kooij rode his first GT just last year, in his 4th year as a pro.