- Britain's Matthew Brennan achieved a hat-trick of stage victories at his debut Grand Tour after winning a sprint finish on stage 11 of the Vuelta a España in Lorca.
- The 151.3km flat stage from Cartagena ended as expected in a bunch sprint, with the Team Visma-Lease a Bike rider launching a late attack to beat Bryan Coquard and Jordi Meeus to the line.
- A four-man breakaway featuring British rider Ethan Hayter was reeled in before Belgian star Wout Van Aert helped set up the sprint finish for his young team-mate.
- Speaking after his third victory of the race, Brennan expressed his gratitude to his high-profile Visma-Lease a Bike team-mates for working hard and giving him the opportunity to sprint for the win.
- Movistar rider Enric Mas safely finished within the peloton to maintain his overall general classification lead of one minute and 18 seconds over Primoz Roglic, while sprinter Mads Pedersen withdrew prior to the stage due to illness.
IN FULL
Matthew Brennan completes hat-trick of victories as dream Vuelta debut continues
