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Alasdair Fotheringham

Double Volta a Catalunya stage winner Matthew Brennan pulls out of race to avoid overexertion, team reports

AMPOSTA SPAIN MARCH 28 Stage winner Matthew Brennan of United Kingdom and Team Visma Lease A Bike Blue Points Jersey L reacts after the 104th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2025 Stage 5 a 1659km stage from Pauls to Amposta UCIWT on March 28 2025 in Amposta Spain Photo by Szymon GruchalskiGetty Images.

After taking two breakthrough stages at the Volta a Catalunya, 19-year-old fast man Matthew Brennan was a DNS on Saturday so as not to risk over-exertion, his team explained to Cyclingnews.

Brennan won stage 1 at San Feliu de Guixols, then took second on stage 2 while holding the lead and then after handling the toughest climbing in the Pyrenees, he came through again to win stage 5.

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