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Vuelta a España 2026 stage 8 preview - Can Matthew Brennan make it a hat trick of wins in Xeraco?

ROQUETES, SPAIN - AUGUST 26: Matthew Brennan of Great Britain and Team Visma | Lease a Bike sprints at finish line to win during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 2026, Stage 5 a 173.3km from Falset - Costa Daurada to Roquetes - Terres de l'Ebre / #UCIWT / on August 26, 2026 in Roquetes, Spain. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/2026 Getty Images).

The Vuelta a España's stage 8 is the final opportunity for sprinters during the first week of the race, but they will have to overcome the second-category climb of Barx with 27.4 kilometres to go.

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