In southern Poland, the five riders of Team Visma | Lease a Bike faced an individual test on the final day. On the rolling course, Brennan delivered the team’s best performance, finishing in eleventh place. Earlier this week, the 20-year-old Brit had sprinted to his eleventh victory of the season in sensational fashion.
“Matthew was determined to get a good result today, and he succeeded. Technically, it was a very strong display, and his numbers were great. The fact that he can do such a strong time trial on the seventh day of a WorldTour stage race is another big step in his development. He can be proud of this”, sports director Jesper Mørkøv says afterwards.