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.

The sports director was pleased with the individual finale and looked back on a successful week in Poland. “It’s been a great seven days for the team. With Olav and Matthew, we took two beautiful stage wins, both the result of strong teamwork. That’s something we can be happy about as a team.”

Olav Kooij secured a stage win in Poland for the fourth consecutive season. “That’s quite special. On top of that, Olav rode strongly in the penultimate stage, which featured a lot of climbing. This week is a great boost for him toward the rest of his season. We’re all looking forward to that”, Mørkøv concludes.