With Brennan leading the young riders classification but without  Dylan van Baarle, the yellow-and-black formation started the second stage of the Santos Tour Down Under. Soon, three riders took the lead. The riders created a lead of up to three minutes but were caught by the chasing peloton before the final climb of Menglers Hill.

On the final climb of the day, the pace picked up, and several riders had to let the peloton go. Nevertheless, a large group remained, including a strong Brennan and Tijmen Graat. In the hectic final kilometers, Brennan was well positioned by his teammates, but the young Brit was ultimately unable to sprint for the victory. Brennan does retain the lead in the young riders classification.

“It was a hectic final”, Brennan looks back. “On the final climb, we did a great job as a team, but unfortunately, I couldn't finish it in the finale. There are still a few stages where there are opportunities, and I'm looking forward to tomorrow's stage. It's a tough stage, and I'm curious to see how far I can get there.”

Sport director Addy Engels shares the young British rider's opinion. “We did very well as a team on the final climb. Unfortunately, we didn't manage to drop the pure sprinters, and in the end, it became a bunch sprint with all the top sprinters together. Brennan was still in a good position for a long time, but in the end, couldn't sprint for the win.”

Tomorrow, with the queen stage, another challenge awaits for the young formation of Team Visma | Lease a Bike. “I expect other teams to get involved in the race tomorrow. We will, of course, do our best to support Tom Gloag as best we can", Engels concluded his story.