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Vuelta a Espana stage 18: Enric Mas fends off red-jersey rivals as Stefan Kung wins Jerez time trial

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By Jacob Whitehead Verified
| The Athletic Verified
The denouement of the 2026 Vuelta a España got underway on Thursday, with the stage 18 time trial offering the first chance for the riders behind Enric Mas in the general classification to cut into his lead. Swiss time trial specialist Stefan Küng won the stage, completing the 32.1km course three seconds faster than Britain’s Callum Thornley, but all eyes were on Thornley’s Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe teammate Primož Roglič to see if he could close the gap on Mas.
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Matthew Brennan wins record-breaking fifth Vuelta de Espana stage in Seville Original

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By Jacob Whitehead Verified
| The Athletic Verified
Matthew Brennan continued one of the great Vuelta a España debuts by winning his fifth stage of the race in Seville on Wednesday. The flat profile of stage 17 was always likely to end in a bunch sprint, and though the breakaway was only caught with three kilometres remaining, Brennan’s victory was inevitable as soon as he opened up his sprint with 100m remaining.
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Right now Newcastle are proficient. How can Matthias Jaissle make them feared? Original

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By Jacob Whitehead Verified
| The Athletic Verified
Lewis Hall threw his arms in the air in frustration as Fabian Schar’s backpass rolled fifty yards towards Newcastle United goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek. It was not a terrible pass. It was not even necessarily the wrong decision. But coming fewer than three seconds after an incisive line-breaking pass against Championship opposition, it felt like a backwards step. Newcastle’s attack felt like a unit more preoccupied with making the ‘correct decision’ than forcing their way on goal.
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