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France’s rising cycling talent Paul Seixas has made history at the Tour de Lombardy after becoming its youngest winner ever at 20.
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Riding for Pinarello, Dunbar pulled ahead of Santiago Buitrago in the final 400 meters to win the 211-kilometer (131-mile) stage from Vélez-Málaga to Peñas Blancas by 1.4 seconds.
The 21-year-old British rider has been unstoppable in sprints and became the first rider to post five stage wins in his Grand Tour debut since Fons De Wolf did it at the 1979 Vuelta.
Brennan was delivered to the front of the bunch with 100 meters left by an ideal leadout from Wout van Aert, his star teammate at Visma-Lease a Bike who already won two stages at this Vuelta.
The temperature neared 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) when Wout Van Aert crossed the finish line in a stage shortened from 189 kilometers to 110 kilometers (117 miles to 68 miles) because of the heat.
Mas tacked some 25 seconds onto his advantage over Primož Roglič after dropping the four-time former winner on the final climb.