Brennan becomes first Briton since Cavendish to win Flemish classic in sprint finish

• 20-year-old claims victory in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

• ‘I’m always there in these kind of races’

The 20-year-old British sprinter Matthew Brennan rocketed out of an accelerating pack to win the Flemish classic Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne for team Visma-Lease-a-bike on Sunday.

Brennan, from Darlington, is the first Briton to win the race since Mark Cavendish in 2012 and 2015, whose finishing sprint was similar to the burgeoning star. Brennan avoided the Cavendish comparison after the race.