Magnus Sheffield brought the INEOS Grenadiers home on stage 12 after a day for the break at the Vuelta a Espana.
Sheffield and Michal Kwiatkowski were part of a 50 rider group which fouth hard to escape the bunch, as Egan Bernal and the general classification contenders kept their power dry.
The duo worked well in a lead group that amassed an unassailable lead, ensuring the break would decide the stage and Bernal & Co. would conserve energy ahead of Friday's test on L'Angliru summit finish.
Sheffield managed to join a smaller splinter group that attacked the rest of the break, but he was pulled back on the category one Collada de Brenes climb and finished in a chase group behind stage winner Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).
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Magnus Sheffield
🇪🇸 #LaVuelta25
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) September 4, 2025
Hear from @MagnusSheffield after a tough battle in the break on stage 1️⃣2️⃣ pic.twitter.com/yPORI1yXfE
At the Tour of Britain, Sam Watson sprinted to a top 20 finish as Matthew Brennan (Team Visma Lease-a-bike) took the stage victory.
The result saw Watson move down to seventh overall at the halfway part of the race, 16 seconds behind leader Olaf Kooij (Team Visma Lease-a-bike).
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Sam Watson
That’s @TourofBritain stage three wrapped up!
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) September 4, 2025
Hear from British national champion @samuel_wats0n on a fast finish in Ampthill 🚀 pic.twitter.com/jtY1EP4gDx