# Extra Time: La Vuelta Show | Stage 11 | Matthew Brennan's Hat Trick, Wout van Aert's Perfect Lead-Out & the Withdrawal News Nobody Caught Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/generations-talking-bout-my-sports-6576448/extra-time-la-vuelta-show-stage-11-matthew-brennan-s-hat-trick-wout-van-aert-s-perfect-lead-out-the-withdrawal-news-nobody-caught Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/generations-talking-bout-my-sports-6576448/extra-time-la-vuelta-show-stage-11-matthew-brennan-s-hat-trick-wout-van-aert-s-perfect-lead-out-the-withdrawal-news-nobody-caught.md Podcast: [Generations (Talking 'bout My Sports...)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/generations-talking-bout-my-sports-6576448) Published: 2026-09-03T04:00:01+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mysportsgeneration/episodes/Extra-Time-La-Vuelta-Show--Stage-11--Matthew-Brennans-Hat-Trick--Wout-van-Aerts-Perfect-Lead-Out--the-Withdrawal-News-Nobody-Caught-e3o97s9 Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/e57de50c/podcast/play/125132105/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-3%2F431084381-44100-2-35f19503a2b0f.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/generations-talking-bout-my-sports-6576448/episodes/extra-time-la-vuelta-show-stage-11-matthew-brennan-s-hat-trick-wout-van-aert-s-perfect-lead-out-the-withdrawal-news-nobody-caught Duration seconds: 2397 ## Resource Extra Time: La Vuelta Show | Stage 11 | Matthew Brennan's Hat Trick, Wout van Aert's Perfect Lead-Out & the Withdrawal News Nobody Caught Jonathan and David break down another dominant Visma sprint at the 2026 Vuelta a EspaΓ±a β€” Matthew Brennan claims his fourth stage win of the race β€” while uncovering a cluster of quietly missed withdrawals and previewing a mountain stage the hosts believe could finally reshuffle the GC podium. πŸ† Brennan's 3rd Win β€” A Textbook Lead-Out Uno-X surprises everyone by taking control with 3K remaining, briefly disorganizing Visma's train. Wout van Aert drifts back to find a separated Brennan, pulls him back up to Christophe Laporte, and the trio muscles back into position through the inside line. Van Aert then delivers a picture-perfect lead-out into the final hairpin β€” drifting left just enough to open a gap only Brennan can fit through β€” before sprinting all the way to the line himself to bank more green jersey points. Coquard finishes second, still chasing his second career win. ⚠️ The Withdrawals Nobody Noticed A genuinely embarrassing on-air moment: Jonathan and David realize Kaden Groves actually withdrew two stages ago during the brutal Stage 9 β€” missed by both hosts and even NBC's own broadcast team that morning. Ben Turner and George Bennett also quietly exit the race, while Mads Pedersen, battling an undisclosed illness, does not start Stage 11 at all, choosing to protect his form for the World Championships instead of risking a longer recovery. 🎽 Wout van Aert's Green Jersey Grip Tightens With Pedersen out, the points classification battle has essentially become a one-team affair. The hosts debate whether Visma pivots fully toward stage-hunting glory or whether Sepp Kuss still has a realistic shot at GC glory of his own. ⛰️ St… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/generations-talking-bout-my-sports-6576448/episodes/extra-time-la-vuelta-show-stage-11-matthew-brennan-s-hat-trick-wout-van-aert-s-perfect-lead-out-the-withdrawal-news-nobody-caught/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/generations-talking-bout-my-sports-6576448/extra-time-la-vuelta-show-stage-11-matthew-brennan-s-hat-trick-wout-van-aert-s-perfect-lead-out-the-withdrawal-news-nobody-caught.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.