Marco Brenner, the hero of the Sierra de la Pandera, who loves to cook and has his own youth cycling team

Maybe he Giro d’Italia be the great cycling tour that he likes the most, but it has been in The Vuelta’26 where he has achieved glory and his most prestigious victory. He German cyclist Marco Brenner was the strongest of the 14th stage of the Spanish round, which had in the arid Sierra de la Pandera a harsh outcome. He knew how to endure the movement of Santiago Buitrago to stick to his wheel and steal the victory of the day.

“I think it’s the best day of my cycling life, I still can’t quite believe it. I wasn’t feeling well at all. I wasn’t feeling myself, and I was suffering from a few days of illness, as well as a fall. I really wanted to show myself, but it’s also thanks to my teammates who have been working hard for me that I’ve been able to get here. Today, I had two teammates on the break who have done a great job,” acknowledged the rider born in Augsburgwho could not complete last year’s Giro d’Italia and who already competed in the Vuelta in 2022.

Brenner arrived at Tudor Pro Cycling coming from the DSM and has a contract with them until 2030, a successful signing that has given the team Fabian Cancellara his eighth win of the season.

“On the final climb, I could feel that I had my day. I felt better and better as the day progressed. Then, at the end, I started to believe it. I made my move and Santiago (Buitrago) passed me, but I was able to catch him. In the end, I was able to beat him in the sprint. You live for days like today, I think. There are not many cyclists who can manage to win a stage in a Grand Tour, and adding it to my record is something incredible,” recognized a happy Brenner, who arrived at the Spanish round after winning the Tour of Poland and being the best in the regularity classification.

Brenner defines himself as a climber, he says that the training route he likes the most is the Coll d’Ordino in Andorra and until now I had in Il Lombardia of 2022 his best race.

He assures that his two great hobbies are cooking and taking care of his youth team, the Marco Brenner Teamformed this season by nine young cyclists, to whom “we will give them the opportunity to compete in the most important races in Germany and its surroundings, thus demonstrating their talent. For us it is essential to offer athletes the best possible environment for their development, guaranteeing that they never lose their passion for cycling”, as can be read well on the team’s website.