Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike) won a frantic bunch sprint to take the victory on stage 3 of the Tour of Britain in Ampthill.

Brennan profited from a blistering leadout from teammate and race leader Olav Kooij to easily win ahead of Alberto Dainese (Tudor) and Rui Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) to make it a trio of stage wins for Visma-Lease a Bike.

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AMPTHILL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 04: (L-R) Milan Menten of Belgium and Team Lotto, Alberto Dainese of Italy and Team Tudor Pro Cycling, Olav Kooij of Netherlands - Green Leader Jersey, Tim Torn Teutenberg of Germany and Team Lidl - Trek and stage winner Matthew Brennan of Great Britain and Team Visma | Lease a Bike sprint at finish line during the 21st Tour of Britain 2025, Stage 3 a 122.8km stage from Milton Keynes to Ampthill on September 04, 2025 in Ampthill, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Bunch sprint into Ampthill (Image credit: Getty Images)

After winning the first two stages, Kooij said he was happy to deliver Brennan to the stage win on Thursday.

“[It was] another day where we work hard to get a sprint in the first place, and we had a plan to turn it around for today,” Kooij said. “I was happy to do my job and deliver [Brennan] in a good way.

“We were looking at the course, and I think we knew in the first few stages we would definitely have a good shot. The rest of the week is a bit harder, so we will see. With the team we have here, we had the option, so it’s also nice to use them.”

Kooij acknowledged that the race will shift in a different direction on Friday, with more climbs bringing the overall contenders to the fore.

“I think there’s going to be fireworks tomorrow,” Brennan said. “I think potentially GC is going to have a little bit of a shake-up, but I think it’s something to look forward to – we’ll see what happens.”