Tour of Norway: Maxim van Gils forgets tough spring with narrow uphill victory against GC leader Matthew Brennan

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Brennan remains in overall lead, closes in on first stage race victory of incipient career

2025 Tour of Norway stage 3: Maxim van Gils clinches the win ahead of race leader Matthew Brennan
2025 Tour of Norway stage 3: Maxim van Gils clinches the win ahead of race leader Matthew Brennan (Image credit: Getty Images)
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A fierce late burst of speed has seen Maxim van Gils (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) capture stage 3's uphlil finish of the Tour of Norway and go one better than his runner's up spot on Friday behind race leader Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike).

In the closing metres of the 141.6 kilometre stage between Jørpeland and Heja, Van Gils shot past Brennan to clinch a narrow but clear victory. Ineos Grenadiers' Victor Langelotti took third.

The Red Bull racer's triumph on the final short but tough ascent was the second for Belgium on Saturday, following compatriot Justine Ghekiere's win for AG Insurance-Soudal in the women's equivalent event a few hours before.

Suffering from back issues earlier this year, Van Gils' second triumph of 2025 confirms that his difficult spring is behind him. Meanwhile, as his remarkable debut pro season continues, race leader Brennan is fast closing in on what would be the young Briton's first stage race win of his career.

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Alasdair Fotheringham
Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The Independent,  The Guardian,  ProCycling, The Express and Reuters.

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