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| Born | 6 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Visma–Lease a Bike | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | Fensham Howes–MAS Design | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | Visma–Lease a Bike Development | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Visma–Lease a Bike | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Brennan (born 6 August 2005) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. In 2023, he became Junior World Track Cycling Champion in the Madison and the individual pursuit, in which he set a new junior world record.
Early life
Brennan attended Hummersknott Academy in County Durham.
Career
In 2023, Brennan rode for British-based Fensham Howes-MAS Design team. He won the Guido Reybrouck Classic, a two-day race in Belgium, in 2023.
In August 2023, competing at the Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cali, Colombia, he became the junior world champion in the Madison, alongside Ben Wiggins, and the Individual Pursuit, in which he set a new Junior World Record time. He was also a silver medalist in the Scratch Race.
In September 2023, he became the British national champion in the Derny.
He signed for the Jumbo–Visma Development Team prior to the 2024 season. He made his debut at the Down Under Classic and finished in third place. He made his stage race debut at the 2025 Tour Down Under finishing runner-up on the opening stage.
Major results
Road
- 2022
- 4th Nokere Koerse Juniors
- 4th Trofee van Vlaanderen Juniors
- 7th Overall Guido Reybrouck Juniors
- 8th E3 Saxo Bank Classic Juniors
- 2023
- 1st Overall Keizer der Juniores
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Overall Guido Reybrouck Juniors
- National Junior Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 7th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 10th E3 Saxo Bank Classic Juniors
- 10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniors
- 2024
- 1st Trofej Umag
- 1st Poreč Trophy
- 1st Stage 8 Giro Next Gen
- 3rd Circuit de Wallonie
- 4th Overall Orlen Nations Grand Prix
- 6th Rund um Köln
- 8th Overall Olympia's Tour
Track
- 2023
- UCI World Junior Championships
- 1st Madison (with Ben Wiggins)
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Scratch
- National Championships
- 1st Derny
- 2nd Scratch
- 3rd Team pursuit
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Madison (with Ben Wiggins)
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 2024
- 3rd Individual pursuit, National Championships
References
- ^ "Team Visma - Lease a Bike Development". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Matthew Brennan". First Cycling. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Team Visma–Lease a Bike". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Congratulations Matthew!". Teesdaleschool. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (31 March 2022). "Pidcock's dad and Wiggins' son: The future of bike racing". Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Davidson, Tom (23 June 2023). "Jumbo-Visma signs three young Brits for its development squad". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 Junior Track World Championships Madison Results". api.veloresults.com. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 Junior Track World Championships Individual Pursuit Results". api.veloresults.com. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 Junior Track World Championships Scratch Race Results". 26 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "MATT BRENNAN AND ANNA MORRIS CROWNED 2023 NATIONAL DERNY CHAMPIONS". British Cycling. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Jumbo-Visma Development Team signs Brennan, Pattinson and Smithson". Teamjumbovisma. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Davison, Tom (21 January 2025). "British teenager finishes second on WorldTour debut at Tour Down Under". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
External links
- Matthew Brennan at UCI
- Matthew Brennan at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Matthew Brennan at ProCyclingStats