Matthew Brennan (cyclist)

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Matthew Brennan
Brennan, Rund um Köln, 2024.
Personal information
NicknameDarlington Dynamo
Born (2005-08-06) 6 August 2005 (age 19)
Darlington, England
Team information
Current teamVisma–Lease a Bike
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur team
2023Fensham Howes–MAS Design
Professional teams
2024Visma–Lease a Bike Development[1]
2025–Visma–Lease a Bike
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
GP de Denain (2025)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cali Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cali Madison
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cali Scratch

Matthew Brennan (born 6 August 2005)[2] is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[3] 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 Teesdale School and Sixth Form in Barnard Castle, County Durham.[4] At age 11 Brennan attended Mowden Junior School.

Career

In 2023, Brennan rode for British-based Fensham Howes-MAS Design team.[5] He won the Guido Reybrouck Classic, a two-day race in Belgium, in 2023.[6]

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,[7] and the Individual Pursuit, in which he set a Junior World Record time.[8] He was also a silver medalist in the Scratch Race.[9]

In September 2023, he became the British national champion in the Derny with ex professional cyclist and Commonwealth Champion Paul Curran.[10]

He signed for the Jumbo–Visma Development Team prior to the 2024 season.[11] 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.[12] He won his first World Tour level stage on stage one of the 2025 Volta a Catalunya, followed by another victory on stage five.[13][14]

Major results

Sources:[2][15][16]

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
2025 (3 pro wins)
1st Grand Prix de Denain
1st Le Tour des 100 Communes
1st Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
Volta a Catalunya
1st Stages 1 & 5

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

  1. ^ "Team Visma - Lease a Bike Development". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Matthew Brennan". First Cycling. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Team Visma–Lease a Bike". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Congratulations Matthew!". Teesdaleschool. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (31 March 2022). "Pidcock's dad and Wiggins' son: The future of bike racing". Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ^ Davidson, Tom (23 June 2023). "Jumbo-Visma signs three young Brits for its development squad". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Junior Track World Championships Madison Results". api.veloresults.com. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Junior Track World Championships Individual Pursuit Results". api.veloresults.com. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Junior Track World Championships Scratch Race Results". 26 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  10. ^ "MATT BRENNAN AND ANNA MORRIS CROWNED 2023 NATIONAL DERNY CHAMPIONS". British Cycling. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Jumbo-Visma Development Team signs Brennan, Pattinson and Smithson". Teamjumbovisma. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  12. ^ Davison, Tom (21 January 2025). "British teenager finishes second on WorldTour debut at Tour Down Under". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  13. ^ Madgwick, Katy (24 March 2025). "Volta a Catalunya: Matthew Brennan produces stunning sprint to snatch stage 1 victory on the line from late attacker". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Volta a Catalunya: Great Britain's Matthew Brennan wins stage five". BBC Sport. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  15. ^ "Matthew Brennan - #7919 best all time pro cyclist - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Matthew Brennan". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 28 March 2025.