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Matthew Brennan (cyclist)

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Matthew Brennan (cyclist)
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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.

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Early life

Brennan comes from Darlington, County Durham. He attended Mowden Junior School, Hummersknott Academy and then Teesdale School and Sixth Form in Barnard Castle.[4] He started cycling on family days out[5] and with local club Stockton Wheelers.[6]

Career

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Brennan riding in the 2023 UCI Road World Championships - Men's junior road race

In 2023, Brennan rode for British-based Fensham Howes-MAS Design team.[7] He won the Guido Reybrouck Classic, a two-day race in Belgium, in 2023.[8]

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,[9] and the Individual Pursuit, in which he set a Junior World Record time.[10] He was also a silver medalist in the Scratch Race.[11]

In September 2023, he became the British national champion in the Derny with ex professional cyclist and Commonwealth Champion Paul Curran.[12]

He signed for the Jumbo–Visma Development Team prior to the 2024 season.[13] 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.[14] He won his first World Tour level stage on stage one of the 2025 Volta a Catalunya, followed by another victory on stage five.[15][16] On 30 April 2025, he claimed his fourth win of the season with a sprint victory on the opening stage of the 2025 Tour de Romandie in Fribourg, also claiming the leaders yellow jersey from his compatriot Samuel Watson.[17] At the 2025 Tour of Norway, he took two stages en route to winning the overall, points, and young rider classifications.

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Major results

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Sources:[2][18][19]

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 (9 pro wins)
1st Road race, National Under-23 Championships
1st Overall Tour of Norway
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 2 & 4
1st Grand Prix de Denain
1st Rund um Köln
1st Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
1st Le Tour des 100 Communes
Volta a Catalunya
1st Stages 1 & 5
1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 5 Tour de Pologne
2nd Road race, National Championships

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

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