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Matt Brammeier 
Personal information Full name Matthew Martin Brammeier Born 7 June 1985
Liverpool, EnglandTeam information Current team HTC-Highroad Discipline Road and track Role Rider Professional team(s) 2006
2007–2008
2009–2010
2011DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed
Profel Ziegler Continental Team
An Post-Sean Kelly
HTC-HighroadMajor wins 
National Time Trial Champion (2011)
National Road Race Champion (2010, 2011)Infobox last updated on
27 June 2011Matthew Martin Brammeier (born 7 June 1985 in Liverpool) is a professional cyclist who rides for HTC-Highroad.[1] He is a 3-time Irish National Champion (twice road race winner & one time trial title).
He was selected to ride the Track World Championships in 2003 and represented Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Brammeier rode for DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed in 2006 and signed for Profel Ziegler Continental Team for the 2007 season.
Brammeier was involved in an accident in November 2007, when he was struck by a cement mixing lorry whilst training. He broke both his legs but returned to cycling retaining his contract with Profel in Belgium.[2]
He declared Irish nationality in advance of the 2009/10 track season and made a successful debut when finishing 4th in the scratch race at the Manchester World Cup meeting in October '09. He became Irish National Road Race Champion in June 2010 by beating breakaway partner and defending champion Nicolas Roche.
In 2011, he defended his Irish Elite Road Race title & also won the National Elite Time Trial title.
Contents
Results
Track
- 2009/10 season with Ireland National Team
- 8th overall, 2009-10 UCI Track World Cup: Scratch Race standings[3]: 10 pts
- 13th, Track World Championships - Team Pursuit
- time of 4:12.136 in heat with Irish team (Stephen Barrett, Martyn Irvine, & David O'Loughlin), DNQ
- 17th overall, 2009-10 UCI Track World Cup: Team Pursuit standings[7]
- 6th overall, Track World Cup Rd 3 (Cali)[8]
- time of 4:16.348 with Irish team (Marcus Christie, Martyn Irvine, & David O'Loughlin)
- 15th overall, Track World Cup Rd 4 (Beijing) [9]
- time of 4:18.427 with Irish team (Stephen Barrett, Martyn Irvine, & Aaron Buggle)
- 6th overall, Track World Cup Rd 3 (Cali)[8]
- 22nd, Track World Championships (Copenhagen) Scratch Race
- 2003
- 1st, Team Pursuit, Nations Cup Final (Track)
- 3rd, Junior National 3km Pursuit
- 3rd, Scratch Race, Nations Cup Final (Track)
- 9th, Team Pursuit World Championships (Moscow)
- 2004
- 1st, Edinburgh Grand Prix Devil
- 1st, Dortmund Amateur 6 Day
- 2nd, Revolution 4 Points race
- 2nd, Team Pursuit, National Track Championships
- 3rd, Amsterdam Amateur 6 Day
- 3rd, National Madison Champs
- 5th, Moscow World Cup TP
- 6th, European Madison Champs
- 6th, European Team Pursuit
- 6th, European Omnium Devil
- 8th, European Omnium Points Race
- 2005
- 2nd, Sydney World Cup TP
- 3rd, Stuttgart Amateur 3 Day
Road
- 2011 – Team HTC-Columbia
- 1st, Irish National Time Trial Championships (CN)
- 1st, Irish National Elite Road Race Championships (CN)
- 2nd, Stage 6, Tour of Austria
- 36th, World Championship Road Race
- 2010 – An Post-Sean Kelly
- 1st, Irish National Elite Road Race Championships (CN)
- 3rd, GP Stad Geel
- 3rd, Halfords Tour Series Belfast
- 4th, Halfords Tour Series Dublin
- 6th, Irish National Time-Trial Championship (CN)
- 8th overall, Mi-Aout en Bretonne (2.2)
- 6th, Stage 1
- 14th, Stage 5, Tour of Britain (2.1)
- 18th, GP Stad Zottegem (1.1)
- 2007
- 1st,
British National U23 Time Trial Championship
- 2005
- 1st, John Parkinson Memorial RR
- 2004
- 1st, Frank Morgan RR
- 2nd, Horwich National Criterium
- 3rd, Seacroft Road Race
- 2003
- 1st, Chase Classic U23 RR
- 1st, National Junior Road Race
- 1st, National Time Trial champion
- 1st, Rod Ellis Memorial RR
- 1st, Alan Jewl Memorial RR
- 1st, Weaver Valley RR
- 2nd, Bath Road Race (National Series)
- 2nd, Junior Tour of the Peaks
- 2nd, Overall GC, Darley Moor Stage Race: 2nd Stage 1 Prologue, 1st Stage 3 ITT
- 4th, Overall GC, Route De L`avenier (UCI 1.8)
References
[1] Race results on britishcycling.org.uk
- ^ "Irish national road race champion Brammeier signs pro contract with HTC Columbia". Velonation. 6 October 2010. http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5922/Irish-national-road-race-champion-Brammeier-signs-pro-contract-with-HTC-Columbia.aspx.
- ^ "Matt Brammeier Knocked off by Cement Mixer". British Cycling. 26 November 2007. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/News2007/20071126_Brammeier_Crash.asp.
- ^ UCI Track World Cup 09/10 Scratch final standings
- ^ UCI Track World Cup 09/10 Scratch Rd 1 Manchester
- ^ UCI Track World Cup 09/10 Scratch Rd 3 Cali
- ^ UCI Track World Cup 09/10 Scratch Rd 4 Beijing
- ^ UCI Track World Cup 09/10: Team Pursuit final standings
- ^ UCI Track World Cup 09/10 Team Pursuit Rd 3 Cali
- ^ UCI Track World Cup 09/10 Team Pursuit Rd 4 Beijing
External links
Riders on HTC-Highroad Michael Albasini | Lars Bak | Matt Brammeier | Mark Cavendish | John Degenkolb | Bernhard Eisel | Caleb Fairly | Jan Ghyselinck | Matthew Goss | Bert Grabsch | Patrick Gretsch | Leigh Howard | Craig Lewis | Tony Martin | Danny Pate | Marco Pinotti | František Raboň | Mark Renshaw | Hayden Roulston | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Gatis Smukulis | Tejay van Garderen | Martin Velits | Peter Velits | Manager: Bob Stapleton
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales
- Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Irish cyclists
- Track cyclists
- Welsh cyclists
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