Matt Brammeier

Matt Brammeier

Brammeier at the 2015 Scheldeprijs.
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Martin Brammeier
Born	(1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 Liverpool, England
Team information
Current team	Aqua Blue Sport
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2006	DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed
2007–2008	Profel Ziegler Continental Team
2009–2010	An Post–Sean Kelly
2011	HTC–Highroad
2012	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2013	Champion System
2014	Synergy Baku
2015–2016	MTN–Qhubeka
2017–	Aqua Blue Sport
Major wins
One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (2011) National Road Race Championships (2010–2013)

Matthew Martin "Matt" Brammeier (born 7 June 1985 in Liverpool) is a professional cyclist who rides for the Aqua Blue Sport.^[1] He is a five-time Irish National Champion (four-time road race winner & one time trial title). He is married to fellow cyclist Nikki Harris.^[2]

Career

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.^[3]

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.

Brammier in 2012 wearing the Irish National Road Race Champion's jersey

In 2011, he defended his Irish Elite Road Race title, and also won the National Elite Time Trial title. He joined Omega Pharma–Quick-Step for the 2012 season,^[4] before joining Champion System for 2013.

After the collapse of Champion System, Brammeier signed a contract with the Synergy Baku Cycling Project, the Azerbaijan-backed Continental team.^[5]

On 9 August 2015, he collided with a team car during Stage 6 of the 2015 Tour of Utah. He was immediately taken to hospital following the incident and was diagnosed with injuries to his pelvis, ribs and lung.^[6][7]

Major results

Road

References

Race results on britishcycling.org.uk

External links

• Brammeier 2008 diary and x-rays

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