“A fantastic day for everyone” – Brennan continues breakout 2025 at the Deutschland Tour

Matthew Brennan’s sensational 2025 season shows no signs of slowing down. On stage 4 of the Deutschland Tour, the 20-year-old Briton powered to another victory, giving Team Visma | Lease a Bike their second stage of the week. Brennan was expertly led out by Wout van Aert, and the result underlined just how well the team is operating as a unit. For Brennan, it was another step in what has already been a breakthrough year.

"It was a fantastic day for everyone," Brennan said afterwards. "All my teammates played a really important role in keeping me out of trouble. Especially in the technical final, a lot could have happened, but the guys did a fantastic job of keeping the pressure on and keeping me safely at the front in the final." The victory was as much about teamwork as individual strength, and Brennan was quick to highlight those who made it possible.

"We have Mattise (Van Kerckhove), he's only 18, but he led us all in the last three kilometers. That was really impressive. To then be able to finish the work of Wout van Aert and Niklas Behrens is really great." For Brennan, seeing such commitment from teammates across generations only reinforced the momentum Visma have been building throughout the season. "We came up with a plan and we were very motivated to execute it. When you have that ambition within the team and everyone really goes for it, there's a great atmosphere. We all really want to win."

The young sprinter also reflected on the broader success of the team, which has been shining across different races this week. With Jonas Vingegaard seizing stage 2 of the Vuelta a España and the red jersey, Brennan admitted the winning mood was contagious. "That's really good," said the Briton. "It's a successful day, and hopefully, as a team, we can continue this success for the rest of the season." The blend of grand tour dominance and emerging talent points to a squad firing on all cylinders.

Brennan now looks ahead to a very personal milestone, racing on home roads. "The Tour of Britain is my next race. It's my home race, so I'm really looking forward to it. And it's 'G' (Geraint Thomas)'s last official race. It's great to be able to be there for his farewell because he's a rider I used to watch a lot." That chance to combine his own ambitions with celebrating the career of a British cycling icon gives extra significance to what is already shaping up to be an emotional week.