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Matt Brammeier signs for HTC-Colombia

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  • #2
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,668 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    I'd heard Mark McNally had a move lined but this didn't see this coming.
    Well done to Matt and hope it works out well..


  • #3
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Fantastic news. Looks like his ride at the Worlds didn't go unnoticed.


  • #4
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,668 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    el tonto wrote: »
    Fantastic news. Looks like his ride at the Worlds didn't go unnoticed.

    Mmmmmm, wonder if there was an unofficial combine with the Irish and British riders !!

    Anyway he's had more than his fair share of bad luck and bad teams before so onward and upwards.


  • #5
    Junior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,218 ✭✭✭Junior


    He's come back from horrendous injuries, so fair play to the lad.


  • #6
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,668 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Junior wrote: »
    He's come back from horrendous injuries, so fair play to the lad.

    He broke his leg badly a few years ago I think?


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  • #7
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    RobFowl wrote: »
    He broke his leg badly a few years ago I think?

    He got hit by a cement mixer truck. Broke both legs and one hip.


  • #8
    BTH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭BTH


    Forgive my ignorance here, but how is this guy Irish? According to wikipedia (I know, gospel) he was born in Liverpool and only declared for Ireland for this season gone by. And it's definately not an Irish name. Some people on here have a go at Roche for his Frenchness, will it be worse for Brammeier if he ever does anything??


  • #9
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,461 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    BetterThanHoyte wrote: »
    Forgive my ignorance here, but how is this guy Irish? According to wikipedia (I know, gospel) he was born in Liverpool and only declared for Ireland for this season gone by. And it's definately not an Irish name. Some people on here have a go at Roche for his Frenchness, will it be worse for Brammeier if he ever does anything??
    he's wearing the national champions jersey at the moment !

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #10
    BTH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭BTH


    ednwireland wrote: »
    he's wearing the national champions jersey at the moment !

    Oh, I know that, but how? 18 months ago is wasn't Irish, now he is and he's national champion?


  • #11
    BryanL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭BryanL


    BetterThanHoyte wrote: »
    Forgive my ignorance here, but how is this guy Irish? According to wikipedia (I know, gospel) he was born in Liverpool and only declared for Ireland for this season gone by. And it's definately not an Irish name. Some people on here have a go at Roche for his Frenchness, will it be worse for Brammeier if he ever does anything??

    It's very simple, he was English while he was good enough to get funding from British cycling, but they dropped him.

    Ireland got an English director of high performance, who offered him funding, so now he's Irish, Simples.

    How it improves Irish cycling I don't know.


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  • #12
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,668 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    BetterThanHoyte wrote: »
    Oh, I know that, but how? 18 months ago is wasn't Irish, now he is and he's national champion?

    He qualifies for Irish citizenship through his grandparents. He's declared for Ireland at the start of the 2009 season and like many footballers and sportsmen before (not to mention Eamon DeValera :rolleyes:) is Irish despite not being born here.


  • #13
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,668 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    BryanL wrote: »
    How it improves Irish cycling I don't know.

    He makes the team pursuit squad go faster, scores points on the UCI Europe circuit which helps qualify places for the Worlds and Olympic games and helps give the sport a higher profile.....


  • #14
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,143 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    RobFowl wrote: »
    He makes the team pursuit squad go faster, scores points on the UCI Europe circuit which helps qualify places for the Worlds and Olympic games and helps give the sport a higher profile.....

    Yeah, but apart from that what has he ever done for us? :pac:


  • #15
    Captain Havoc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    I think he's cyclings Tony Cascarino, I mean who would have believed a guy with the name Cascarino and an English accent would turn out not to be Irish at all?

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



  • #16
    dave2pvd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭dave2pvd


    BetterThanHoyte wrote: »
    Forgive my ignorance here, but how is this guy Irish? According to wikipedia (I know, gospel) he was born in Liverpool and only declared for Ireland for this season gone by. And it's definately not an Irish name. Some people on here have a go at Roche for his Frenchness, will it be worse for Brammeier if he ever does anything??


    Maybe there should be a test? Perhaps a 3 question format? And you could be the Bridgekeeper.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWS8Mg-JWSg


  • #17
    goldencleric
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭goldencleric


    Anyway Irish or not, can't wait to see the HTC Irish champs jersey ...

    2009_team_columbia_htc_italian_champion_jersey_co_250.jpg


  • #18
    BryanL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭BryanL


    RobFowl wrote: »
    He makes the team pursuit squad go faster, scores points on the UCI Europe circuit which helps qualify places for the Worlds and Olympic games and helps give the sport a higher profile.....

    I've never seen the Irish pursuit team? Has anyone here seen them?
    So I can't see how they are raising the profile of cycling?


  • #19
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    if I had been Irish this year I would have won a real Bronze in women team sprint ... in France I would be nowhere ... If I am ever any better at cycling I might switch.

    Congrats to Matt on the job!


  • #20
    niceonetom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭niceonetom


    BryanL wrote: »
    I've never seen the Irish pursuit team? Has anyone here seen them?
    So I can't see how they are raising the profile of cycling?

    I've seen them on the BBC and eurosport at the worlds and stuff. Where would you expect to see them?


  • #21
    BryanL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭BryanL


    niceonetom wrote: »
    I've seen them on the BBC and eurosport at the worlds and stuff. Where would you expect to see them?

    One place i never expect to see them is in the finals, but i haven't seen them on TV either, I'll keep looking though.


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  • #22
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Interview with Matt Brammeier on Pez today.


  • #23
    Junior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,218 ✭✭✭Junior


    Interesting Quote about life in Belguim

    Over here the culture is totally different concerning cyclists. Here we are respected for what we do; back in UK we are hated for slowing their journey down by 30 seconds.


  • #24
    mcgratheoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭mcgratheoin


    BryanL wrote: »
    One place i never expect to see them is in the finals, but i haven't seen them on TV either, I'll keep looking though.

    Well the Northern Ireland team came 3rd in the Commonwealth games - a team that included David McCann, Sean Downey, Philip Lavery and Martyn Irvine - you're obviously not looking hard enough...


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