Matthew Brennan is Cycling Weekly's Male Rider of the Year for 2025. This feature originally appeared in Cycling Weekly magazine on 4th December 2025. Subscribe now and never miss an issue.
There’s a video that keeps popping up on Matthew Brennan’s Instagram feed. It opens with a shot down the Carretera de Girona, an unassuming residential road in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, onto which bursts the chaos of stage one’s finale of the Volta a Catalunya. “Here comes Brennan,” announces Carlton Kirby excitedly on commentary. And it’s at this point that the 20-year-old switches the video off. “I see the first like three seconds, and I just keep scrolling,” says the Visma-Lease a Bike rider.
