{"id":485805,"date":"2026-03-20T12:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/485805\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:28:08","slug":"blow-for-visma-lease-a-bike-as-matthew-brennan-withdraws-from-milan-san-remo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/485805\/","title":{"rendered":"Blow for Visma-Lease a Bike as Matthew Brennan withdraws from Milan-San Remo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fast-rising British sprinter Matthew Brennan<\/a> has been forced to withdraw from Milan-San Remo<\/a> because of illness.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old Visma-Lease a Bike pro was expected to make his debut in La Primavera this Saturday, but will now have to wait for another year.<\/p>\n

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As the winner of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne in late February and 12 races in his rookie pro season in 2025, anticipation had been high about what Brennan could achieve in his first participation in a race that seemed tailor-made to his talents.<\/p>\n

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Lacking their key sprinter, Visma-Lease a Bike will now have to rely more fully on 2020 Milan-San Remo champion Wout van Aert<\/a>, American all-rounder Matteo Jorgenson and former Ghent-Wevelgem winner Christophe Laporte.<\/p>\n

Brennan will be replaced by one of teammate Jonas Vingegaard’s key domestiques, Victor Campenaerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Belgian is currently engaged in a last-minute dash to Italy to be present for Saturday’s Milan-San Remo start, in what will be his fourth participation in five years. Last year, Campenaerts completed cycling’s longest Classic in 87th place.<\/p>\n

It is not clear when Brennan will return to racing, but he was provisionally due to take part in Gent-Wevelgem on March 29 as well as Dwars door Vlaanderen and the Tour of Flanders before finishing off his Classics campaign with a repeat ride in his only Monument of 2025, Paris-Roubaix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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