Nikki Brammeier

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Nikki Louise Brammeier (née Harris; born 30 December 1986)[1] is an English former professional racing cyclist from Draycott, Derbyshire. She began cycling at five and has won championships in various disciplines. Brammeier has competed in international events including the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics and the Commonwealth Games. She won her first UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in 2015 at Cyclo-cross Namur.[3]

Nikki Brammeier
Brammeier at Cyclo-cross Namur in 2015
Personal information
Full nameNikki Louise Brammeier
BornNikki Louise Harris
(1986-12-30) 30 December 1986 (age 37)
Derby, United Kingdom
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder[1]
Professional teams
2006Science in Sport
2007Global Racing Team
2008Wielerteam De Sprinters Malderen
2009Moving Ladies[2]
2009Team Flexpoint
2010AVB Cycling Team
2011–2015Telenet–Fidea
2016–2017Boels–Dolmans
2018–2019MUDIIITA–Canyon
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
National Championships (2013, 2016, 2017, 2019)
Harris, 2016 Valkenburg

In November 2017 Brammeier announced that she would be leaving the Boels–Dolmans team at the end of the year in order to focus solely on cyclo-cross.[4] The following month she and her husband Matt Brammeier announced the establishment of the MUDIIITA cyclo-cross project, intended to encourage participation in the sport in the UK, including a professional team known as MUDIIITA–Canyon.[5]

In June 2019 Brammeier announced her pregnancy and her retirement from cyclo-cross.[6] In November of that year, Brammeier gave birth to a daughter.

Major results

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Mountain bike

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2004
1st   Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2011
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2012
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
2018
3rd Cross-country, National Championships

Road

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2005
1st Straiton, Women's National Series
2007
1st   Road race, National Under-23 Championships
4th National Criterium Championships
2016
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Energiewacht Tour

Track

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2002–2003
National Junior Championships
1st   Individual pursuit
1st   500m time trial
1st   Points
2005–2006
3rd Points, UCI World Cup Classics, Sydney

Cyclo-cross

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2002–2003
3rd National Championships
2003–2004
National Trophy Series
2nd Matlock
3rd Ipswich
2005–2006
National Trophy Series
3rd Chorley
2009–2010
2nd National Championships
2nd Tervuren
2010–2011
2nd National Championships
2011–2012
2nd National Championships
2nd Ruddervoorde
2nd Hoogstraten
2nd Middelkerke
2nd Overijse
2nd Zonhoven
3rd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
3rd Koppenberg
3rd Essen
3rd Baal
Fidea Classics
3rd Neerpelt
3rd Gavere
3rd Valkenburg
3rd Heerlen
3rd Rucphen
2012–2013
1st   National Championships
1st Ruddervoorde
1st Gavere
Soudal Classics
1st Niel
1st Leuven
2nd Antwerpen
2nd Overijse
3rd Overall UCI World Cup
2nd Koksijde
3rd Plzeň
Bpost Bank Trophy
2nd Koppenberg
2nd Loenhout
2nd Baal
3rd Essen
2nd Kalmthout
3rd   UEC European Championships
2013–2014
1st Hamme
1st Hoogstraten
2nd Overall UCI World Cup
2nd Tábor
3rd Valkenburg
3rd Koksijde
3rd Namur
3rd Overall Bpost Bank Trophy
1st Ronse
3rd Koppenberg
3rd Essen
3rd Baal
2nd   UEC European Championships
2nd National Championships
Soudal Classics
2nd Niel
3rd Leuven
3rd Antwerpen
2nd Ruddervoorde
2nd Heerlen
2nd Rucphen
3rd Gavere
3rd Overijse
2014–2015
1st Spa-Francorchamps
1st Rucphen
2nd National Championships
2nd Zonhoven
2nd Gavere
2nd Oostmalle
2nd Heerlen
3rd   UEC European Championships
UCI World Cup
3rd Milton Keynes
3rd Brabant
2015–2016
1st   National Championships
3rd Overall UCI World Cup
1st Namur
2nd Koksijde
3rd Hoogerheide
2nd Overall Superprestige
2nd Gieten
2nd Zonhoven
2nd Spa-Francorchamps
3rd Gavere
3rd Hoogstraten
3rd Middelkerke
BPost Bank Trophy
2nd Sint-Niklaas
3rd Ronse
3rd Koppenberg
3rd Hamme
2nd Rucphen
3rd   UEC European Championships
Soudal Classics
3rd Niel
3rd Overijse
2016–2017
1st   National Championships
2nd Rucphen
Superprestige
3rd Zonhoven
Soudal Classics
3rd Neerpelt
2017–2018
Soudal Classics
1st Niel
2nd Neerpelt
2nd National Championships
UCI World Cup
2nd Namur
Superprestige
2nd Gieten
2nd Gavere
3rd Zonhoven
2nd Overall DVV Trophy
2nd Essen
3rd Brabant
2018–2019
1st   National Championships
UCI World Cup
2nd Koksijde
Superprestige
2nd Gavere
2nd Overijse
3rd Overall DVV Trophy
3rd Baal
3rd Gullegem
3rd Illnau
2022–2023
National Trophy Series
2nd Derby

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nikki Brammeier". Boels–Dolmans. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ^ Dymond, Joolze (4 February 2009). "Talking to Nikki Harris". British Cycling. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  3. ^ Decaluwé, Brecht (20 December 2015). "Harris claims maiden World Cup win in Namur". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Nikki Brammeier returns to cyclo-cross in 2018". cyclingnews.com. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Nikki and Matt Brammeier announce new MUDIIITA cyclo-cross project". cyclingnews.com. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ Zwangere Nikki Brammeier (32) hangt fiets aan de haak (in Dutch)
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