Matt Brammeier bags win in Belgium ahead of World Champs; Stephen Halpin & Mark Dowling also in action

Matt Brammeier takes the win from the breakaway in Belgium today, just 24 hours after being confirmed on the Irish team for the World Championships (Photo: LydiaVan de Meerssche)

Not content to be upstaged by today's stage victory at the Tour of Britain of fellow World Championship-bound Irish rider Sam Bennett, national champion Matt Brammeier bagged his first win of 2013 on foreign soil in Belgium today.

The Champion System rider, whose last win was his national title back in June, took victory in the GP Dokter Eugeen Roggeman, a pro kermesse in Stekene, Belgium.

Brammeier and Bennett were both confirmed just yesterday as being on the Irish team for the men's road race at the World Championships in Florence on Sunday week and have celebrated that news in great style today.

Stephen Halpin and Mark Dowling of the Polygon Sweet Nice team were also in action in the same race as Brammeier today, coming home in 21st and 51st place respectively as they get in a good hard racing spell in Belgium.

We'll hopefully have a yap with Brammeier in a bit and bring you an extended piece a little later.

GP Dokter Eugeen Roggeman

Thursday, Sept 19th, Stekene, Belgium

1. BRAMMEIER Matt CHAMPION SYSTEM PRO CYCLING TEAM
2. COENEN Dennis BOFROST-PRORACE CYCLING TEAM
3. CORDEEL Sander LOTTO-BELISOL
4. VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef LOTTO BELISOL U23
5. FRIEDEMANN Matthias CHAMPION SYSTEM PRO CYCLING TEAM
6. TOBYN Horton TEAM UK YOUTH
7. KREDER Raymond GARMIN SHARP
8. DONNAY Laurent ROYAL VELO-CLUB OTTIGNIES
9. LUDVIGSSON Fredrik TEAM PEOPLE4YOU - UNAAS CYCLING
10. MANNAERTS Jelle ROCK WERCHTER CYCLING TEAM
11. CALLEBAUT Kevin TEAM CIBEL/ALIPLAST
12. BROERS Remco TEAM VORARLBERG
13. VROLIJKX Jeroen LOTTO BELISOL U23
14. DHOLLANDER Kristof KON. W.C. DE RUPELSPURTERS BOOM
15. VERCAUTEREN Tim TEAM CIBEL/ALIPLAST

21. HALPIN Stephen POLYGON SWEET NICE
51. DOWLING Mark POLYGON SWEET NICE