ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn bɹˈæmaɪɚɹ ɐnˈaʊnst hɪz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt fɹʌm kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən ænd hɪz ɐpˈɔɪntmənt tə ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv lˈiːd ɐkˈædəmi kˈoʊtʃ tə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈaɪklɪŋz mˈɛnz ɛndˈʊɹɹəns pɹˈoʊɡɹæm fɹʌm ˈɔːɡəst ʌv ðæt jˈɪɹ, wɪð ɐdˈɪʃənəl ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi fɚðə mˈɛnz ɪlˈiːt ɹˈoʊd tˈiːm ɪn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən, tˈeɪkɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə lˈæɾɚ fɹʌm ɹˈɑːd ˈɛlɪŋwˌɜːθ.
In June 2018 Brammeier announced his retirement from competition and his appointment to the position of lead academy coach to British Cycling's men's endurance programme from August of that year, with additional responsibility for the men's elite road team in international competition, taking over the latter from Rod Ellingworth.