McNulty, Pogacar finish one-two in Montreal Grand Prix

American Brandon McNulty won the Montreal Grand Prix on Sunday, crossing the finish line ahead of his team leader at UAE Tadej Pogacar, who joined him in a breakaway on the penultimate lap of the closing circuit.

Slovenia's Pogacar, a twice previous winner in Montreal, waved his teammate on at the finish, the triumph capping a dominant performance from UAE – who pressed persistently to seize control.

The Emirati team claimed their 85th victory of the year, equaling the record for the number of wins by a single team in a season previously achieved by HTC-Columbia in 2009.

𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 @𝗍𝗇𝗍𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗌𝖼𝗒𝖼𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 • Brothers in arms 🤩 After utilising their full team throughout the race, Tadej Pogačar rode the final 2 laps in support of Brandon McNulty as they cross the line at Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal arm-in-arm 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/M4jOfW173a

— ꓴ𝖠𝗘 ꔋ𝗘𝖠𝝡ᴿᴾ (parody) (@notUAETEAM) September 14, 2025

Pogacar's runner-up finish followed a disappointing 29th place in the Quebec Grand Prix on Friday, but the two Canadian races showed he had rested and recovered well since winning a fourth Tour de France title in July.

The 26-year-old Slovenian's form in his first races since the Tour bodes well for the World Championships in Rwanda, where he will defend his road racing title on September 28.

A week earlier he is due to take on Belgian world champion Remco Evenepoel in the time-trial.

Pogacar is then headed to the Europan Championships in France before wrapping up his season at the Tour of Lombardy, where he will be chasing an unprecedented fifth straight victory.