News | Gp Montreal | Gp Quebec • September 14, 2025
McNulty & Pogačar deliver stunning 1-2 for UAE Team Emirates–XRG at GP Montréal
Team takes record equalling 85th win of season
In a commanding performance at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, Brandon McNulty cruised to victory alongside teammate Tadej Pogačar, securing a memorable 1-2 finish for UAE Team Emirates–XRG.
The duo broke away from the field with two laps to go in the 209.1 km race featuring 17 laps of the challenging Parc du Mont-Royal circuit. The route tested riders across multiple climbs per lap, including the steep Côte Camillien-Houde, Polytechnique, and a final ascent before the finishing drag on Avenue du Parc.
From early on, UAE Team Emirates–XRG imposed a high tempo in the peloton with Nils Politt, steadily eroding the breakaway and keeping the pressure on for the first three hours of racing. As the race approached its climax, McNulty made a well-timed move on one of the final laps. Shortly after, Pogačar bridged across to join him. Together the pair pushed clear, working in concert to build a decisive gap. In the final kilometre, Pogačar graciously allowed McNulty the honour of taking the win, completing one of the most impressive displays of teamwork this season.
Brandon McNulty: “When you go one-two with a teammate, but when he’s World Champion and obviously the best guy in the world, it’s super special. That’s one of the most memorable days of my career so far.
We made this move on the climb, and then it ended up a group of four, and then Tadej went [on the attack]. Then I was able to come across, and he waited for me, and he was kind enough to give me the win. So in the final, he decided to give it [the win] to me. So I’m really thankful for that. It was a super fun day.”
With today’s result, UAE Team Emirates-XRG has now joined the all-time win record of 85 wins in a season.
Tadej Pogačar: “It’s been a really successful season for the team. A lot of riders have opportunities and when they get them they take them. Almost all our riders have won something this year and its a testament to how hard they work. Everybody puts in so much effort and we are just thrilled to have so many wins this year.”
GP Montréal results
1. Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) 5h 14′ 04″
2. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) s.t.
3. Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) +1′ 03″
