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.