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McNulty wins Montreal road race world title, first American since Armstrong
September 28, 2026 at 03:26 AM
Brandon McNulty soloed to victory in the men's road race at the UCI World Championships in Montreal, ending a 33-year American drought.
- McNulty, 28, became the first American men's road race world champion since Lance Armstrong in 1993, completing the 273.4km course in 6:17.
- McNulty finished 13 seconds clear of Australian Michael Matthews, with Dutch former champion Mathieu van der Poel third.
- McNulty launched a solo attack with 30km remaining and held a 50-second lead at the start of the final lap.
- McNulty said he did not believe victory was possible until the finishing metres and that it "would take a miracle."