CYCLING ART BLOG

  The final European road race of the season, the Veneto Classic, Brandon McNulty stylishly rode to a solo victory with teammate Pavel Sivakov in third place. On a demanding course between Cittadella and Bassano del Grappa, including repeated ascents of the cobbled La Tisa climb, McNulty and his UAE squad controlled an aggressive afternoon of racing.  It was McNulty’s first success in the rainbow jersey since becoming world champion in Montreal last month and brought UAE’s final season tally to 78 victories.  “I’ve been enjoying racing in the rainbow jersey these past few weeks, but of course I wanted to get that first win wearing it, so to do it in the last race of the year is pretty special.  We had good numbers in the front group, which gave us options, and when I got away with Charmig I knew I had to try to make the difference on the final climbs. I managed to get a gap on Diesel Farm and from there it was just full gas to the finish.” -Brandon McNulty