Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) scored his first race victory in the rainbow bands on Sunday, winning solo at Veneto Classic.
With 10km remaining in the 157.6km contest, McNulty put in a major acceleration and escaped to the front on a single-handed charge.
Anthon Charmig (Uno-X Mobility) pursued his former breakaway partner but could not close down the time trial effort of the World Champion, going second 1:05 later. McNulty's teammate Pavel Sivakov emerged from a small group of chasers for the final podium spot, 1:30 off the pace.
Since winning the men's road race world title in September, McNulty has engaged in a packed October of Italian one-day races, going second at Coppa Agostini and fifth at Il Lombardia. He capped the final race of the European road season with a dominant win.
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Results
Position | Rider (Country) Team | Time Gap |
|---|---|---|
1 | Brandon Mcnulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 3:32:57 |
2 | Anthon Charmig (Den) Uno-X Mobility | 0:01:06 |
3 | Pavel Sivakov (Fra) UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 0:01:32 |
4 | Clément Berthet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United | 0:01:53 |
5 | Marc Hirschi (Swi) Tudor Pro Cycling | 0:02:02 |