The 209.1km race was decided after an attack on the penultimate lap.
One year from now, Montreal will welcome the World Championships for the second time in history after the 1974 edition, when Eddy Merckx wrote another glorious page of history. Next year, the competition is set to be held again in the Canadian city, which in the meantime hosted the 14th episode of its World Tour race.
One of the hardest one-day events of the whole season in terms of total elevation gain, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal got off to a fast start, which saw a group break away from the peloton. Pascal Eenkhoorn was among the seven riders in that move, and Soudal Quick-Step’s 29-year-old helped the group open a two-minute margin on the bunch. Unfortunately, 90 kilometers from the start, Eenkhoorn crashed, and despite being able to continue the race, his spell at the front came to an end, as the chasers quickly caught him.
The victory in Montreal went to Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates), while Mattia Cattaneo – a bronze medallist at this year’s Italian National ITT Championships – was the best placed rider of our team.
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