The Day USA Won The World Championships 2026

Brandon McNulty won the Men Elite Road Race at the 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montreal with a huge solo attack from 33 kilometers out.

After 273 kilometers, no one could bring him back, and the USA claimed its first Elite men’s road world title in 33 years.

In this on-site report, we break down McNulty’s attack, the chase from Mathieu van der Poel, Tom Pidcock, Primoz Roglic and Isaac del Toro, plus the early moves from Van Aert and Van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel’s day.

Michael Matthews took silver, with Van der Poel earning bronze.