Teams & Riders Brandon McNulty is the Next Great American Hope Thread

[Ilmaestro99]

Anybody knows wtf hes doing at this giro?

 

[Tim Cahill]

It will be even funnier if he doesn't attack once and just limps in for like 11th or something, slowly dripping time, great commitment to the bit.

 

[Tim Cahill]

20	MCNULTY Brandon	UAE Team Emirates - XRG				6:05
21	MAJKA Rafał	UAE Team Emirates - XRG				,,

What the *** is he doing

 

[Sciatic]

It will be even funnier if he doesn't attack once and just limps in for like 11th or something, slowly dripping time, great commitment to the bit.

Seems accurate

 

[Potomac]

He should be furious.
He's clearly the best rider for UAE but he has to do all the work for those donkeys that UAE are insisting are the team leaders.

 

[SHAD0W93]

20	MCNULTY Brandon	UAE Team Emirates - XRG				6:05
21	MAJKA Rafał	UAE Team Emirates - XRG				,,

What the *** is he doing

Passing Ayuso in GC and team hierarchy.

 

[Cycling111]

I started the Giro defending his work, but since Siena he has only looked for his own interests.
He didn't really miss that much time in Siena either. He didn't give his all to the group, and if he was so injured, he should´ve missed more time

Today Majka looked really angry with McNulty who has made the top 10 in an embarrassing way without helping his team.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I started the Giro defending his work, but since Siena he has only looked for his own interests.
He didn't really miss that much time in Siena either. He didn't give his all to the group, and if he was so injured, he should´ve missed more time

Today Majka looked really angry with McNulty who has made the top 10 in an embarrassing way without helping his team.

He is selfish. There are 3 UAE riders very selfish.

 

[Pozzovivo]

Mcnulty took 9th from Storer in GC! Good day for him.

 

[Cycling111]

McNulty doesn't even hide it. Proud of his top 10.

By profile, McNulty was the best domestique to go along with Finestre's break. But aside from UAE's incompetence, McNulty wouldn't have sacrificed his top 10 finish.

For me, his Giro is reason to be fired. He's been riding for his position since the day he got involved in a break to recover positions and placed tenth.

Besides, a top-10 finish for the UAE is useless. Bragging about it when they've just lost the Giro is pretty ridiculous, but doing so when it's clear he hasn't worked leaves him exposed.

 

[Pozzovivo]

McNulty doesn't even hide it. Proud of his top 10.

By profile, McNulty was the best domestique to go along with Finestre's break. But aside from UAE's incompetence, McNulty wouldn't have sacrificed his top 10 finish.

For me, his Giro is reason to be fired. He's been riding for his position since the day he got involved in a break to recover positions and placed tenth.

Besides, a top-10 finish for the UAE is useless. Bragging about it when they've just lost the Giro is pretty ridiculous, but doing so when it's clear he hasn't worked leaves him exposed.

I think it was a genuine and heartfelt post - and I'm happy for him. It is up the the employer to judge whether he fulfilled his responsibility within the team. If they gave him the freedom to ride his race then who are we to judge? If UAE had helped EF chase the break on stage 20 - the criticism against Mcnulty would be far less potent. DS's fault. Baroncini and Arrieta should have pulled - not Mcnulty.

 

[SafeBet]

I think it was a genuine and heartfelt post - and I'm happy for him. It is up the the employer to judge whether he fulfilled his responsibility within the team. If they gave him the freedom to ride his race then who are we to judge? If UAE had helped EF chase the break on stage 20 - the criticism against Mcnulty would be far less potent. DS's fault. Baroncini and Arrieta should have pulled - not Mcnulty.

Baroncini alone could have kept the gap under 5 minutes if UAE wanted so. McNulty was never gonna be asked to work on the flat on that stage.

 

[Cycling111]

McNulty should´ve gone with Van Aert in the break, but that would´ve meant losing his top 10 . He wouldn't have done it. If there were any doubts about,that post confirms it.

In my opinion, his Giro is grounds for dismissal.
As long as he's on the team, they shouldn't send him to another GT. He is on the pre-list for the Vuelta. They should remove him from the Vuelta team after his selfish behavior at the Giro.

 

[Rackham]

McNulty was literally bleeding out after his crash on the gravel stage and he was pulling for Ayuso covered in blood.

Cycling is such a crazy sport where guys suffer injuries, do their job and then still get fans calling for them to be fired two weeks later.

 

[AmRacer]

McNulty was literally bleeding out after his crash on the gravel stage and he was pulling for Ayuso covered in blood.

Cycling is such a crazy sport where guys suffer injuries, do their job and then still get fans calling for them to be fired two weeks later.

Not fans, but haters.

 

[Cycling111]

McNulty was literally bleeding out after his crash on the gravel stage and he was pulling for Ayuso covered in blood.

Cycling is such a crazy sport where guys suffer injuries, do their job and then still get fans calling for them to be fired two weeks later.

McNulty arrived seconds behind Ayuso.
Van Aert didnñ t arrive with Simon on Saturday.

In any case, it was very clear afterwards that he rode for his top 10.
A GT are three weeks, not just Siena.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He was in the break on stage 17, so I doubt he would have put his foot down if he had been asked to try that again on stage 20 either, but it doesn't seem to have been the team's plan.

 

[Pozzovivo]

Baroncini alone could have kept the gap under 5 minutes if UAE wanted so. McNulty was never gonna be asked to work on the flat on that stage.

Exactly

 

[yaco]

McNulty should´ve gone with Van Aert in the break, but that would´ve meant losing his top 10 . He wouldn't have done it. If there were any doubts about,that post confirms it.

In my opinion, his Giro is grounds for dismissal.
As long as he's on the team, they shouldn't send him to another GT. He is on the pre-list for the Vuelta. They should remove him from the Vuelta team after his selfish behavior at the Giro.

McNulty would nor be allowed into the break. i feel you have unrelaistic expectations of riders, especially, support riders. We don't build perfect riders.