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

[Potomac]

Well done, Brandon.

 

[Lequack]

He can easly be a GC contender I think.

 

[firefly3323]

He can easly be a GC contender I think.

Don't know if I would say easily...... but I do think he could become competitive. Especially if he can get to be more consistent.

 

[triley36]

With Pogacar and Almeida he will probably have to leave UAE to get a shot to ride for GC in a grand tour. Obviously things change, but personally, I very much enjoy watching him stage hunt, and attack from distance in hilly one day races. He, Powless, Simmons, Jorgensen and Sheffield could make for a fantastic national team on a hilly WC course.

 

[Landeirovic]

With Pogacar and Almeida he will probably have to leave UAE to get a shot to ride for GC in a grand tour. Obviously things change, but personally, I very much enjoy watching him stage hunt, and attack from distance in hilly one day races. He, Powless, Simmons, Jorgensen and Sheffield could make for a fantastic national team on a hilly WC course.

Why him need leave? He got this year a lot of chances. Was in algarve captain and here to. But had unluck. He have contract 2024 he is happy in uae and take victorie's

 

[triley36]

Why him need leave? He got this year a lot of chances. Was in algarve captain and here to. But had unluck. He have contract 2024 he is happy in uae and take victorie's

You are correct. I simply meant to say if he wanted a chance to lead in a grand tour, he might have to leave. I don’t see UAE not sending Pogacar or Almeida to a GT in the near future unless there are injury problems- which is always a possibility.

 

[woodburn]

McNulty targeting the Giro as leader next year would make a lot of sense. His upward trajectory continues. No reason he can't aspire to getting a GT win. Not saying it will be easy but he seems to have the qualities to reasonably go for it.

 

[Bolder]

He can easly be a GC contender I think.

I'm a huge McNulty fan but he has not yet shown he can complete a major GT climb with the lead group unless I missed it. I'd like to see him do that first.

 

[AlfaLum]

McNulty targeting the Giro as leader next year would make a lot of sense. His upward trajectory continues. No reason he can't aspire to getting a GT win. Not saying it will be easy but he seems to have the qualities to reasonably go for it.

It would. But it would also make sense if Almeida does the same. Or maybe Pogacar to win another new race.

 

[Landeirovic]

in my opinion, Mcnulty can be sent to the Giro along with an Almeida. you never know what can happen during a grand tour. then it is better to have another protected rider. is Mcnulty's goal to go for grand tours? or does he have more satisfaction of being the leader in rounds of 1 week, 1 day races and chasing stage victories in, for example, a Giro or Vuelta. I think he can easily win a stage in every Grand Tour than he will finish top 5 in the standings in every Grand tour.

 

[jmdirt]

He can easly be a GC contender I think.

He can easily be a GC contender.

 

[Potomac]

I stopped watching after the top 3 on the final stage of P-N, but looking at the results McNulty finishes 4th leading a group of 15. He must have had some sort of kick at the end there.