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'I almost had the stage' - Brandon McNulty poised to fight for overall victory at Tour de Pologne despite narrow near-miss in summit finish

Brandon McNulty GC Jan Christen Victor Langellotti Pologne Rafal Majka Antonio Tiberi UAE Team Emirates United States
BUKOWINA TATRZANSKA, POLAND - AUGUST 09: Brandon McNulty of The United States and UAE Team Emirates - XRG attacks during the 82nd Tour de Pologne 2025, Stage 6 a 147.5km stage from Bukowina Resort to Bukowina Tatrzanska 943m / #UCIWT / on August 09, 2025 in Bukowina Tatrzanska, Poland. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images).

Brandon McNulty's bid for his first win of 2025 may have been agonisingly close to becoming reality on Saturday in the Tour de Pologne, but despite that last-minute defeat, as the rider from Arizona put it afterwards, in terms of battling for the overall the stage went "better than I expected".

True, the UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer was powerless to stop Victor Langellotti Ineos-Grenadiers) from overhauling him in the final metres of the ascent to Bukovina Tatrzanska and as the Monaco rider celebrated both stage and moving into the overall lead, McNulty had to settle for second on the line.

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