Mexico’s Isaac Del Toro Wins Grand Prix Cycliste De Montreal, Canada’s Woods 18th
Del Toro attacked with 300 metres left and held off Paul Seixas as the 214-kilometre race served as a Worlds tune-up.
- On Sunday, Isaac del Toro of Mexico won the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal, riding for UAE Team Emirates-XRG and claiming victory in the 214km race.
- The 214km race served as a pre-Worlds test on the same circuit designated for the World Championships, which take place in Montreal on September 27.
- Del Toro attacked rival Paul Seixas of Decathlon CMA CGM with 300 metres remaining on the uphill drag after the pair escaped a reshuffling breakaway on the final lap.
- "They just put me in the place to try to fight for the victory," Del Toro said, crediting his teammates for their crucial tactical support throughout the race.
- Thirty-Nine-Year-Old Michael Woods returned to professional road cycling for the event, finishing 18th after coming out of retirement ahead of the World Championships.
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Isaac del Toro did it again. He won the Montreal Grand Prix with a sprint in the last 300 meters in which he fought wheel with wheel against the Frenchman Paul Seixas, who could not face the final attack and with the goal in sight. Ensenada was allowed to release the handlebar a little before crossing the line to make the pass with which he celebrates his triumphs.
The 22-year-old pedalist became the first Latin American to win this race, which beat Frenchman Paul Seixas in a magnificent duel between prodigies. Third in the Tour de France, Del Toro continued with his excellent season, in which he has awarded himself the Tirreno-Adriatic, the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the UAE Tour. "We tried to take advantage of the numerical advantage in the final straight. I tried to follow the important movements fro…
Isaac del Toro won the Montréal Grand Prix in Canada, where he won French Paul Seixas.
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