MONTREAL — A hard, final push by Adam Yates rewarded the British cyclist with a victory Sunday in the Montreal Grand Prix.
The UAE Team Emirates' rider fought off a challenge by Ineos Grenadiers’ Pavel Sivakov over the final 300 metres to take the 221-kilometre race, and also earn the top climber award.
“The guys did a good job to look after me, and then we started to wind up with three or four laps left to go. The guys did an amazing job to set the pace real high. UAE Team Emirates had a clear plan with Yates taking his unique role in stride. He was almost invisible for much of the race before emerging at the front of the pack with just over three kilometres to go.“If I’m good enough, I’ll have opportunities,” said Sivakov. “It’s always good to be in a very strong team, so we’ll see. It will be a big change for me next year.”