Pidcock called it plain: «Del Toro was obviously working for McNulty in the end…

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Pidcock says Del Toro was 'working for McNulty' at Worlds – but is that actually true? — Dane Cash

Pidcock called it plain: «Del Toro was obviously working for McNulty in the end there.» Race footage shows something messier — Del Toro repeatedly drove the chase and attacked on Camillien-Houde, racing for himself as Mexico's leader, not riding shotgun for a UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate.

Pidcock's read is outcome-based: McNulty won, so whoever helped shape the chase must have been working for him. But Del Toro's accelerations on the final climb didn't isolate McNulty — they helped pull the strongest groups back together, which cuts against the domestique framing. The actual neutralizing work inside the chase came from Matteo Jorgenson and Quinn Simmons, marking moves lap after lap. Del Toro racing hard for his own rainbow jersey looks a lot like a rival who never stopped attacking, not a helper who quietly stood down.

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'Del Toro was obviously working for McNulty in the end' – Tom Pidcock gives insight into tactical headache of the chasing group at World Championships How Brandon McNulty won the 2026 World Championships: how USA outmanoeuvred Van der Poel, Del Toro and Evenepoel

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