Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 2024: Impeccable Pogacar solos to triumph

foto: Cor VosTadej Pogacar strikes with 23 kilometres to go. The Slovenian solos to victory, while Pello Bilbao finishes in second. Julian Alaphliippe wins the sprint for third place. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 2024 GP Montreal

1. Tadej Pogacar (slo)
2. Pello Bilbao (spa) + 0.24
3. Julian Alaphilippe (fra) + 0.40
4. Maxim Van Gils (bel) s.t.
5. Ion Izagirre (spa) s.t.
6. Toms Skujins (lat) s.t.
7. Tiesj Benoot (bel) s.t.
8. Michael Woods (can) s.t.
9. Edoardo Zambanini (ita) s.t.
10. Jai Hindley (aus) s.t.

Race report
Michael Leonard and Gil Gelders establish the breakaway in the last part of the first lap. Dries De Bondt tracks them down later, and the three open a gap of 5 minutes.

Matej Mohoric replaces De Bondt at the front with 50 kilometres remaining. The gap is under 1 minute at that point. Leonord can’t follow Mohoric’s pace and loses contact.

The attackers are caught in with three laps to go.

Tadej Pogacar strikes on the Côte Camillien-Houde with 24 kilometres to go. He opens a 30 seconds gap, and consolidates. Bart Lemmen, Julian Alaphilippe, Pello Bilbao, and Alex Aranburu are the first chasers at the base of the last Côte Camillien-Houde ascent. Bilbao shakes off the other three on the ascent.

Pogacar takes the win in Montréal for the second time in his career, while Bilbao comes home in second.

Other interesting reads: route and start list 2024 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.