McNulty Takes Stay at UAE Team Emirates-XRG Past Decade Mark With Contract Extension to 2030
Brandon McNulty has extended his contract with UAE Team Emirates-XRG through the end of 2030, a deal that will see the American complete an extraordinary eleven years of service with the Emirati squad. The extension cements McNulty's status as one of the longest-serving riders in the modern peloton and underscores his value as a key lieutenant to Tadej Pogacar across the team's most ambitious campaigns.
"It's a nice prospect to continue racing with UAE Team Emirates-XRG for the foreseeable future," McNulty said on the team's official announcement. "I've been with the team for several years now, and it's a place where I've been able to grow a lot as a rider and as a person. We've achieved some great things together, and I feel like I have the right balance here — I feel at home."
McNulty joined UAE Team Emirates as a promising young talent from the American development system, and over the years has transformed into one of the peloton's most reliable and versatile domestiques. His ability to ride at high tempo in the mountains, his time-trialling strength, and his tactical intelligence have made him indispensable in Pogacar's Grand Tour and Classics campaigns alike. At 28, he is entering the prime years of his career with a clear role and a team built around the best rider in the world.
The extension is part of a broader strategy by UAE Team Emirates-XRG to lock down their core squad for the long term. Florian Vermeersch recently extended his own contract, reinforcing the team's cobbled Classics ambitions alongside Pogacar's Monument Grand Slam quest. With Isaac del Toro already tied down to a long-term deal through 2029, the team's management has assembled a squad capable of competing across every major race on the calendar for years to come.
For McNulty, the timing is significant. He arrives at this new chapter having played a crucial supporting role in Pogacar's 2025 Tour de France victory and this spring's devastating Classics campaign, where the Slovenian has won Strade Bianche, Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders. With Paris-Roubaix looming this Sunday and the Ardennes Classics to follow, McNulty's work this spring is far from over.
"The team is in a great place right now," McNulty added. "When you're riding alongside Tadej, the ambitions are always the highest they can be. That motivates you every day in training and in races. I want to keep being part of that for as long as I can." With this extension, he will do exactly that — and in an era of frequent transfers and team upheaval, a decade of loyalty to one squad is a rarity worth celebrating.