McNulty wins closing time trial to take Polish tour
McNulty, twice the US time trial champion, completed the hilly 12.5 km time trial around the Wieliczka salt mine in southern Poland 12 seconds faster than Italian Lorenzo Milesi of Movistar.
McNulty, who rides for Tadej Pogacar's Team UAE, succeeds Jonas Vingegaard who won the seven-day race last year.
Monegasque rider Victor Langellotti of Ineos, who took the overall lead on Saturday when he edged McNulty on the final climb, was 46 seconds back and ended up fifth overall.
Another Italian, Antonio Tiberi of Bahrain Victorious, finished fourth on Sunday to climb to second overall.
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