Brandon McNulty Prepares to Debut Rainbow Jersey in USA as Hilarious Off-Season Photo Emerges

Brandon McNulty will debut his rainbow stripes on home soil this month at El Tour de Tucson.

Arizona native McNulty will headline the long-running fondo alongside his USA Cycling teammate Quinn Simmons and retired legends George Hincapie and Bradley Wiggins.

It will mark the first time McNulty, 28, will “race” in his home country since he won the UCI road world championships this September.

Taking place on November 21, El Tour de Tucson effectively runs through McNulty’s back yard.

The wildly popular event offers starters three distances – 32, 63, and 103 miles. It’s not been confirmed which of the three Simmons and McNulty will join.

However, it has been revealed that the two WorldTour superstars will be participating in the “El Tour Prologue Camp,” an “all-inclusive camp experience” that runs ahead of race day.

Organizers of the charity-focused Tour de Tuscon hailed the attendance of the world and U.S. champions at what will be the 43rd running of the event.

“Brandon is bringing the world championship home to Arizona,” said T.J. Juskiewicz, executive director of El Tour de Tucson. “This is a huge get for El Tour, and we appreciate them joining us. What a great way to celebrate their victories – in El Tour. Our cyclists can say they rode with world champions at El Tour.”

McNulty has kept a low profile since he ended his season on an exclamation point by winning in the rainbow jersey at the Veneto Classic.

He immediately traveled to Abu Dhabi to join Tadej Pogačar and his UAE Emirates-XRG teammates for a team get-together, but has chosen to skip the lucrative end-of-year critérium circuit.

McNulty and Team USA wingmen go full off-season at Vermaerke’s wedding

McNulty appears to have been enjoying his time off, however.

He and several other U.S. pros – many of whom helped him win the rainbow jersey in Montréal – attended the wedding of UAE Emirates-XRG rider Kevin Vermaerke and his partner Rindi Kessler this weekend.

Some of these professional athletes might have wished the photos were kept on lockdown.

Vermaerke shared this hilarious image of McNulty, Simmons, Larry Warbasse, Cole Kessler, Will Barta, Sean Quinn, and former Aevolo racer Andrew Vollmer on Instagram on Sunday.

Interpret the photo however you like, but it suggests maybe pro cyclists do know how to have fun, after all.

Matteo Jorgenson and Neilson Powless were also at the wedding but escaped the camera’s lens. Whether they kept their shirts on is another matter.

Further information on El Tour de Tucson can be found here.