Tudor Pro Cycling’s Mathias Guillemette finished fifth at a strange finish of the UMAG Classic in Croatia on Thursday–where two riders won.
The 142.3km race ended in a bunch sprint and according to race officials, the photo finish was too close to call–so they gave out two first places. Adam Bradáč (Factor Racing) and Dušan Rajović (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali) shared the top rung of the podium, and since there was no second, Erik Fetter (Team United Shipping) was third.
The finish
“I’m not sure if you saw the photo finish, it looks like it was taken on a phone,” the Trois-Rivières native said. “The person was probably standing about a metre and a half before the line, so the angle is off. They’re looking at the front wheels from an angle, which makes them appear tied when they clearly aren’t. From what I’ve heard, it’s the first-ever UCI race with two winners.”
Never celebrate too early??
Super close finish at UMAG Classic… who do you think has won?
Adam Bradáč on the left or Dušan Rajovič on the right. pic.twitter.com/D9lxC8abRv
— Lukáš Ronald Lukács (@lucasaganronald) March 4, 2026
Although Guillemette — in his first year with Tudor’s devo team, had a good finish, it wasn’t perfect. In fact, he crashed in only the first two km of the race.
A rough start to the race
“I had a pretty nasty crash. Yesterday I went to the hospital after the race and got some stitches in my knee. It was a rough day because I had to ride about three and a half hours with an open gash in my knee all day,” he said. “There was a massive pile-up right after the neutral descent. I stopped in time, but then I got run over. I just got slashed on the kneecap by another rider and spent quite a lot of time at the medical car trying to get it bandaged up.”
Guillemette, who turned to road after several years focusing mostly on track–he rode in the 2024 Paris Olympics–had a solid 2025. He had two wins–the national crit championships, and even more impressive, stage 2 of the Tour Alsace.
2026 starting well
“So far I’d say I’m in my best shape on the road. I wasn’t in that kind of shape at any point last year, so it’s nice to see it now,” he said. “Last year here I think I got 20th in this race, and in the stage race I maybe got a top-15. At the time I was super happy. But now when I look back at it, I get fifth and afterwards on the team bus we’re saying we messed it up.”
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