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Lesser known races 2023 edition

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777th Grand Prix d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais 197.6 km (1.1 - the only races worth following!) Arnaud Démare goes for two in row with 2 different teams! On Eurosport according to the website at
https://www.gpisbergues.com/le-parcours-cycliste-isbergues-hommes.html

Not on GCN+, so might only be in France.
And I'm really impressed by the fact that the first edition was apparently held in the year 1246, possibly even earlier, to account for years it was cancelled. For starters, it probably wasn't held during the Black Death...
 
Not on GCN+, so might only be in France.
And I'm really impressed by the fact that the first edition was apparently held in the year 1246, possibly even earlier, to account for years it was cancelled. For starters, it probably wasn't held during the Black Death...
Black Death? Pish ... would n't stop a proper bike race going on! (even before bikes were invented!)