Lesser known races 2026 edition

[yaco]

Bit of clownery from Unibet, there are about 4 guys in the group better than them and they've just buried themselves on the front to be countered.

This is what teams do in their first GT because they are desperate to win a stage.

 

[Tim Cahill]

This is what teams do in their first GT because they are desperate to win a stage.

I was on about them being beaten for the bonus seconds on the last climb in Hellas, haven't been paying much attention to the Giro.

Johannink saved them at the end anyway so they won't be too bothered.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Did the Czech rider just celebrate second place in a sprint?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 4 in Greece:

Last climb:

Shallow, but long. Race is scheduled to end 4 hours before the Giro peloton crosses the line.
Edit: Corrected Tube link:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb1v_ZiJ_lA

 

[RedheadDane]

Stage 4 in Greece:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgMZTYMyDZk

UHm... you have accidentally posted the link for stage 5.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

In Greece, we have 3 riders in front with about 5mins to peloton.
On the last climb, 16kms to go.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Pozzovivo attacked with like 10km to go, but didn't get a way. Now he is pacing.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Look at this shameful *** 15 guys leaning on a pensioner

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

2 URPs have illegally attacked the Pozzovivo group. Anyone know if they are relevant?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Jezek has 8 seconds on Stüssi so he just needs to follow him.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Fairly unknown Czech and Volta winner on the attack as it should be in Greece.

 

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Fairly unknown Czech and Volta winner on the attack as it should be in Greece.

looking at his results, these more or less seem to be his first UCI elite races. Pretty good start

 

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Did the Czech rider just celebrate second place in a sprint?

today he celebrated 3rd place - and the GC lead, to be fair

 

[QueenStagiaire]

looking at his results, these more or less seem to be his first UCI elite races. Pretty good start

Indeed, Looks as though he‘ll take the GC. Masciarelli wins the stage.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage result:

1	Masciarelli Lorenzo	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	14	20		4:38:13
2	Pettiti Nicolò	Swatt Club	5	12		0:28
3	Ježek Václav	Kasper crypto4me	3	7		1:44
4	Ginestra Lorenzo	Swatt Club		5	3″	,,
5	Stüssi Colin	Team Vorarlberg		4		1:45
6	Eiking Odd Christian	Unibet Rose Rockets		3		,,
7	Pozzovivo Domenico	Solution Tech NIPPO Rali		2		,,
8	Verre Alessandro	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort		1		,,
9	Herrada Jesús	Burgos Burpellet BH				1:59
10	Fabbro Matteo	Solution Tech NIPPO Rali				,,

First pro win for Masciarelli

Nice bit of race action on the climb....

 

[Brullnux]

Does this mean Pozzovivo second in GC?

 

[SafeBet]

So MBH get their first 2 pro wins in the span of 8 days, the queen stage of the Tour of Turkey and the queen stage of the Tour of Hellas, both with riders who had never won before at professional level.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Pozzo in 2nd confirmed:

1	2	▲1	Ježek Václav	Kasper crypto4me	3	12″	17:18:10
2	6	▲4	Pozzovivo Domenico	Solution Tech NIPPO Rali		2″	0:11
3	7	▲4	Stüssi Colin	Team Vorarlberg			0:13
4	13	▲9	Verre Alessandro	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort			,,
5	15	▲10	Eiking Odd Christian	Unibet Rose Rockets			,,
6	3	▼3	Herrada Jesús	Burgos Burpellet BH		6″	0:21
7	5	▼2	Díaz José Manuel	Burgos Burpellet BH		2″	0:25
8	10	▲2	Pękala Piotr	ATT Investments			0:27
9	12	▲3	Fabbro Matteo	Solution Tech NIPPO Rali			,,
10	14	▲4	Galimberti Lorenzo	Swatt Club			,,

Not sure about the bonus business on the last stage, but the lesser podium spaces seems to be in play....

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Ježek was 67th in l'Avenir last year, only one spot below Vingegaard's record. He might make it far.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Cosnefroy wins GP Morbihan. Cosnefroy has won this race four times.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

A plethora of races today. Baku-Khankendi Azerbaijan Cycling race (2.1) is first on my list.
5 stages with the first one looking like a bunch sprint:

Startlist: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/baku-khankendi-azerbaijan-cycling-race/2026/startlist
Break business seems ongoing. 135 kms to go.
Streams should be available in about 2 hours.

 

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The Tour of Azerbaijan used to be probably the biggest sportswashing event of all on the calendar. Good to see it back!

And there even is Oscar Sevilla to challenge Li Ning Star. Astana back in points farming mode. Urko Berrade. The Cycling Champion. Budiak now racing for Madar. Should be fun!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Hadn't noticed babyface is involved. Lets go Sevilla.....

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Former winners including a RusVelo-era, pre-breakout Ilnur Zakarin, and an unheralded Adria Mobil guy called Primož Roglič...

 

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Former winners including a RusVelo-era, pre-breakout Ilnur Zakarin, and an unheralded Adria Mobil guy called Primož Roglič...

while former winner Youcef Reguigui is back for more