Lesser known races 2026 edition

[RedheadDane]

The Unibet streak has been broken...

Kubis only 3rd.

 

[Samamba]

The winners of this race this week lmao

3 decent neopro's and Uhlig.

Nice for Roubaix tho

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage:

1	Heremans Joppe	Van Rysel Roubaix	14	20	10″	3:18:41
2	Kubiš Lukáš	Unibet Rose Rockets	5	12	6″	,,
3	Lapeira Paul	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	3	7	4″	,,
4	Moschetti Matteo	Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team		5		,,
5	Hardouin Louis	Van Rysel Roubaix		4		,,
6	Huens Axel	Groupama - FDJ United		3		,,
7	Kockelmann Mathieu	Lotto Intermarché		2		,,
8	Lozouet Léandre	CIC Pro Cycling Academy		1		,,
9	Dujardin Sandy	TotalEnergies				,,
10	Uhlig Henri	Alpecin-Premier Tech				,,

WT teams got spanked....

edit: a new stage result suggests Kubis 2nd......Updated now.

 

[RedheadDane]

The winners of this race this week lmao

3 decent neopro's and Uhlig.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Joppe isn't even a neopro... he's not pro.

 

[Squire]

Grisel went totally backwards in that sprint. Hopefully Lotto will definitely put Kockelmann above him in the pecking order now.

 

[Samamba]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Joppe isn't even a neopro... he's not pro.

Technically (UCI) not no, but he does have a pro contract with Roubaix

 

[yaco]

Cofidis will be rueing not bringing Coquard to this race. he could have won a stage which is unlikely at Oman.

 

[Samamba]

Grisel went totally backwards in that sprint. Hopefully Lotto will definitely put Kockelmann above him in the pecking order now.

Was not Grisel, he was already way to far back with 500m to go.

 

[Squire]

Was not Grisel, he was already way to far back with 500m to go.

Ah okay. Rota then? The guy sprinting and going backwards seemed to originally be ahead of Kockelmann and Grisel in the train if Grisel was the man at the back. My point still stands though, sort of, because Grisel couldn't hold Kockelmann's wheel then.

 

[Netserk]

larsen not in the results so far, decomble with a 7 seconds gap

 

[Netserk]

i was just about to write that decomble was my bet for the gc

 

[Squire]

i was just about to write that decomble was my bet for the gc

Well, last year had 18 seconds between 1st and 2nd in the TT, and only 14 guys within a minute. But I've always had Costiou as most likely winner of this. Hoping for a good Decomble performance though. The win is still possible despite the annoying 7 seconds loss.

 

[Samamba]

Ah okay. Rota then? The guy sprinting and going backwards seemed to originally be ahead of Kockelmann and Grisel in the train if Grisel was the man at the back. My point still stands though, sort of, because Grisel couldn't hold Kockelmann's wheel then.

He was leading out Kockelmann yeah, Van de wynkele I think, I'd have to watch again to be sure, but Grisel was alrady out of position. Both could do their sprint, Kockelmann was not supposed to do the leadout this time I think.

 

[Samamba]

larsen not in the results so far, decomble with a 7 seconds gap

Provisional results tho, could be that Larsen just was on a spare, and we'll see if they actually keep the gaps.

 

[Netserk]

phew

larsen has been added as twentieth. same time as winner

ready to shoot for glory tomorrow!!!!

 

[Netserk]

the biggest battle of the preseason awaits us 15:24 when decomble starts one minute before the superstar niklas larsen

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Yes, the last stage of Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard (2.1) is on now.

A long sprint.

Last riders to start:

68	41	15:18:00	TEUNS Dylan	Cofidis
69	14	15:19:00	DEBRUYNE Ramses	Alpecin-Premier Tech
70	115	15:20:00	GRANGER Ben	Solution Tech NIPPO Rali
71	165	15:21:00	SOMMER Jan	Elite Fondations Cycling Team
72	133	15:22:00	DELACROIX Théo	St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93
73	61	15:23:00	DELETTRE Alexandre	TotalEnergies
74	3	15:24:00	DECOMBLE Maxime	Groupama - FDJ United
75	106	15:25:00	LARSEN Niklas	Unibet Rose Rockets
76	96	15:26:00	MIFSUD Andrea	Team Polti VisitMalta
77	1	15:27:00	COSTIOU Ewen	Groupama - FDJ United
78	93	15:28:00	MUÑOZ Francisco	Team Polti VisitMalta
79	155	15:29:00	LOZOUET Léandre	CIC Pro Cycling Academy
80	32	15:30:00	GRISEL Matys	Lotto Intermarché
81	62	15:31:00	DUJARDIN Sandy	TotalEnergies
82	33	15:32:00	KOCKELMANN Mathieu	Lotto Intermarché
83	21	15:34:00	LAPEIRA Paul	Decathlon CMA CGM Team
84	44	15:36:00	IZQUIERDO Clément	Cofidis
85	124	15:38:00	HARDOUIN Louis	Van Rysel Roubaix
86	15	15:40:00	UHLIG Henri	Alpecin-Premier Tech
87	105	15:42:00	KUBIŠ Lukáš	Unibet Rose Rockets

All within 30s in GC. Wet conditions, Streams available.

 

[RedheadDane]

A long sprint.

I guess that's one way to describe an ITT...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Current stading at finish:

1	DE GENDT Aimé		15.27,16	15.27,16	39.8
2	LEROUX Samuel		0.09,49	15.36,65	39.4
3	DAVY Clément		0.24,38	15.51,54	38.8
4	HUENS Axel		0.28,45	15.55,61	38.6
5	AGNOLETTO Blake		0.30,71	15.57,87	38.6

 

[Netserk]

lets guess the gc:

larsen
decomble
kubis
costiou
lapiera

teuns as dark horse

 

[Squire]

lets guess the gc:

larsen
decomble
kubis
costiou
lapiera

teuns as dark horse

May I suggest a surprise top 5 from Izquierdo? Still think Costiou will win.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

1st: Decomble
2nd: Kubiš and Larsen on equal time

 

[Netserk]

May I suggest a surprise top 5 from Izquierdo? Still think Costiou will win.

you are more than welcome

dont really know what to expect from the contenders today, few results to go off

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Current at finish:

1	LABROSSE Jordan		15.16,22	15.16,22	40.3
2	MOURIS Wessel		0.02,59	15.18,81	40.2
3	LOULERGUE Victor		0.03,95	15.20,17	40.1
4	KOPECKÝ Tomáš		0.07,01	15.23,23	40
5	DE GENDT Aimé		0.10,94	15.27,16	39.8

Labrosse could be on the podium methinks.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Decomble on the ramp.