Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Samamba]

Absolute carnage in Murcia

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I see Cipollini has paid tribute to his uncle and abandoned before the mountains in France.

 

[Rou]

Wellens ripping these guys

 

[Samamba]

Wellens doing a Wellens and going solo to the front group?

Monster

 

[Samamba]

That Wellens move might literally be the decisive move cause now Soler and Johanssen will absolutely drill it

It's the last moment in the race where a peloton has some advantage, I think wind is cross head now, will be cross tail in a bit till the final climb.

 

[Rou]

Now UAE should destroy Pidders.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

tnt coming up trumps with no ad free option

 

[Samamba]

So technically if tomorrow is cancelled due to excessive winds these race will be in the same boat as Ruta del Sol 2024, it being a stage race with only 1 stage, meaning there can't be a GC.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Front group are only playing into Raul's hands, he just does not miss. Think it will come back though, Bahrain can't be happy with just Gradek up front and Astana motivated to chase.

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay, just got home from work, and... what's going on with Kragh... he was chasing the break, and now he's abandonded?

Did he just... attack and then decide; "Naah, I don't wanna do this ***! I'm out."?

Aah, okay, he crashed. Weird that PCS doesn't mention that.

 

[Samamba]

I will never understand why Raul Garcia Pierna didn't already land a spot at a bit team like 2 years ago.

Honestly even now, I think he would be valuable at an absolute top team. Happy he's at Movistar tho so he can get his own chances.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Conversations being had. Juanpe completely useless in the situation and Wellens has let it go.

 

[Samamba]

Hilarious riding this tho

Not sure if this is the best tactics with peloton behind, but then again, it shoudl split there too so who knows.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I think the move would be good if they had Wellens in front with Johansen, Marc Soler looks like he's dying in the wind

 

[Samamba]

I think the move would be good if they had Wellens in front with Johansen, Marc Soler looks like he's dying in the wind

It's probably fine, peloton seems absolutely useless in this race.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Race convoy so big for a random 2.1 that they have a constant rotation of bikes and cars coming through to assist the front 2.

 

[Samamba]

1 2 3 is possible btw.

And I can't even hate

 

[Tim Cahill]

He should really be giving Johansen the win here, but a Soler finger on lips celebration would be too funny

 

[RedheadDane]

Marc Solo-er.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

the sooner uae piss off from the sport the better.

 

[Rou]

Good for UAE that they rolled Pidcock in the crosswinds as he destroyed Wellens on the climb.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

UAE got ai generated Scandinavian riders beating piddock now.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Tendon and one of the Bais brothers look like they're about to take it, Peloton have got it wrong

 

[RedheadDane]

Tendon got it!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

UAE got ai generated Scandinavian riders beating piddock now.

Don't forget that him and Larsen were the guys Visma were originally looking at when they signed Vingegaard. It's their own fault they made a huge mistake...