Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Ilmaestro99]

Fantastic to see the break win

 

[Wvv]

They gave Bilbao 6th place, but he surely won that sprint for fourth, no?

 

[RedheadDane]

FDJ with an... interesting sprint tactic... 6th, 8th, and 9th.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

the sooner uae piss off from the sport the better.

5 of the top 10. come on mate.

 

[Cycling111]

Destructive comments returned after BORA 1-3 in Mallorca and Valencia, and Astana 1-2 in Oman destroying Yates.

 

[YavorD]

the sooner uae piss off from the sport the better.

Nah, you'll have the next super team ready in line to pick up 60-70 wins.
Red Bull are looking like a possible successor.
And even Lidl, depending on how Ayuso develops.

 

[James M]

UAE got ai generated Scandinavian riders beating piddock now.

That was some blackwell *** yes. He was very strong in the wind honestly a impressive ride by him.

 

[Kazistuta]

Oh, apparently Riccitello lost 20 seconds in the final... that's gonna hurt him if the climb tomorrow has headwind.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Nah, you'll have the next super team ready in line to pick up 60-70 wins.
Red Bull are looking like a possible successor.
And even Lidl, depending on how Ayuso develops.

I'd take the best team winning 60 wins but not in the 90's. Suffocating the race with numbers, and thats before you even mention that guy who goes off 100k out destroying all tension.

8 wins already and a lot haven't even started their seasons.

 

[Netserk]

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

i had hoped wed see some retro dabbing

 

[Dazed and Confused]

First pro win for Tendon. Last few kms:

View: https://youtu.be/stOCwCxtRog


Miserable conditions.

 

[Netserk]

Oh, apparently Riccitello lost 20 seconds in the final... that's gonna hurt him if the climb tomorrow has headwind.

the peloton split in three after the tunnel (wouldve been nice with some images of the peloton sooner)

and then betjenten went rogue

 

[Wvv]

They gave Bilbao 6th place, but he surely won that sprint for fourth, no?

No one? Really curious if I misjudged that.

 

[Netserk]

Fantastic to see the break win

eh, not when its soler

but i cant hate on uae this time around, great racing today

 

[Ilmaestro99]

eh, not when its soler

but i cant hate on uae this time around, great racing today

I was talking about the lads in Provence holding off the peleton!!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Great to see Big Hugh Carthy on the provisional startlist, an easy mistake to make given he retired a mere 6 months ago

No announcement from EF by the way, same with many other riders after spending 10 years on the team and podiumming a Vuelta. It's like what David Millar said about Vaughters in his book, very few riders ever leave his teams on good terms, despite the fun-time freddie exterior and glossy PR videos he is and always has been a classless man.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Great to see Big Hugh Carthy on the provisional startlist, an easy mistake to make given he retired a mere 6 months ago

No announcement from EF by the way, same with many other riders after spending 10 years on the team and podiumming a Vuelta. It's like what David Millar said about Vaughters in his book, very few riders ever leave his teams on good terms, despite the fun-time freddie exterior and glossy PR videos he is and always has been a classless man.

You could have convinced me that half of those EF riders were fictional. Two of them didn't even finish the first stage so maybe they actually are.

 

[Tim Cahill]

You could have convinced me that half of those EF riders were fictional. Two of them didn't even finish the first stage so maybe they actually are.

"Magnus Carstensen" joining the growing and ever more illustrious list of completely made-up Scandinavian riders. Someone's plucking these names up out of thin air as some kind of in-house pisstake that only 3 lads in basement in Sweden get.

 

[Pantani_lives]

On Saturday 14 February, two days before the Clásica Jaén, there will be the annual 100 km race for cycling tourists: the Gran Fondo Jaén. It has "un perfil rompepiernas" ("a leg-breaking profile") with unpaved gravel sectors among the olive groves. One of many participants will be Joaquim "Purito" Rodriguez.