Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Ripper]

Luckily Christens DQ means we can get one of the battling youngsters from a smaller team on the podium!

???

 

[Ripper]

But even in the second picture Netserk posted van Gils is already gaining on Christen and they still have half the road left to them. And still Christen closes down further and further until there is no road left to van Gils.

As a professional rider doing sprints even in small groups you need to have some feeling about what is going on around you.

He has more than some feeling. These are not Cat 4 racers and Christen did not just start racing his bike 3 months ago. That last swerve to his left is what tapped van Gils off line and touching the barriers. That was an overshot and either fully intentional or the kind of dangerous sloppy racing that some people just don't feel a 'need' to correct until they are given a need by someone else. If you want to see dangerous sloppy sh*t get corrected quickly, hit the team more than the racer themselves.

The racing will still be exciting and will still be inherently dangerous. Just not for stupid reasons.

 

[Offline]

De Lie was not the culprit yesterday.

First of all, it wasn't De Lie being the culprit there but Askey...
But yes, Askey should've been disqualified.

A headbutt is a headbutt.

De Lie did more to another ride yesterday than Christen did today.

 

[Samamba]

A headbutt is a headbutt.

De Lie did more to another ride yesterday than Christen did today.

Do you know what a headbutt is?

 

[Offline]

Do you know what a headbutt is?

Yes do you?

 

[Samamba]

Yes do you?

Yes, something with your head, a bodypart De Lie did not use to make contact with.

 

[Offline]

Yes, something with your head, a bodypart De Lie did not use to make contact with.

Okay I watch again and he use his shoulder. But that don't chance the point. De Lie had more contact to another rider than Christen today.

 

[Samamba]

Okay I watch again and he use his shoulder. But that don't chance the point. De Lie had more contact to another rider than Christen today.

So did like 50 riders today and yesterday, it's completely irrelevant to the Christen discussion as they aren't comparable.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Okay I watch again and he use his shoulder. But that don't chance the point. De Lie had more contact to another rider than Christen today.

Right, so you admit to having an opinion on something you didn't even properly watch?
That makes you look good

 

[Ilmaestro99]

This is so funny man apparently cristen swerving across the whole road into another rider is ok,but de lie getting shoulder barged by askey and moschetti whilst riding in a straight line is worthy of a DQ. When will uae's bad luck end ? Only 3 riders in top 10 today instead of 4 thanks to the inept UCI

 

[tobydawq]

This is so funny man apparently cristen swerving across the whole road into another rider is ok,but de lie getting shoulder barged by askey and moschetti whilst riding in a straight line is worthy of a DQ. When will uae's bad luck end ? Only 3 riders in top 10 today instead of 4 thanks to the inept UCI

Christen's move secured two UAE riders on the podium. What a heroic sacrifice.

 

[Squire]

Christen's move secured two UAE riders on the podium. What a heroic sacrifice.

The first selfless thing he has done!

 

[Offline]

Right, so you admit to having an opinion on something you didn't even properly watch?
That makes you look good

Didn't chance the point

 

[Alexandre B.]

How many months was Groenewegen suspended after the Jakobsen incident?

 

[Netserk]

How many months was Groenewegen suspended after the Jakobsen incident?

too many

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Didn't chance the point

Well you didn't know the facts, formed an opinion. And after being presented by the facts you probably didn't want to make yourself look like a fool by admitting it.

 

[Offline]

Well you didn't know the facts, formed an opinion. And after being presented by the facts you probably didn't want to make yourself look like a fool by admitting it.

You don't get it... whatever

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

If PCS is correct, Christen was disqualified, but not given a yellow card: if correct, how does that work out?

 

[Rob5091]

If PCS is correct, Christen was disqualified, but not given a yellow card: if correct, how does that work out?

Worthy of a yellow card and UCI can still give him one -
https://www.uci.org/discipline/road/6TBjsDD8902tud440iv1Cu?tab=yellowcards

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

Van Gils fractured his pelvis and will be out for months.

 

[Cycling111]

True. But if riders such as Christen just keep on racing like a$$hats, then I think the next stage is to DQ the team when members of the team act in an overly aggressive and egregious manner. DQ'ing Christen is a bit of a nothing burger in this instance. DQ'ing the whole team would have been a huge slap. And I think it is getting to that point with strong teams if they have riders who are so inconsiderate that they repeatedly keep on causing issues.

OK, at this point You're saying some things because you don't like UAE.

When has an entire team ever been disqualified for a crash?

Were Bahrain disqualified when one of their riders injured Wellens and 10 other riders in Flanders 2023?
That was the most serious accident in recent years caused by recklessness, and no collective sanction was sought. What fault do the teammates have for an individual's imprudence?

It's curious how the perspective changes depending on the rider/team, because when Pogacar had the accident because a UnoX rider for changing his trajectory, not only he wasn't disqualified, but the rider who had the accident was blamed.
And there were even comments that it would be good for the race.

Let's get some perspective.
They would be disqualifying teams in all sprint stages.

 

[Faserr]

I am in favor of disqualifying the sprinters in sprint stages if the leadout blocks other riders. Its a team sport and thats why its fine to punish riders of the same team who did nothing wrong.

 

[Berniece]

It's curious how the perspective changes depending on the rider/team, because when Pogacar had the accident because a UnoX rider for changing his trajectory, not only he wasn't disqualified, but the rider who had the accident was blamed.

Because it was Pogacar's mistake... Pack moves to the right, and he keeps going straight

 

[Offline]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2023674775097278905

View: https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/2023674775097278905/photo/2


spot on! ppl been totally overrating and give Christen so much hate and he didn't even do something wrong..

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

uci officially rules murcia gc cancelled as only 1 stage took place.

At least that is one less win for UAE national team. No doubt they'll appeal if they get stuck on only 99 wins at the end of the season.