Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Dazed and Confused]

Group is far too big isn't it, if you have a downhill finish you at least need a more selective parcours

Yeah but a crash at 70km/h is probably worse.
I thought it was a general consensus after Jakobsen crash in Poland that it's probably not the smartest thing to do (it's not that steep I think this time but still)

Cahill's suggestion would solve some of the problems with such a finish, but I maintain that the variant belongs in road racing.

 

[Netserk]

That top 10 LMAO
What a weird decision to make this race a sprint one when everyone planned to have their riders for the hills and climbs here.

And then the 2 of the teams with actual sprinters (Cofidis and Lotto) fail completely.

the old haut var stage to draguignan would have made for a much better route that also allows for a sprint

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I see Phil Bauhaus has been relegated. New rider in top 10: Valentin Darbellay.
That changes everything.....

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Another varm up race today (58th Tour des Alpes-Maritimes (1.1)):

Parcours is more challenging than yesterday enticing Astana to send the A-team. Starlist: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-des-alpes-maritimes-et-du-var/2026/startlist
Little Lenny will start his season here.

Streams should be available pretty early (local), but not sure.

 

[Leadbelly]

Stream for Rwanda stage 1:

View: https://www.youtube.com/live/emQrCEMaVKs


Break: Da Silva (Localiza), Heidemann (Rembe), Teweldbrhan (May Stars), Nkundebera (Rwanda) and Uwiduhaye (Bénédiction). Mugalu (Amani) was chasing, but it looks unlikely that he'll make it across.

 

[RedheadDane]

The km graphics are counting up? What kind of nonsense is that?