Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Dazed and Confused]

Solid race action. Good win for Lapeira.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

1	Lapeira Paul	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	125	75	3:38:08
2	Scaroni Christian	XDS Astana Team	85	55	0:02
3	Carr Simon	Cofidis	70	40	,,
4	Brenner Marco	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	60	32	,,
5	Martinez Lenny	Bahrain - Victorious	50	28	0:08
6	Costiou Ewen	Groupama - FDJ United	40	24	0:09
7	Mariault Axel	CIC Pro Cycling Academy	35	20	,,
8	Breuillard Nicolas	TotalEnergies	30	18	,,
9	Champoussin Clément	XDS Astana Team	25	16	,,
10	Mifsud Andrea	Team Polti VisitMalta	20	14	,,

Brenner probably did a little too much earlier.

 

[AlfaLum]

Unfortunate for Brenner and Martinez that Paret-Peintre got dropped. If they had kept him on board Decathlon wouldnt have led the chase.

I also think Brenner had a bit too much respect for Martinez in the end. If he would have attacked from the bottem of the climb he could have made it.

 

[RedheadDane]

Oh, ***...

(I did wonder what was going on with how they kept showing the caravan...)

 

[tobydawq]

Impressive that Picnic could avoid a top 10 in that situation.

 

[Samamba]

Marti 1 - Mulu 0

The duel has started

2 out of 2 for NSN in Rwanda, they'll win at least 4 this week.

 

[kingjr]

Unfortunate for Brenner and Martinez that Paret-Peintre got dropped. If they had kept him on board Decathlon wouldnt have led the chase.

I also think Brenner had a bit too much respect for Martinez in the end. If he would have attacked from the bottem of the climb he could have made it.

I'm so glad he's back in this kind of shape anyway after his crash in the Giro last year. I hope he can reach his full potential over the next few years.