Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Samamba]

Took some risks today but very easy in the end. Big favorite and he does it.

Sad for Hagenes, insane ride

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Solid sprint by Meeus. Good finish. Pretty hard race.

 

[Cycling111]

Did Laurenz Rex fracture his vertebrae at Alula? Narvaez fractured them earlier and still hasn't appeared

 

[Rob5091]

They left it late but Red Bull's Meeus got the win - Hagenes caught in the last km so Visma came up empty.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

they can

indeed.

 

[Samamba]

Grisel also really strong race. Was the guy behind Hagenes and still top 10

 

[search]

good to see Rex this strong again already after the injury. Hofstetter with his usual top 3, but not really having the speed it needs anymore to win

 

[Samamba]

good to see Rex this strong again already after the injury. Hofstetter with his usual top 3, but not really having the speed it needs anymore to win

They must have exaggerated Rex his injury right cause how...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Result, Samyn:

1	Meeus Jordi	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	125	75	4:24:42
2	Rex Laurenz	Soudal Quick-Step	85	55	,,
3	Hofstetter Hugo	NSN Cycling Team	70	40	,,
4	Biermans Jenthe	Cofidis	60	32	,,
5	Kubiš Lukáš	Unibet Rose Rockets	50	28	,,
6	Grisel Matys	Lotto Intermarché	40	24	,,
7	Govekar Matevž	Bahrain - Victorious	35	20	,,
8	Sénéchal Florian	Alpecin-Premier Tech	30	18	,,
9	Dauphin Florian	TotalEnergies	25	16	,,
10	De Schuyteneer Steffen	Lotto Intermarché	20	14	,,

Avg pace: 46.2 km/h. Properly raced one day event (assuming neutral winds).

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tomorrow we have the 63rd Trofeo Laigueglia:

Startlist: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/trofeo-laigueglia/2026/startlist
No live pics apparently (boo).

 

[KoopaCycling]

Van aert is just one unlucky cyclist

 

[Cycling111]

It seems they're only going to offer a summary after the race.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028748022977384699

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/2028748022977384699

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028859229293920326

View: https://x.com/i/status/2028859229293920326

 

[search]

but there's live radio coverage!

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[Tim Cahill]

Families across Europe will be huddled round listening to Christian Scaroni win Trofeo Laigueglia on the radio tomorrow.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Will there actually be a race to talk about or are they just gonna read from a script?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Already got a sick note ready for my Slovenian son to skip school tomorrow.

 

[Samamba]

A .Pro race without live broadcast in 2026 is ridiculous. Should be demoted to .2 race as a punishment. If a junior race can broadcast races live without big production, they can too.

 

[tobydawq]

A .Pro race without live broadcast in 2026 is ridiculous. Should be demoted to .2 race as a punishment. If a junior race can broadcast races live without big production, they can too.

Indeed. Absolutely embarrassing (and against UCI rules).

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Extragiro are a sh*tshow and Italian cycling would probably be better off without them. That's how many races now that they have either failed to get off the ground, failed to keep going, or (as in this case) ruined for the fans?

 

[Red Rick]

Yes. Cycling needs fewer races. That'll help.