Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Samu Cuenca]

Hennequin again showing what he's made of in Taiwan.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tomorrow, Wednesday we have a mid week cobbles race: 80th Nokere Koerse (1.pro)

Startlist: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/nokere-koerse/2026/startlist/startlist

Pretty sure we will have live pics.

 

[Rob5091]

Tomorrow, Wednesday we have a mid week cobbles race: 80th Nokere Koerse (1.pro)

Startlist: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/nokere-koerse/2026/startlist/startlist

Pretty sure we will have live pics.

TV from 15.00 CET apparently.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Looks like Rajovic clocked up another stage win in Taiwan today. Last stage tomorrow:

Could be a hattrick for Rajovic.

 

[yaco]

I am surprised that Liam walsh cant get a a gig at Pro level. he's around rajovic's level who won a race in Europe this year, while last year walsh beat lamperti in a stage of the Czech tour.

 

[Rob5091]

Philipsen looks like the fav at Nokere Koerse today - otherwise a lot of sprinter guys who hope for a win; Jakobsen, Ackermann, Meeus, etc etc. The "other" 19 year old next-big-thing, Within Philipsen, getting some race experience.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It makes sense why the old finale on Nokereberg has been consigned to the dustbin of history, but last year's edition made pretty clear that the new finish suits a different kind of sprinter than the old one. If there's any kind of sprint where Ackermann and Jakobsen can still play a major role, it's certainly not this one.

I'm very interested to see how Tom Crabbe can go against this level of opposition. The finish itself should suit him perfectly, but he is unproven when it comes to making it into the kind of reduced bunch that always emerges after the cobbles here.

 

[Rob5091]

50 km to go and it's all kicking off at Nokere Koerse. Break still 2 minutes ahead.

 

[Samamba]

50 km to go and it's all kicking off at Nokere Koerse. Break still 2 minutes ahead.

What is kicking off exactly?

 

[Berniece]

Crabbe is out

 

[Samamba]

Crabbe is out

It's cause I have him in my Wielermanager, it usually means you're gonna be crashing out of races.

 

[Sciatic]

It makes sense why the old finale on Nokereberg has been consigned to the dustbin of history, but last year's edition made pretty clear that the new finish suits a different kind of sprinter than the old one. If there's any kind of sprint where Ackermann and Jakobsen can still play a major role, it's certainly not this one.

I'm very interested to see how Tom Crabbe can go against this level of opposition. The finish itself should suit him perfectly, but he is unproven when it comes to making it into the kind of reduced bunch that always emerges after the cobbles here.

Crashing there certainly won't help Ackermann's chances!

 

[Rob5091]

What is kicking off exactly?

The peloton has woken up!

 

[Netserk]

Crabbe is out

what happened

i only saw him standing still

 

[RedheadDane]

Jonah Killy is is one heck of a name!

 

[Berniece]

what happened

i only saw him standing still

Not really paying attention, working at the same time

 

[Netserk]

fairly windy and at least lidl have come here to play ball

 

[Rob5091]

Crashing there certainly won't help Ackermann's chances!

Ackermann - DNF

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Those last 20k should be impossible to control if there are any attacks.

 

[RedheadDane]

fairly windy and at least lidl have come here to play ball

That's a bit weird, considering it's a bike race.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

That's a bit weird, considering it's a bike race.

 

[Rob5091]

Hofstetter goes down for the second time. Not his day. Crabbe DNF.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hofstetter goes down for the second time. Not his day.

To quote Holm: I don't think he's winning.

Amazing predictive powers there, Brian.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Unibet sabotaging attacks for a sprint in which Kubis placed 9th last year...

 

[Samamba]

This race when the weather is great and there's big teams and a handfull of teams with a mediocre sprinter that absolutely want a bunch sprint