Lesser known races 2026 edition

[KZD]

Really deserved win for Segaert after having been close yesterday.

 

[Didinho]

Someone mentioned it yesterday that he will succeed one day if he keeps doing it. That day was the next day already. Really strong to pull this off.

 

[Samamba]

Was there more than 1 crash since the live broadcast started? Just realized this must've been the safest edition ever...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Was there more than 1 crash since the live broadcast started? Just realized this must've been the safest edition ever...

I counted 2: A solo mistake just before a cobbles section. Soft landing in a ditch with grass. A crash in a corner in the last 10 kms or so taking out 3-4 riders.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Why did all the Lidl-Trek riders finish behind the group by the way, what happened to them?

Maybe they were caught up behind the crash in that left hand corner not far from the finish.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Racing will continue tomorrow: 24th Bredene Koksijde Classic.

Startlist: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/bredene-koksijde-classic/2026/startlist/startlist

We have a group of fastmen involved each with a significant tally of wins, but these days finding wins are much tougher:
Jacobsen, Ackermann, Bennett, Dylan.
Will we get live pics before Baneberg (first pass)?

 

[Rob5091]

13.30 (CET I'm guessing) for TV. Eurosport, Sporza and RTBF according to https://www.instagram.com/bredenekoksijdeclassic/p/DV6AfTNCNDe/

edit - correction, as far as I know, 15.00 CET is the TV start time.

 

[jmdirt]

I love it when a racer tries, fails, but keeps going for it!
Congrats Seg!

 

[tobydawq]

What a crazy way to win. 300 IQ level stuff (not Hagenes, though).

 

[tobydawq]

Ironically Segaert's best chance if he kept a bit in the tank to let him dangle up front

Good call.

 

[Netserk]

last year we saw kemmelberg , but it seems not so today

and too little wind

 

[search]

it's a shame that André Greipel never won Handzame Classic, as I always had the impression that it perfectly fits into the **** race classification. The Primavera of the Poor.

 

[search]

Their AI skills are extraordinary, though.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Too bad about the live pics and for my money the AI graphics are really low quality.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Any .Pro race should be self-respecting, and any self-respecting race does not use AI slop.

 

[Squire]

Any .Pro race should be self-respecting, and any self-respecting race does not use AI slop.

Some other tacky promotional pics with bikini girls as well on their Instagram. It's like their media is managed by a 60-something years old Facebook debater with an antiquated world-view who has just found a new technological toy.

They want to be like Tro Bro Léon without having to pay any artists (or without having been founded by an actual artist, as is the case with TBL).