Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Dazed and Confused]

Very easy to shed riders now.....

 

[Samamba]

Less wind than earlier in the race and no teams seems to want anymore. Disappointing.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Coppi finish was a classic, not one not two but three big corners in the last part

https://twitter.com/x/status/2036833549421068470

View: https://x.com/LRoisDuPeloton/status/2036833549421068470

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The lack of splits in this final lap does make the teams that weren't pulling earlier pretty stupid.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Too much looking in the driving part...

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Astana have been racing really nicely all day

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That's about 10 DSQs right there if the juries actually want to apply the rules.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Yep, its the Astana men versus kids.....

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Alpecin asleep at the wheel, as has been the case too often in sprints this year.

 

[RedheadDane]

That's about 10 DSQs right there if the juries actually want to apply the rules.

TBF, if does look like the fake bike lane type.

 

[Samamba]

Lotto actual loser team. 3 of their 4 guys dropped LMFAO. You had 5 guys in a group of 40 before ffs

 

[SafeBet]

Lotto actual loser team. 3 of their 4 guys dropped LMFAO. You had 5 guys in a group of 40 before ffs

The moment you said this would go wrong I knew it would.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

FORZA BALLERINI

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Well, the peloton is down to 40 or so.

 

[Samamba]

De Schuyteneer actually jumped towards the group, but he is completely dead and in last position

 

[Samamba]

Astana most riders out of everyone in a Flemish flandrien race, what are we doing here

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Walscheid maybe should just have contested the sprint with these legs.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Too reactive from Astana. took out two of their leadout guys in quick order, don't know why Walscheid isn't just sprinting.

 

[jsem94]

Jesus, Groenewegen is in incredible form right now.

 

[Didinho]

Groenewegen was in group 4 at one point. More than a minute behind. Good that the whole peloton waited for him.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Just how many fractured collarbones is Capiot going to run into?

Alpecin did very little at all right in the final 10k and it cost them in the end.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Dylan superior.....

 

[jono]

So basically all of Unibet's leadout should be getting sanctioned...

 

[Rob5091]

Groenewegen just got it - chapeau, but I think a couple of his teammates might get fined for celebrating early.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Top 10 in panne

1	Groenewegen Dylan	Unibet Rose Rockets	400	225	4:15:56
2	Philipsen Jasper	Alpecin-Premier Tech	320	150	,,
3	Kanter Max	XDS Astana Team	260	110	,,
4	Aniołkowski Stanisław	Cofidis	220	90	,,
5	Mozzato Luca	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	180	80	,,
6	Bittner Pavel	Team Picnic PostNL	140	70	,,
7	García Cortina Iván	Movistar Team	120	60	,,
8	Rex Laurenz	Soudal Quick-Step	100	50	,,
9	Lamperti Luke	EF Education - EasyPost	80	46	,,
10	De Schuyteneer Steffen	Lotto Intermarché	68	42	,,

Good race.

edit: expanded to top 10