Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Tim Cahill]

Have these clown WT and Pro Conti teams seriously just let some random bloke from "General Store" nip off the front and take the stage

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Q36.5 in shambles

 

[Tim Cahill]

It's the guy who got DQed because of his break levers after a crash isn't it?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

In the end the heroic late attacker filippo d'aiuto robbed the sprinters and took the win. Would have loved to watch it live.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Q36.5 in shambles

Kind of ridiculous to not keep a Conti attacker in check on the only sprint stage in the race. Moschetti sprinting against farmers here.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The evidence:

1	D'Aiuto Filippo	General Store - Essegibi - F.Lli Curia	14	20	10″	3:42:37
2	Moschetti Matteo	Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	5	12	6″	0:05
3	Bessega Tommaso	Team Polti VisitMalta	3	7	4″	,,
4	Magagnotti Alessio	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe		5		,,
5	Menghini Alessio	Team Technipes #inEmiliaRomagna Caffè Borbone		4		,,
6	Svrček Martin	Soudal Quick-Step		3		,,
7	Laurance Axel	INEOS Grenadiers		2		,,
8	Boichis Adrien	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe		1		,,
9	Pesenti Thomas	Team Polti VisitMalta				,,
10	Arrighetti Nicolò	General Store - Essegibi - F.Lli Curia				,,

First pro win for D'Aiuto.

 

[SafeBet]

It's the guy who got DQed because of his break levers after a crash isn't it?

Yep, Memorial Polese last month.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Recorded tube of the last *8kms* of Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, stage 2:

View: https://youtu.be/rYDQr0WoT_I?t=2150