Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Danskebjerge]

The guy´s first place deserves respect. Until the mountain stage arrives, they should work for him.
40 seconds is a considerable difference and the field is weak.

This guy's case is strange. He seems to be the only one on UAE who has experienced a physical improvement this year, while the rest seem to have gotten worse in Volta and Itzulia Julius is flying

Yeah, but his career before that has been a disaster compared to his talent as a teenager.

 

[Roku]

Quite funny to see pro riders blasting through places I ride my bike like a grandpa.

Happy about another Wanty guy winning. Johansen deserved it, he is having a great season.

 

[RedheadDane]

Happy about another Wanty guy winning. Johansen deserved it, he is having a great season.

He wasn't one of the guys who got left out by the merger.

 

[Mayomaniac]

You can take the man out of Portugal, but not the Portugal out of the man. Well done, Julius.

If we get to see Robo Reis in this stage, the GC will still be his.

Robo Reis is a myth, we've never actually see him.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Spain, stage 2:

I think the great dane could be in trouble.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Robo Reis is a myth, we've never actually see him.

Yeah, he will probably not get a better chance of winning something outside of Portugal again after today.

 

[tobydawq]

UAE's first non-monument win in 30 days. The end of the crisis?

 

[Roku]

He wasn't one of the guys who got left out by the merger.

But he rode for Wanty in 2022 and 2023. Once a Wanty, always a Wanty.

 

[Boehmand]

The guy´s first place deserves respect. Until the mountain stage arrives, they should work for him.
40 seconds is a considerable difference and the field is weak.

This guy's case is strange. He seems to be the only one on UAE who has experienced a physical improvement this year, while the rest seem to have gotten worse in Volta and Itzulia Julius is flying

He's had a strange career.

As a junior he was a generational talent, but then couldn't quite duplicate it as a senior, especially with a dual focus on the track (became world champion with the 4000m team), and ended up on a Portuguese conti-team.

UAE seem to have found the key.

For next season, when Pogacar is not doing the cobbled classics, he should be part of that squad, because he has a huge engine that suits those races.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tomorrow, in Belgium we have Ronde van Limburg (1.1).

Startlist: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ronde-van-limburg/2026/startlist

This usually ends in a bunch sprint,

 

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checking the calendar, it seems like ExtraGiro has already cancelled two of their races again, with Reggio Calabria and Magna Grecia?! Lets see if Lyon-Torino can happen. Would be quite a surprise, although apparently some of the l'Avenir guys are involved there.

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