Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Coppi-Bartali]

Memories of Gr. Jegat

good comeback for Groupe Jegat. He said he'd come for the win.

Edit. We've thought the same thing.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

The real French gc talent is back!!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Good win for Jegat
First pro win as well

 

[Devil's Elbow]

good comeback for Groupe Jegat. He said he'd come for the win.

Total is a team that are easy to make fun of given that they often seem stuck 20 years in the past, but credit where it's due for not rushing Jegat back from major injury prematurely. Because that's something that more modern teams do way too often. And they've reaped the rewards immediately here.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

The remarkable thing is that Jegat is still with them. But there are rumors that Decathlon wants him.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

After the eldery statesman clobbered the youngsters, there is only one more challenge in Spain:

Hopefully we will have some more fans at the finish line with this being on a Saturday.

 

[Unchained]

2 best bike races in the US, Redlands Bicycle Classic and Tour of the Gila, Redlands won 2 years in a row by Isaac Del Toro's mentor and good friend Eder Frayre..let's see what Gila brings, would have thought Redlands would have had Modern Adventure in higher spot, Kelly Benefits still doing well.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Today, the Tour du Jura Cycliste (1.1) is on.

Same finish as last year, but more climbing early on. Speaking of same, the startlist looks very similar to the one for Doubs:
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-du-jura-cycliste/2026/startlist
which might beg the question: Will the winner be the same as yesterday.

Streams will be available.
edit: Not sure why the profile doesn't show......, but here is a link to the website: https://www.tourdujura.com/parcours-tour-du-jura-2026.htm

 

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The Hainan stream even had English commentary today - unfortunately for a finish too early for me. Here are the final 5k. Don't think anything happened before:

View: https://youtu.be/LXlltyq0O-4?t=5287

 

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After the eldery statesman clobbered the youngsters, there is only one more challenge in Spain:

Hopefully we will have some more fans at the finish line with this being on a Saturday.

here's a replay from the last time they did this finish. Yates should be beatable here, I think. Big-ring climbing and then cobbles in the end.

View: https://youtu.be/zyb5wkzB6q0?t=566