Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Statze2]

Buchmann, is the living evidence how much cycling changed in the last years. From 4th in the Tour de France and Podium at the Criterium de Dauphine - to mention him as last Person in an MTF in the tour of turkiye. From my Point of View he didnt get slower but he was also Not progressing. No punch/kick and no TT - just good climbing is Not enough these days.

 

[Rob5091]

The man who came 10th at the Tour last year is also here - Jegat for Total Energies.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Watching a bit too much cycling when you look at a profile and think this one has Abel Baldestones name written all over it.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Watching a bit too much cycling when you look at a profile and think this one has Abel Baldestones name written all over it.

Fancellu fanatics have had this day marked in their calendars all year

 

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Buchmann, is the living evidence how much cycling changed in the last years. From 4th in the Tour de France and Podium at the Criterium de Dauphine - to mention him as last Person in an MTF in the tour of turkiye. From my Point of View he didnt get slower but he was also Not progressing. No punch/kick and no TT - just good climbing is Not enough these days.

surely not enough, but Turkey could still be a decent race for him, although more likely the long climb later in the race.

Yesterday he lost a minute due to a mechanical, but in this field it honestly shouldn't matter much. In his prime, he'd still win GC.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Watching a bit too much cycling when you look at a profile and think this one has Abel Baldestones name written all over it.

Nah, it just proves you're a real cycling connoisseur.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

2km to the foot of the last climb

View: https://www.youtube.com/live/tJTy0mbc-1s?si=dbVNuEOWzUbj7WNa

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Caja Rural have taken charge now. They are clearly not happy about Burgos being ahead of them in the UCI rankings.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Buchman has attacked vicariously through a teammate

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Buchman has attacked vicariously through a teammate

Samitier is doing a good job. It must mean Buchmann has great legs.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Samitier is doing a good job. It must mean Buchmann has great legs.

He deserves a lot of respect for dancing on the pedals with his jersey unzipped.

 

[Tim Cahill]

BALDERSTONE YOU PILLOCK MOVE UP

 

[SafeBet]

Forum favorite Balderstone not keen on making the forum happy.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Masnada dropping already

 

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did Martinez crash hard earlier on? Looks like he isn't there anymore

 

[Samu Cuenca]

But Vino is still there.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

did Martinez crash hard earlier on? Looks like he isn't there anymore

He did crash today yes but I don't know hard

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Where is fausto I missed a few minutes

 

[SafeBet]

did Martinez crash hard earlier on? Looks like he isn't there anymore

Yep he crashed.
Sosito will find his ultramythical climber legs though.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Munton looked laboured earlier and is now dropped.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Sosa!

 

[Tim Cahill]

How are you going from sticking in attacks on Adam Yates and the others to getting dropped by a tepid Geoffrey Bouchard pace not a week later.

Where are the unknown Turkish conti riders looking incredible doing the entire climb in the big ring anyway.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Soso on the attack, already a good gap. Is he overestimating himself or is he gonna crush them?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Sosa is climbing fast, but he also looks like he could explode any minute.

 

[Netserk]

mythical sosito