Lesser known races 2026 edition

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Cofidis got tired and 15 guys jumped away. Sosa in front

 

[Tim Cahill]

Not sure why multiple teams are chasing down the lone Burgos rider so virulently

 

[Rob5091]

Seems like they've resigned themselves to a bunch sprint in Turkey.

 

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I think they dropped Dehairs and potentially Dupont, but that's about it. Tired legs may still make a difference, though

 

[Tim Cahill]

Hahahaha what the *** is Gaviria doing

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Aniolkowski wins after Gaviria Gavirias.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Gaviria launching the sprint from Colombia, as always.

 

[JosephD]

Nuking it from 500m to go, never change Fernando

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Poor guys behind Gaviria, the Colombian finished his leadout too early

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Hahahaha what the *** is Gaviria doing

The eternal question.

I thought Pickrell had it, but Aniołkowski from Cofidiiiiis timed it to perfection.

 

[Rob5091]

A win for Cofidis! Make a note in your diary as it does n't happen vey often. Chapeau Aniolkowsk!

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Pícnic drama. Van Uden came into this race as the favorite for the sprints, and even Hincapié's sprinter has a better result

 

[Tim Cahill]

Unbelievable sprint, going against the barriers at that speed takes enormous conviction.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 4:

1	Aniołkowski Stanisław	Cofidis	25	30		2:52:50
2	Pickrell Riley	Modern Adventure Pro Cycling	15	18		,,
3	Persico Davide	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	10	12		,,
4	Peñalver Manuel	Team Polti VisitMalta	5	7		,,
5	Brustenga Marc	Equipo Kern Pharma	3	4		,,
6	Ballerini Davide	XDS Astana Team		3		,,
7	Sentjens Sente	Alpecin-Premier Tech		2		,,
8	Manenti Marco	Bardiani CSF 7 Saber		1		,,
9	Macías César	Burgos Burpellet BH				,,
10	Romeo Sergio	Equipo Kern Pharma				,,

Good win for Stan. Crabbe got his legs zapped on the climbs today.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

First ever pro top 10 for Sergio Romeo.

 

[Brullnux]

I love that there's a 7 stage 2.2 race with 200km stages. Real ciclismo

 

[Dazed and Confused]

First ever pro top 10 for Sergio Romeo.

in Turkey nonetheless. Gotta seach for the nuggets sometimes.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Lefevere's great miracle was turning Gaviria into a top sprinter.
Since he left Quick-Step, he's become a meme with his long-sprint.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 5 in Brtitanny:

On the tube:

View: https://youtu.be/9YNC1x8hmdc


40kms to go. On the laps now.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Sparfel takes the win:

1	Sparfel Aubin	Decathlon CMA CGM Development Team	7	5	10″	4:26:01
2	Stiansen Jesper	Tudor Pro Cycling Team U23	3	2	6″	,,
3	Hardouin Louis	Van Rysel Roubaix	1	1	4″	,,
4	Källberg Axel	Lucky Sport Cycling Team				,,
5	Capron Rémi	Van Rysel Roubaix				,,
6	Savino Federico	Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team			1″	,,
7	Maekele Milkias	INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy				,,
8	Vezie Maxime	CIC Pro Cycling Academy				,,
9	Leidert Louis	Lidl - Trek Future Racing				,,
10	Hlady Gavin	EF Education - Aevolo			4″	,,

Now leads GC with 3 secs over previous leader, Dolven.

 

[Rou]

Weak sauce from Pog. Lenny is not dropping

 

[RedheadDane]

Weak sauce from Pog. Lenny is not dropping

I know Romandie has issues, but calling it "lesser known"?

 

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meanwhile Li Ning Star took another three wins in Uzbekistan, I see. Up to 15 now, 4th best team in the world.

 

[RedheadDane]

meanwhile Li Ning Star took another three wins in Uzbekistan, I see. Up to 15 now, 4th best team in the world.

TBF, most of those are 2.2 wins.

Interestingly enough, they don't really seem to "deal" in one-day races...








If Salby were to win one of the Danish races this weekend - riding for the National Team - it wouldn't count, right?

 

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If Salby were to win one of the Danish races this weekend - riding for the National Team - it wouldn't count, right?

I'd say not, no. It's not like there really is an official ranking anyway, but PCS for example lists those as "Other wins by team riders" - which makes sense to me.

Bardiani for example had some winners with the Uzbek national team:

Victories for Bardiani CSF 7 Saber 2026

Bardiani CSF 7 Saber won 1 races in 2026. The biggest victories are National Championships Chile ME - Road Race by Vicente Rojas, () and ().

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