Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Coppi-Bartali]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2049178035287368124

View: https://x.com/ammattipyoraily/status/2049178035287368124

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 5 in Turkey:

Along the coastline for most of the way, so there is a bit of sightseeing added. Looks like a reduced bunch sprint to me, if the day is raced hard.

 

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Wielerflits did a lengthy interview with new forum favorite Juan Martinez

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrgCIVMQ0EQ

 

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Not much action in Turkey so far today. Still 5k of climbing left, but most teams potentially interested in a reduced sprint also have a guy in the breakaway.

 

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some attacks now. Sosa is closing gaps himself with 40k to go, leaving way too much energy on the road

edit: and instantly gets dropped by 40+ men right after

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Jegat attacking now, Sosa is struggling

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Sosa getting dropped from the Peloton

 

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he is lucky to get some help from his former team mate Samitier, but surely not a good sign for tomorrow

 

[Samu Cuenca]

A shame these riders weren't racing in Romandie yesterday. They wouldn't have stopped attacking just because of a little headwind.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Breuillard is flying, was on a club team a couple years back too, I had wondered what he was doing coming 3rd on the mountain the other day.

 

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There's another group not too far behind. Maybe like half a minute

 

[Tim Cahill]

This is quite promising, favourable terrain and the others are far enough behind such that a general regrouping might take a while to happen.

Edit: sits up with a 15 second gap, what are you doing Nicolas!

 

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around 30 guys made it back, probably including some sprinters

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Is there a headwind until the finish now???

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Is there a headwind until the finish now???

I wanted to know about the chances for late attacks, but I have just tuned in to watch, and with several teams riding hard at the front, looks like another sprint between whoever is left

 

[Tim Cahill]

Full Picnic train there in a reduced group.

It can't get any worse for Casper Van Uden and Picnic can it?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

15 seconds of fame for Istanbul, unless Mini Bini or whoever they have left in the group can pull off an upset.

 

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there don't really seem to be many good sprinters left. Van Uden, Ballerini, Rickaert from the early break.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The picnic is over!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wonderful leadout from Ballaviria!!!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Great stuff for Picnic and van Uden.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Wonderful leadout from Ballaviria!!!

It was a bit more thoughtful than a gaviria move, he got the jump on a leadout man slowing down and got a gap. Unfortunately just too early. I was waiting for van uden to bottle it but he did well.

 

[Rob5091]

Picnic in Turkey gets a win - van Uden gets the team a win!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Can they not get Dainese back in so he can fluke another few grand tour week 3 stages after being nowhere for weeks 1 and 2.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The combined Bardiani-Caja Rural leadout train was a fun watch, but not very efficient.