2026 Races....Spoilers.

[wakemalcolm]

I have chippered for myself all WT races that ain’t GTs or classics.
a) Because it’s simple, like me.
b) I can’t remember Iain’s definitive guide on BR.

Ah yes, simpler times with Iain Forfar and French fighter: neckerchiefs for flamme rouges and jumpers for lycra tops. Marvellous.

I did manage to track it down on line a few years ago and it was probably one of the few artefacts worth saving from the wreckage of BR, but I fear it's gone forever now.

Regardless, Itzulia being the best week long race of the year is a category 1 hill I'm willing to die on. Nobody goes there and has a nice time. G described it as a little b@stard (actually no, that was Remco) but he did say "it was one of the hardest races on the calendar". He also said Spain's for holidays and not for cycling and never won a bike race there, so he might have had an agenda.

 

[Norry1]

That's correct.There was also a spectator taken out by a moto, Seixas did well to swerve around him

Yes that swerve was very skilful.

 

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Basque stage 4

Local TV starts around 2pm GMT...

 

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McNulty gone solo .... 87k ....looking back for joiners

 

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He's got 40 secs on 33 riders and 2 mins on GC peloton

 

[Dogtrousers]

Guillaume Martin's in that group. He's only 4 minutes down. A master tactical move

 

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Guillaume Martin's in that group. He's only 4 minutes down. A master tactical move

Could move up into the top 15

 

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Bike change for McNulty

 

[Dogtrousers]

Could move up into the top 15

And then plummet down again.

 

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McNulty fading a bit ...

 

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Decathlon taking it up

 

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2 mins to peloton 35 k

 

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McNulty caught by chase group

 

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Clock tumbling

 

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