Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026

[Rás Cnoic]

... watched the whole thing and yes there was definite excitement as the teams came and went until we had a standing ovation for the arrival of Visma and Jonas and that was spine tingling!

Hadn't really considered who would be GC leader for UAE minus Pog. Leaves the intriguing prospect that Adam Yates might (for once) be leader and try and follow in his twin's footsteps from last year. Unlikely but as a reward for being Pog's loyal lieutenant for the last few years.

 

[Yako]

Leaves the intriguing prospect that Adam Yates might (for once) be leader and try and follow in his twin's footsteps from last year.

I suspect Jonas won’t be making Del Toro’s mistake! For those wanting to watch live but unprepared to remortgage their house to do so, if it’s working:

LIVE STREAM 2 - Cycling Today

Live stream of all cycling races all year long: road cycling live stream, cyclocross live stream, women cycling live stream

cycling.today

or

HOME - Cycling Stream

Cycling Stream brings you the best live streams of cycling races from around the world. Giro, Tour, Vuelta and all the classics live for FREE

cyclingstream.com

offer live coverage of the entire race - and just about every other road/cyclocross race that is on TV.
You will need to ‘refresh’ from time to time, and occasionally the feed disappears for a few seconds, but you can see so much more than a highlights reel. You may need a vpn. I don’t use one, however. There is an associated chat feed of aficionados that can help the hours of a sprint stage whizz by too. There may be drinking games at the weekends, for example when Carlton Kirby says something daft, so come prepared. It is the official Eurosport feed, in English.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

Thanks for that! I did try it a year or so back then frustratingly couldn't remember the name. So this year I vpned and get the Aussie feed. No Alan carlton Kirby Partridge unfortunately just some pretty dull Aussie ex pros talking endlessly about nutrition and watts. What was the name of that suave fella on Eurosport that is an encyclopaedia on local castles monestarys and wine & food in France they drag on to break the tedium of flat stages? He's ace.

 

[stompandgo]

I suppose one nice thing is to get to see all the actual riders on stage, team by team, to see faces for once in a calm manner not with oakleys on flying past. It is adding an excitement.

The music choice is... fascinating!

It is also a UCI requirement to sign in to every stage. They make it a presentation for the fans.

 

[Yako]

Leaves the intriguing prospect that Adam Yates might (for once) be leader and try and follow in his twin's footsteps from last year.

I suspect Jonas wouldn’t make Del Toro’s mistake! For those wanting to watch live but unprepared to remortgage their house to do so, if it’s working,

LIVE STREAM 2 - Cycling Today

Live stream of all cycling races all year long: road cycling live stream, cyclocross live stream, women cycling live stream

cycling.today

or

What was the name of that suave fella on Eurosport that is an encyclopaedia on local castles

That’s JHB, Jonathan Harries-Bass I think. The foodie cyclist. Can’t bear him!

 

[Rás Cnoic]

It is also a UCI requirement to sign in to every stage. They make it a presentation for the fans.

Granted. Though in fairness signing on doesn't usually involve a pack of fully costumed Bulgarian folk dancers or 3 middle-aged men singing a cappello doing Elton John numbers.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

I suspect Jonas wouldn’t make Del Toro’s mistake! For those wanting to watch live but unprepared to remortgage their house to do so, if it’s working,

LIVE STREAM 2 - Cycling Today

Live stream of all cycling races all year long: road cycling live stream, cyclocross live stream, women cycling live stream

cycling.today

or


That’s JHB, Jonathan Harries-Bass I think. The foodie cyclist. Can’t bear him!

He always made me hungry and come on anything to liven up those long dull flat stages! Re Jonas I really hope he doesn't just canter away with it for sake of the race, but I'm not seeing anyone looking ready to step up. I'd love to see Bernal challenging again.

But lots of narrow twisty roads to negotiate, anything can unfold. I like the idea of a drink every time Carlton says something daft, though that would mean getting drunk super fast! Sometimes the Sean Kelly awkward bewildered silence after a Carlton going off on a tangent speech is also gold!

 

[Yako]

He always made me hungry and come on anything to liven up those long dull flat stages! Re Jonas I really hope he doesn't just canter away with it for sake of the race, but I'm not seeing anyone looking ready to step up. I'd love to see Bernal challenging again.

But lots of narrow twisty roads to negotiate, anything can unfold. I like the idea of a drink every time Carlton says something daft, though that would mean getting drunk super fast! Sometimes the Sean Kelly awkward bewildered silence after a Carlton going off on a tangent speech is also gold!

You are going to be a perfect fit for the chat team! I’ll be on today if I can, but there’s a lot going on at the moment in Casa Yako…