Good morning, and welcome back to The Leadout. I hope you’re well and as excited as I am by the return of proper racing. I watched Strade Bianche with my friends at the weekend, and while both races were won by their respective favourites, it was good to see the best riders in the world going up against each other again. I can’t wait for Flanders, now. As always, if you want to get in touch, let me know what race you’re most looking forward to this spring, I’m [email protected].
The year is 2024 and we live in a world where Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico are still run concurrently. There are two WorldTour stage races, of more or less equal importance, on at the same time, in two bordering European countries. 11 years ago, there was talk and hope of the pair being given different slots in the season, but that appears to be a long-lost dream now, with the pair seemingly inseparable.
