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James Shrubsall

Remco Evenepoel is flying, UAE are already top, and Wollaston can't stop winning: five things we've learned from the start of the road cycling season

Remco Evenepoel leads the break in the Challenge Mallorca 2026.

January is finished with and the scores on the doors are in. We've had a good look at the runners and riders in races across the globe from the Tour Down Under to the Trofeo Mallorca and all points in-between, and they have turned up some interesting – and enticing results.

They won't necessarily enable us to predict the winner of this year's biggest races, but they do at least hint at who has come out of the blocks with momentum, who might be biding their time, and more.

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