
The 2026 season has been underway for six weeks and the Classics season kicked-off at the weekend with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, but Saturday's Strade Bianche marks a new high-point of the cycling season and the start of two weeks of Italian grande ciclismo.
Everyone has a favourite race of the season and Strade Bianche has become mine in recent years. I'm biased because it is my 'home' Classic, but Strade Bianche encapsulates everything that is magical about bike racing.