The Tour Down Under kicks off this Friday, with the women’s race quickly followed by the men’s race for nine days of action in Australia. The cyclo-cross season is still in full swing, we’re weeks away from the World Championships. It feels like it gets earlier every year, it’s still very cold in northern Europe, and yet the Women’s WorldTour and WorldTour calendars are about to kick off, with the Middle Eastern races not too far off either.
The debate over the proper start of the cycling season is nothing new, it is something that has been picked over and debated endlessly for decades. However, it is still a very live question. When does the season actually start? When should people start paying attention? Well, for me, there is only one answer - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
