Is early-season racing harder than ever? The pros have their say

The start of the season has seen top riders on flying form already - but is early-season racing harder than ever?

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If you've been watching the early-season races and been thinking that the standard of racing is harder than usual, you'll be pleased to learn you're not alone.

For it is an almost universal opinion across the peloton who they themselves have been struck by the fitness and performances of their peers, weeks before the two biggest Monuments and two months ahead of the first Grand Tour.

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