Never celebrate early and Groupama-FDJ on a roll: Five things we learned from the opening races of 2024

Five takeaways from the opening set of races as Opening Weekend edges closer

Simon Carr
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The Tour Down Under has been and gone in a blur and the racing season has well and truly kicked off for 2024. 

Hot on the back of all of the racing action in Oz was the Challenge Mallorca series. The likes of the Trofeo Calvià often fly under the radar once some of the bigger one-day affairs get going, but the early season races still provide plenty of exciting talking points.

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