Key Takeaways: Strade-Bianche & Paris-Nice Opening Stages

Breaking down the major highlights & takeaways from the past weekend of great racing on the beautiful white roads of Tuscany and the dreary windswept fields of Northern France

The ‘real’ 2023 cycling season began in earnest this past weekend, with Tom Pidcock wasting no time grabbing the biggest one-day victory of his career with a fantastic ride at Strade Bianche and the dueling early-season stage races of Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico kicking off on Sunday and Monday respectively. Both races are still in their early stag…