[Update Feb 5] It’s about to happen, I promise! And as suggested in the comment thread, with the site changes taking extra time, we are planning to start the competition with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, returning to our original format before the UAE Tour elbowed its way in. All due respect, World Tour points are a thing, but the real start of the season for many of us is when they roll out of Gent on March 1. I have never been a fan of February racing myself, or at least of taking it seriously. I’m happy for the riders to get in some high intensity training. Just don’t make me orient a decade-plus-long running fantasy game around their glorified training rides. Okay?
Sorry, that got a little rant-y. Anyway, if you joined the FSA DS for the UAE Tour, I hate to disappoint you, it was never my inention. But otherwise the 2025 season is going to be off the charts, and from March 1 to … whenever they run out of steam in late October, it will be game on here. Thanks for your understanding!
There has been some confusion/ doubt in our resolve to run the FSA Directeur Sportif again this year, but doubt it at your peril! For now I will take advantage of SBNation leaving the Cafe running a bit longer for a few notes:
The FSA DS landing page is where all information will be available, once we start the competition.
That page is under repair, because without the Podium Cafe being operational (which we assume will happen at some point) there… we had some linkages built in that need to be changed. Superted tells me it’s not that big a deal but it’s not nothing either.
We intend to open the comp on Feb 1, as always, give or take half a day. Hopefully there are no surprises. The pricing is done, and I can’t wait for your reactions!
Anyway, stay tuned, don’t stress over the DS page being down, we got this.
