For some reason, the very prospect of British cycling makes us think of a town hall in West Yorkshire that smells of Deep Heat. But that's just the result of a youth spent going to too many 3rd Cat races rather than falling out of trees and torturing cats, and really not at all representative of modern British cycling. Nicole Cooke beating everyone; the track squad demolishing the opposition at the Manchester leg of the World Cup; David Millar leading the Paris-Nice; Jeremy Hunt winning for the team whose name we cannot mention for fear of being beaten by gendarmes -- all prime examples from this young season of how far Britain is coming on the international cycling front.

Which is all just a roundabout way of saying that even though we barely mention the UK racing scene, we did actually watch and enjoy Cycling.tv's coverage of the Premier Calendar and National Championships last year. And without any kind of traumatic flashback to boring, innocent childhood too. This year, Cycling.tv and Eurosport have increased the coverage to show all twelve events, plus the National Championships, which should go a long way to furthering the success of British cycle sport. It'll be a great series to watch, plus you might see us in the background in some of the shots if we actually get around to going to some races this year.

It all begins with the first broadcast tomorrow, apparently. Which means we won't be getting any work done. The season has sneaked up on us just when we're at our busiest :( You can watch the races throughout the season on Cycling.tv and Eurosport, so do that.

Tomorrow
We'll probably go back to talking about our favourite Dutch cyclists. Oh well, at least we've done our bit today.