Cancellara fresh for Monte Paschi Strade Bianche

Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) heads into Saturday's Monte Paschi Strade Bianche looking to ignite his season. The time trial world champion suffered a rare time trial defeat at the Tour of Oman but begins a crucial part of the spring this weekend which will see him lead the team at Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan San Remo.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.