The new year may be just a week old, but if you are serious about your resolutions or have a big year of racing or endurance events ahead then there is no time to lose.
Or perhaps after a few weeks of gym work and turbo training you are raring to get back on the road and tackle some serious challenges.
A European sportive in summer may seem far away now, but the days will no doubt fly by, so why not set your campaign rolling immediately?
Start the year as you mean to go on by entering an early-season sportive.
We’ve listed five sportives to consider, all of which take place before the end of this month, over the following pages.
Check them out, and if you want to enter, get in there quick. Like time and tide, sportive entries wait for no man.