The summer, of course, is all about the Olympic Games and her bid to go one better than the silver medal which kickstarted Great Britain’s medal rush in London four years ago.

And given her seemingly unstoppable form right now, you would back her to do exactly that in Rio in August – and probably rack up a whole host of successes before then too.

Since her “very average” 2013 season, Armitstead has stood on the podium at both the Tour of Flanders and La Fleche Wallonne, become Commonwealth Games road race champion, won the UCI Women’s Road World Cup twice, become world champion and now won the Tour of Flanders for the first time.

And it is not just the weight of victories which has been impressive but the different manners in which she has won, proving her versatility.

Armitstead is an aggressive rider, always looking to ignite races in the finale and reaping the rewards of that with her first three victories this season. At the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, her attack was designed to help team-mate Megan Guarnier, but turned into a race-winning move.

Her opponents are also going to be stronger; while Boels-Dolmans have won every UCI Women’s WorldTour race this season, team-mates like Guarnier, Ellen van Dijk and Chantal Blaak – winner of the other two WorldTour races – will be working against her in Rio, if selected, not with her.

Long-standing rival – and the woman who beat Armitstead to gold in London – Marianne Vos is also back after injury ruined her 2015 season.

And when we say back, we don’t just mean back in the peloton – in just Vos’ second race since her comeback, the Pajot Hills Classic at the end of the March, the Dutch wonder woman was back on the top step of the podium.

But Armitstead has lived up to all the hype which comes with being world champion so far – you will struggle to find many more fitting bearers of the rainbow standard.