The first post-season test in Valencia is the most fascinating of them all. It’s when a year’s worth of silly season rumours and contract signing finally culminates in a first glimpse of what just might transpire the following season.
That following season we’re forced to wait four long months for, which makes that Valencia test all the more important for the purest of fans. But important for none more than the riders themselves, whose performance on that single day will sit in their bellies for the 16 weeks before the season-opening race
