Usually I say the harder the better, but I’m not a huge fan of rain,’ says Michael Storer from his home near Varese, Italy, barely a day after he returned his name to the upper echelons of the WorldTour. ‘I tend to prefer nice and hot and dry weather, like we get in Perth.’
The Western Australian had just finished sixth on GC in the UAE Tour, with an impressive fourth place up the Jebel Hafeet climb on the final intense stage. There aren’t too many races on the calendar hotter and drier than the UAE Tour, but it was a terrific start to new beginnings for Storer in
