With just 75 days to go, Tour de Kyushu 2025 fever hit Hakata Station—and I was right in the middle of it. Under a blazing blue sky in Fukuoka, the mercury soared into the mid thirties as I joined the official Pre-Tour Ceremony in front of JR Hakata Station—right in the middle of the morning rush. A constant stream of commuters swept by as our stage buzzed with anticipation for Kyushu’s biggest cycling event of the year.