The Grand Prix Cyclistes de Québec and Montréal will be held as scheduled on September 11 and 13, taking care of local health restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-day races will coincide with the late-season calendars of the Tour de France and Tirreno-Adriatico, but organizers are confident that they will bring out the competitive edge of the one-day racers.

"However, due to the nature of the race, we should see quality competitors in Quebec City and Montreal," GPCQM President Serge Arsenault said in a press statement.

"The new calendar has been carefully elaborated for each competition in this regard. The Quebec City and Montreal circuits are designed for one-day classic specialists.

On May 5, the UCI announced new dates for the post-COVID-19 men's and women's World Tour calendars. This calendar prioritized the Tour de France and the Monument from August to November.

The two one-day races in Quebec and Montreal will retain their original September dates, but will now overlap with the Tour de France from August 29 to September 20 and the Tirreno Adriatico from September 7 to 14.

After the Tour of California is suspended until 2020, this will be the only World Tour race held in North America. It is also the only international race remaining in Canada, as government regulations have cancelled all events through September 1.

The UCI suspended all races until July 1 and the men's and women's World Tour races until August 1. The sport's governing body also confirmed that organizers of some 800 events across all disciplines and categories have requested that events be postponed or cancelled.

In addition, six teams, including EF Pro Cycling, CCC Team, Astana, Lotto Soudal, Bahrain McLaren, and Mitchelton Scott, have begun negotiating reduced salaries for riders and staff in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

In an interview with Cycling News in April, Arsenault said he was prepared to "bite the bullet" and cancel the event if necessary, as the Tour de France is the only event that could prevent further economic collapse in cycling.

At the time, Arsenault set a May 15 deadline to decide whether to cancel or continue with the two World Tour races this September. He also expressed initial concern that government regulations in Canada and Quebec might further delay the race into September, which would prevent it from taking place.

"However, we would like to reiterate that the health and safety of spectators and riders, as well as proper supervision by the organizers, is our top priority," a press statement from the organizers read.

"The organizers of the GPCQM take the situation and risks related to COVID-19 very seriously. We will continue to monitor the global situation and will keep you informed of any developments."