Greg Van Avermaat of the CCC team said that the 2020 season may restart with the Strade Bianche on August 1, with participation in the Tour de France starting on August 29, and the Tour de Flanders and Paris-Roubaix scheduled for October He said that he is also looking into the possibility of.

"I really like the new calendar," he said. It's busy, but for a rider like me, there's a clear program that starts with Strade Bianche."

"If you're a GC rider, you probably have a lot more decisions to make. Because of my participation in the Tour de France, I won't be able to participate in the Canadian races (the WorldTour's Quebec and Montreal GPs on September 11 and 13) or the Amstel Gold and Ghent-Wevelgem races on the same weekend (October 10 and 11), which I've been told will be held at the same time as the Tour de France."

"But I can't complain," van Avermaat said. 'This season is unprecedented and I think everyone involved has done a good job of creating a balanced race calendar.'

"Now we can only hope that the pandemic situation improves and that we will be able to travel between races. I'm glad to have something to motivate me for the next few months and as soon as I get the go-ahead I'll be ready to race."

Over the past few weeks, Van Avermaert has been questioned by the Belgian media, especially about the team's finances. The team's players, like many others, have already taken pay cuts, and several of the team's staff have been fired. Last week, the players were reportedly asked to take further pay cuts.

"We are well informed and hope there is a solution. The Polish store will open again next week and maybe the sponsors will continue their support for the team," he said in an interview with HLN.be and VTM Nieuws last week. 'Either way, my focus is on the team and its survival. That's the most important thing."

Meanwhile, Van Abelamet's new CCC teammate Matteo Trentin (who joins the Polish WorldTour team for 2020 from Australia's Mitchelton Scott) is optimistic that the race will be held on the proposed dates He is optimistic that the race will be held on the proposed dates.

"Finally, we are able to set ourselves a proper goal. We can start setting our own goals for the rest of the season."

"On a positive note, this is the right calendar for us to race on, and if everything keeps going the way it is, hopefully we can pull it all off." Trentin said, "Let's hope that the way things have unfolded over the past month has been more positive and that this trend in several countries continues and we can work to quarantine this virus and get the cycling season back on track.