Mitchelton-Scott's Luke Durbridge says riders will be "motivated, fit, and ready to go" by the time the major one-day races are held in October, according to the revised UCI calendar released Tuesday. However, with the overlap of the Tour de France and the World Championships, and the smaller time trial distances in this year's Tour, time trial specialists like Durbridge may struggle to make it to the World Championships in time for the TT.

New plans for the remainder of the 2020 season provide potential goals for riders and teams and some certainty for organizers of major events. However, the coronavirus outbreak continues, and despite the lifting of closures in parts of Europe, it remains to be seen whether the calendar will resume with the Strade Bianche on August 1, whether the Tour de France will really take place from August 29 to September 20, and whether the One-Day Classic will be held later in the year It remains to be seen if it will be held later in the year.

"It means a lot to have something in front of us," Durbridge said in a team press release. 'I think it's great for the sport in that there's something to look forward to. Everyone needs to move from race to race and have a goal or purpose. There was so much indecision during this time that everyone was in limbo."

"I hope the program they have announced will go forward," he continued, "I don't know 100 percent, but at this stage we can only make a decision based on the information we have. [but all we can do is hope that the sport has a good season. But all we can do is rejoice that the sport will have a season.

Durbridge said the quick change between Grand Tours and one-day races with the new "squeezed" calendar is "interesting."

"Sports scientists and coaches will have a tough day studying how to measure form. 'With a three-month block, I would expect to be able to maintain form for at least two months. When the races come around, I'll get as fit and strong as I can, and then race, recover, race, recover, race, recover, repeat."

The 2020 UCI Road World Championships is the only event that retains its original dates of September 20-27, with the first day coinciding with the final day of the Tour de France.

"It could work out for some riders, but it depends on their ambition for the world championships," Durbridge said.

The Australian time trial champion has his sights set on the World Championship time trial. [He is the 2011 under-23 time trial world champion and the 2009 junior champion.

"However, in terms of being a time trial specialist, it seems a bit risky because of the distance between the Tour de France and the time trial, and because there is no major time trial at the Tour de France, so riding a time trial bike for a month would be difficult due to the lack of a major time trial.

The major "spring" classics are held later in the year, mostly in October. A one-day specialist like Durbridge would likely have been part of the Mitchelton-Scott team at the Tour de France before the World Championships.

"I feel there may be a more universal build-up for the classics," he said. 'Everyone will be out in the sun, running long distances, and have ample time to prepare. It will probably be the most challenging of the Classic season," he said.