Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) is patiently awaiting news of the Women's World Tour's late-season calendar revision, but she thinks it is important for the sport as a whole that the Tour de France be confirmed first. Ultimately, however, it is the coronavirus that will determine when, where, and if the season's races will resume, says the former positive nurse.

"It is important for women's cycling to know if the Tour de France will take place because it is of great financial importance to the UCI, national federations, and teams; for the UCI, national federations, and teams, the Tour de France is of great financial importance; for the UCI, national federations, and teams, the Tour de France is of great financial importance; and for women's cycling, the Tour de France is of great financial importance.

Try out potential dates and see if they are feasible. We set some goals to see if it works, and if it doesn't, it doesn't happen.

"For women's cycling, of course we want to have a calendar, but we need to see how the coronavirus develops."

The UCI announced that the Tour de France will be rescheduled from August 29 to September 20, stating that the calendar revision will prioritize the three Grand Tours and five Monuments, as well as the World Championships, European Championships, and various national championships.

Due to COVID-19, 14 of the total 22 women's WorldTour races were cancelled, and the UCI confirmed the general framework of the women's calendar, with most of the major spring one-day races taking place between September and November.

Van der Breggen said she would be happy to race a smaller calendar this fall, but if she could pick one event, it would be the UCI Road World Championships, currently being held in Egle Martigny, Switzerland, from September 20 to 27.

The UCI will announce the post-COVID-19 men's and women's calendars on May 5.

"I think we should be happy to be able to race this year. That's the most important thing. We certainly want to be at the World Championships, and it would be nice if we could make that happen."

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"But if I can race again, it also means that the situation has improved for Wills, which is most important not only for cycling, but also for his health, business, and economic situation.

Van der Breggen turned professional cyclist in 2012 after graduating from nursing school. She takes the public health regulations surrounding COVID-19 in the Netherlands seriously. She is also pleased that nursing staff working on the front lines of hospitals around the world are getting the recognition they deserve.

"I studied nursing and am a nurse; I graduated in 2012. I am no longer registered or working as a nurse. I still have friends who are nurses. I have friends who work on the front lines of intensive care. Nurses on the front lines of coronavirus are taking risks to save people.

"Even before the outbreak of the virus, nurses were always under a lot of pressure, working a lot of overtime and not being paid enough for their work. I have always felt that the nursing staff is important and valuable. They are always working, always saving lives. When this is over, they deserve more recognition for the rest of their nursing careers." They deserve it. [Dutch athletes can train outdoors, Van der Breggen said, expanding their training to both outdoor rides and indoor training using the Zwift platform. He said they are also working on time trial strength and core stability.

Boels Dolmans will participate in the Zwift Tour For All, May 4-8.

"My normal life, no, I'm not usually home this much. The Netherlands is a lucky country, you can ride outside if you are alone. So I can do rides and I'm doing a little bit of Zwift. It's nice to ride with people on social rides and races.

"You never know when you're going to be able to race, which is strange, but I try to keep in mind that I might be able to race again later this year.

[3] "I try to enjoy riding because there's no pressure now and I don't have to worry if I'm not feeling well, for example. I think it's a good period mentally because there's no pressure, no moving around. [When your family is healthy, there are few problems, and everything around you is like this, it's important to keep thinking positive things."

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