Reviewing the race program when competition resumes following the suspension of cycling due to the coronavirus outbreak, Movistar's Alejandro Valverde told Spanish media that he is likely to compete in the Tour de France, World Championships, and Vuelta a España. ... [Valverde told the Spanish newspaper Marca on Monday, "I don't think it makes much sense to keep the Grand Tour three weeks because this is an extraordinary year. Fifteen days for each event would be more than enough for both the riders and the fans." [Speaking as a Spanish rider, the Tour usually comes first, followed by the Vuelta and the Giro d'Italia. The Tour is rumored to run from August 29 to September 20, the Giro from October 3 to 25, and the Vuelta from November 1 for three weeks.

"It's not a bad schedule," Valverde said of the World Championships, one of the events remaining on its original schedule of September 20-27.

"But I have to recover well from the Tour. But I have to recover well from the Tour. There is only one week between the Tour and the World Championships (September 27), so I have to recover from the Tour and come in fresh.

Valverde said earlier this month that he is not sure the race will take place in 2020, but added that riders usually need about two months to prepare for a Grand Tour.

"Everyone trains at home, but I don't know what it will be like for me when I go on the road again, and I don't know how long it will take for the Tour," he said, noting that Spain, like France and Italy, does not allow its riders to train outside. He admitted.

Valverde's major goal this season was the 2020 Olympic road race on July 25.

"Of course, being 25 and 26 doesn't change anything, but going from 40 to 41 is a little different," he told Marca.com.

"I'm hoping that I'll be able to compete in 2021 and that my body will respond the way I want it to.

Asked if he would consider extending his professional career a year later than his planned retirement at the end of 2021, given the amount of racing he has lost so far this season, Valverde refused to give a definite timetable.

"At this point, I'm going to see how this year ends and how the next year starts," he said. We know how difficult things are right now."

"It's been a year of many changes," Valverde said of the comings and goings of the Movistar team during the off-season, with Nairo Quintana, Mikel Landa, and Giro winner Richard Calapas leaving, and 2018 Vuelta runner-up Enric Mas came from Deceuninck-Quickstep.

"Some experienced riders left and some young riders came. But the coronavirus brought it all to a halt. But I am sure the new riders will do well and we will have a strong team."

"We have a lot of new riders coming in.

How the dynamic worked out in a team that juggles a number of big-name leaders can be seen in The Least Expected Day, a Netflix documentary that follows the ups and downs of the Spanish WorldTour team during the 2019 race season

"I've been working on this for a while now.

"I loved it, and I think 90 percent of the people who watched it loved it, too. I had planned to continue recording (in 2020), but this pandemic has brought everything to a halt.