Tony Martin of Jumbo Visma said Thursday that if the 2020 Tour de France were to be held at all as a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, it could be disastrous from a commercial standpoint for professional cycling and might even signal the closure of some professional teams He stated that.

A big question mark remains over the organization of this year's Grand Boucle. Organizers, and most athletes, teams, sponsors, and fans, want the 2020 event to take place. Meanwhile, experts on various health issues say it would be more prudent to delay the Tour or not hold it at all as the COVID-19 crisis continues, and French Sports Minister Roxana Marassineanu suggested this week that the ban on public gatherings could last until September.

Tony Martin, expressing his opinion to L'Equipe on Thursday, said: "At the moment, we cannot accurately predict the outcome if the Tour de France is canceled. At the moment, it is not possible to accurately predict the outcome of the possible cancellation of the Tour de France.

"Without too much exaggeration, I think a lot of sponsors are invested in cycling because of the Tour," the four-time time trial world champion continued. If there is no Tour, it would be disastrous for sponsors from a commercial standpoint. If there is no Tour, it would be disastrous for sponsors from a commercial standpoint, and I hope it doesn't happen. But if it is cancelled, sponsors will have to think long term. [It is relatively certain that the Tour de France will be held in 2021. It is relatively certain that the Tour de France will be held. There will be other great races before that, and even if the Tour doesn't happen, there will be a lot of interest in other races at the end of the season," Martin said, citing the Tour de Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, a one-day race that could be held in mid to late October. But I would be very happy if the Tour were held at the end of August as planned."