Pauline Ferrand-Prevot is adjusting her training program to reach peak form in September and October, when the mountain biking season is expected to resume after the global closure of the sport due to the Covid 19 epidemic.Eurosport (open in new tab) In an interview with Eurosport, the mountain biking world champion said he is firmly committed to participating in the Olympic Games, which have been postponed until July 2021. [Ferran-Prevot, a multi-discipline world champion in road, cyclo-cross, and mountain biking, named "obviously the Olympics" as her biggest aspiration at this point in her career.

"This is the title that's missing from my record. And it's also a supreme title that comes once every four or five years. It has a special flavor and it's a title I missed out on. After that, [cycling] has to continue to be fun. Fun, training, competition. Fun, that's the basis of everything."

Ferrand-Prevot had made the Tokyo Olympics one of his main goals for the season before the Covid 19 virus spread rapidly around the world. since March, many countries have been under some form of blockade, public health precautions have been taken, and cycling events have been cancelled or postponed. the IOC announced last week that the Tokyo Games had been postponed and rescheduled from July 23 to August 8 next summer.

The UCI is continuously providing updates on cancellations and postponements of events due to the new coronavirus on its website. At the same time, the sport governing bodies are working with race organizers to determine rescheduling dates for postponed events. In mountain biking, races, including all World Cup and World Championships, have been postponed until the end of June.

"[The Olympics] were really my main objective," Ferrand-Prevot told Eurosport. "This morning [Friday] I also learned that the World Cup MTB has been cancelled: no World Championships at the end of June, no Olympics this summer. It's been a bit of a strange season. But we are in a very delicate situation and it is really worrying. There are other important things in life besides sports. We have to wait until everything comes back before we can develop other goals."

Ferrand-Prevot said she has recovered from double iliac artery endometrial fibrosis. She revealed that she was diagnosed with iliac artery endoneurial fibrosis in November 2018, one in each leg. She had been experiencing leg pain and circulation problems since 2015, when she was triple world champion in road (2014), cyclocross (2015), and mountain biking (2015).

She underwent surgery on both legs in February 2019 and took four months off to recover before making a winning comeback at the MTB World Cup in Val di Sole and winning the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont Saint Anne, Canada, at the end of August. He later announced that his symptoms in one leg had recurred and underwent a second surgery in January.

"It was a special year," he said. There were surgeries. I had some doubts, it was hard and long to come back, a couple of months were quite complicated, I didn't know if I could come back for a year, I didn't know if I could come back, I didn't know if I could come back, I didn't know if I could come back. I didn't feel anything in training. It was difficult to stay positive. Then July was the beginning. Winning the world champion title in Canada was a good memory. I had a hard time with leg injuries and surgeries, but ...... I am glad my hard work paid off. The title at the World Marathon Championships was the icing on the cake after a great season."

"It was a great feeling to win the World Marathon Championships in Canada.

Due to health warnings of coronavirus and the cancellation of the event, her coach suggested she stop training and take a break, but she continued training with her trainer and followed a set routine. She also aims to be ready for the late season mountain biking season, which has been rescheduled for September and October.

"I set my alarm clock for a certain time and check my email. I go to training, even if it's just going to the yard on my home trainer. But I have rituals to keep my days in rhythm. It's less painful to live than to do nothing. So to have a rhythm in my life, it was better for me to keep training so that it wouldn't be a big problem in my cramped life, where I'm eating all day in front of the TV.

"It's true that things are pretty hard right now. The season starts late, so I have to get in shape as late as September and October. In general, these months are a little harder to manage. We are at the end of the season, a little fed up and tired. So I have to plan a fitness peak at the end of the year. But it keeps me motivated."

Despite her end-of-season ambitions and her goals for the 2021 Olympics, Ferrand-Prevot has made it clear that the current coronavirus crisis is now her top priority and that global health is her main concern.

"I keep telling myself that this blockage will end," she told Eurosport. 'Everything will return to normal and I will begin again the simple pleasures of my old life, of seeing friends and family. I hope that the situation will improve as soon as possible, especially for those who are ill or affected."