AG2R La Mondiale leader Romain Bardet told the French press that he hopes the Tour de France will be held this summer once the coronavirus outbreak in France is under control, but he favors postponing the Olympics.

"The two cases of the Tour de France and the Olympics are, in my view - not that I am particularly qualified to talk about it - very different," Bardet told L'Equipe on Tuesday, adding that the smaller and more domestic scale of the Tour He explained that it might be possible to hold the race in France because of the Tour's smaller size and more nationalistic nature.

"If the pandemic is under control in France, it might be less utopian to hold the Tour de France," he said. But if the Tour were to take place in July, that would be a great sign." But it would be premature to say whether it is possible."

"It would be a great sign if the Tour were to be held in July.

As the coronavirus crisis in France worsens, the Frenchman expressed doubts about competing in Paris-Nice. The event was the last race for him, and for many of the propeloton, before the sport was shut down.

Bardet's first goal this season was to compete in the now postponed Giro d'Italia.

It was announced this week that the competition would be postponed for another 12 months, which Bardet said was "as expected."

"Given the uncertainty of the current situation the world is in, it seems reasonable and logical to postpone the tournament. 'There is still a lot of uncertainty, and I didn't see how we could participate in the Olympics when the world is in such a state.'

"Of all that is happening, it would be selfish to concern myself only with the sporting aspect," Bardet continued. Instead, I try to look at things as a world citizen."

"It's difficult anymore to see the world through the eyes of a sportsman. 'Especially since you never know when you'll be racing again. People are thinking outside the sporting box."

Now Bardet is confined to France with his family, dreaming of racing again, but enjoying a kind of normal life.

"I recently became a father and spend all my time with my wife and my one-month-old son. 'I'm news-obsessed, but I'm trying to stay positive. As a professional rider, it is usually difficult to live a normal life, but the current situation is truly extraordinary and I am speechless at much of what is happening."