While the pro cycling world is surrounded by uncertainty as races are postponed and riders are blockaded, Bahrain McLaren's Rod Ellingworth says the team should be ready to race again once the current coronavirus outbreak has passed.

The team made the decision to leave Paris-Nice last week before the French stage race ended a day earlier than scheduled. Since then, the team has been focused on ensuring that all riders and staff can return home to their respective families, but the difficulty the team faces, like all other teams in the same position, is navigating through the uncertainty it now faces and ensuring that the riders are ready to go when the race resumes.

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The time scale of such a scenario is impossible to predict, as the race will not take place for at least several months, and UEFA's decision to postpone the European Championships in June highlights the high level of uncertainty facing the Tour de France in July.

"The first thing we need to look at is the health of all the riders and staff. Let's take care of them and their families and support them. That's the first thing we did. It's hard to stay motivated, especially for the riders, if you don't have a short-term goal," Ellingworth told Cycling News from his home in England. [Some of the Classics riders will take a break after Paris-Roubaix.

"It's difficult, but you have to be open-minded and logical. Races are going to happen at some point and you have to be ready for them. The most important thing is to be honest with everyone

"They don't know when the season will resume. So it's hard to really try to hurt yourself when it comes to riding. As we have seen with some of the riders, they are completely restricted from staying indoors. We have to study each rider's case in detail and figure out how they can stay in condition. I don't think many riders can stay in condition, but this is where the coaches have to be creative and really support the riders."

Some teams are already diving into the world of online training, using platforms like Zwift to keep spirits high and engagement levels with fans at the right level, but away from athlete health and fitness, teams also struggle to provide exposure and traction for sponsors and partners.

While this is less of an issue for teams like Bahrain McLaren that are well-funded and have long-term guarantees, Ellingworth recognizes that not all teams are equal and that some high-profile teams were looking to invest in 2021 long before the wheels stopped Recognition.

"I think the entire cycling community is concerned about that.

"Some teams may have an advantage over others in that world, but if people are selling to get additional funding, I think this is a tough sell. But at the same time, everyone in the world knows that this is not a normal situation.

"It's not that cycling isn't working. You have to hit the pause button and start there. I think it's a concern for everybody. It has to be a big concern."

"It's impossible at this stage to talk about the possibility of resuming competition.

"All you are doing is speculating, and that is the difficult part of this issue. People's lives have stopped. We have to go with the flow and be flexible. We are going to support the players as much as we can, but we have to keep an open mind. I know the Giro is a vacation. It's a really difficult moment."