The loss of major men's and women's professional races due to the coronavirus extended into late April and early May, as the 2020 Tour de Romandie, scheduled for April 28-May 3, was canceled and the Tour de Alps was postponed from its spring schedule of April 20-24.

The Iturria Basque stage race was also postponed on Monday as Spain imposed travel restrictions, including cycling, on professional athletes. The race was scheduled to take place April 6-11, but the UCI announced that it would be postponed "until further notice."

Following France's introduction of strict travel and social distance restrictions, and after Paris-Nice ended on Saturday, the UCI announced on Sunday that athlete safety was " top priority mission" and asked organizers to cancel cycling events on the UCI international calendar in areas identified as at risk by the World Health Organization.

Many race organizers and teams had already taken action before the UCI announcement, effectively suspending most of the April cycling season.

Tirreno-Adriatico, Milan-San Remo, Volta a Catalunya, and the early stages of the Belgian Classics were all canceled or postponed due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and a number of government orders canceling rallies as a result. The Giro d'Italia has already been postponed from May, and organizers are now planning to hold the Tour of Flanders (April 5), Scheldeprijs (April 8), Paris-Roubaix (April 12), Amstel Gold Race (April 19), Flèche Wallonne (April 22), Liège-Bastogne-. Liège (April 26) are unlikely to take place, he admitted. [Vincenzo Nibali (Trek-Segafredo) and Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) will run the Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino Euroregion in northern Italy and Austria. However, the five-day race also accepted that it is not possible to organize a stage race in the short term due to the ongoing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus. Race organizer GS Alto Garda will not throw in the towel immediately and hopes to find a date later in the 2020 season.

GS Alto Garda president Giacomo Santini said in a statement, "Like many other organizers dealing with the same issues, it is a very difficult situation for us, but a unique and very serious phase where public health and safety must take precedence and be given priority over any other issue It is clear that we are in a unique and very serious phase where public health and safety must take precedence and be prioritized above all other issues."

"Reducing the risk to residents and restoring normalcy as soon as possible is the highest priority. If sporting events are allowed to resume in the near future, we will verify with the UCI whether the conditions are in place to hold events on the new dates, according to the technical conditions and necessary safety measures."

According to Julián Eraso, president of the organizing committee of the Itzulia Basque Country, the event had initially presented the authorities with plans for an "anti-coronavirus hygiene protocol" that included closed starts and finishes, disinfection mats, and temperature control, He said the escalating situation in Spain left them with no choice but to postpone the race. He said, "Safety and responsibility take precedence over everything else."

In a statement on Monday, the race organization hopes to hold the race before the end of the year: "We hope that the UCI will be able to announce new dates for 2020 and that the 2021 event will be held from April 5 to 10.

Meanwhile, the organizers of the Tour de Romandie have opted to cancel the 2020 edition of this Swiss stage race altogether.

"Wherever possible, the structure of the 2020 edition will be resumed in 2021; the structure of the 2020 edition will be resumed in 2021 whenever possible. We will be in contact with the cities hosting the 2020 Games stages in the coming days to discuss this direction," announced the organizer of the Games, Chassot Concept.

"The Tour de Romandie and the Tour de Romandie Foundation thank the representatives of the authorities concerned, stage organizers, partners and sponsors, teams, volunteers and all fans of the Tour de Romandie for their understanding and support from April 27 to May 2, 2021, Appointments will be given to all."