Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma), having recovered from an illness (which turned out to be an intestinal parasite) that had previously prevented him from starting the 2020 season, is now training at high altitude on Mount Teide in Tenerife, Spain, with a view to returning to racing in the near future He is said to be in the process of returning to racing in the near future.

Dumoulin has not raced since he abandoned the Criterium du Dauphiné last June after injuring his knee in a crash at the Giro d'Italia the previous month.

"Training on Mt. Teide now," the 2017 Giro champion wrote on Twitter on Sunday. 'Fingers crossed that I'm feeling better again and that the race will continue later this spring when the corona stress continues in Europe.'

Dumoulin, who was forced to abandon the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana early last month due to illness, reported that he was unlikely to be in sufficient condition to race in Tirreno-Adriatico and Milano-San Remo, which were to be the first two races of the 2020 season

Tirreno - Adriatico and Milan - Sanremo.

Tirreno was scheduled to start on March 11 and San Remo on March 21, but both races were postponed due to the coronavirus crisis in Italy, and with the situation continuing worldwide, all upcoming races are in danger of cancellation or postponement.

Dumoulin is now likely to return to racing at the Volta a Catalunya (March 23-29), Team Ineos is mourning the death of team sport director Nicolas Portal, who had to refrain from traveling due to the coronavirus, and the Spanish stage He is expected to make a return to racing at the race.