Tour de France champion Egan Bernal said he will reconsider his training programme so he can defend his title after new dates were announced for this year's race.
Organisers announced earlier on Wednesday the start of the Tour was being pushed back to the end of August in response to the coronavirus lockdown in France.
"We have 4 and a half months to get back to 100 per cent," Bernal posted on Instagram.
"It is time to rethink all the training and start with more motivation than ever to get to this date in the best form."
Bernal said his team, Ineos, "will continue to work hard, calmly, with a lot of patience and intelligence, to be back on the starting line with a clear conscience having done the right job."
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