Michael Mørkøv's lucky run of spring racing

Denmark’s Michael Mørkøv (left) and Lasse Norman Hansen celebrate after winning the men’s Madison at the 2020 UCI Track World Championships in Berlin, Germany
Denmark’s Michael Mørkøv (left) and Lasse Norman Hansen celebrate after winning the men’s Madison at the 2020 UCI Track World Championships in Berlin, Germany (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Michael Mørkøv (Deceuninck-QuickStep) has told L'Equipe how, despite the coronavirus crisis, he managed to string together a lucky, early season run of 20 days of racing that started with the Tour Down Under in Australia in January and culminated with Paris-Nice in March, by way of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, the ill-fated UAE Tour – and a gold medal at the Track World Championships.

"I can't believe how lucky I was with the situation in the United Arab Emirates, leaving just before the coronavirus situation exploded," he told the French newspaper on Tuesday, referring to the UAE Tour being cancelled after stage 5 on February 27, with two stages remaining, after two staff members of a team tested positive for the virus.

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