Training and Season Planning of Pandemic Proportions

Today we discuss the global COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on cyclists. We start with basic virology and why it's through this understanding that we recommend even healthy people take extreme precautions. Then address group rides, and things to consider for your current training or re-planning your 2020 season for races that may or may not happen.

Show Notes
Background on corona viruses
https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12985-019-1182-0

How long COVID-19 lives on various surfaces
https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/03/20/sars-cov-2-survive-on-surfaces/

Homemade masks, efficacy and breathability
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258525804_Testing_the_Efficacy_of_Homemade_Masks_Would_They_Protect_in_an_Influenza_Pandemic

Analysis of early outbreak in Lombardia
https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.09320