Exceptional performances are the order of the day in top-class sports, but exceptional situations such as the 2020 Corona year set new standards even for world-class professionals. For the BORA - hansgrohe cycling professionals this means that all classics such as Tour de France, Giro d'Italia or Vuelta de España will only be held in autumn. In order to train again as a team after months, trying to maintain both stamina and motivation in solo mode, the top UCI team held its season opener in the Ötztal partner region. A group of more than sixty people, comprising athletes, trainers and assistants, took full advantage of the excellent training conditions in Tirol's longest side valley. "I am really happy to finally cycle with my teammates again in the outdoors. During the forced break I spent a lot of time with my son," triple world champion Peter Sagan looks back on the past months. The Slovak-born enthused his fans all over the globe with a video from Sölden, showing a wheelie on the racing bike. The clip on social media reached 1.5 million views within a few days.