The Israeli Startup Nation, which is competing in the World Tour, has had three stage wins: a stage win by Rudy Barbier at the Vuelta a San Juan, a stage win by Mikkel Reim at the Tour of Antalya, and a win by Hugo Hofstetter at Le Samin. While the team has earned race victories, it has also suffered three long-term injuries - Andre Greipel, Rory Sutherland, and Ben Hellmans.

Greipel is out with a broken shoulder, Sutherland broke his leg in an electric scooter accident in December, and Hellmans broke his collarbone and fractured his shoulder in the Tour Down Under All three riders are on the road to recovery and will be ready to go no matter when the season resumes.

Greipel, 37, fell while training near his hometown of Cologne, Germany, in early February, but said on the team website last week that he should be able to run outside again by the end of March, indicating that he is already training with a trainer at home.

"Missing the Classic is harder than the shoulder injury," Greipel said, but he still started the season in Australia with his new team at the Tour Down Under in January, followed by the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. I wanted to start the classics, and I know how long the rehab is."

However, with the threat of coronavirus likely to cancel or postpone most of the Classics, Greipel continues to recover after successful surgery last month.

"Nothing will change until March 23. Until March 23, I have to keep my arm still."

Sutherland, who joined from UAE team Emirates, crashed on his electric scooter after going out to dinner at a team get-together in Tel Aviv, Israel, in December and was injured before turning the pedals in anger.

The 38-year-old Australian broke his femur in the crash, which took three months to recover, but neither he nor his team would say when he would return to racing.

"I can't change what has happened, but I can change the trajectory," Sutherland said.

"I'm very eager to get over my injury and repay the cooperation and trust of the team that has supported me. There was no pressure, a lot of support. At [38 years old], I have the ability to deal with it. [A] 24-year-old full of ambition and excitement might have had a tougher time. I have the experience to deal with complex issues. Honestly, I have nothing to lose, and in the end, it has given me a different perspective and outlook on the sport."

"For the first few days, I wasn't actually aware of how long I would be away from competition. Certainly, the first week after the surgery was the hardest for me mentally as well as the pain.

He added that he was "reaping the benefits of a long and fruitful career," but never worried that it would mark the end of a long career, as others had.

"I accomplished what I wanted in this sport," he said. I think I recover faster that way than when I'm stressed or anxious."

[25] "I've always been a "just be" kind of person. I've always been a person who "is what I am."

Hellmans was one of the riders who crashed near the end of the second stage of the Tour Down Under in Stirling in January, a stage in which Detunink-Quick Step's Elia Viviani and Mitchelton Scott's leader Simon Yates also crashed, but both riders were able to continue the race.

"It's pretty hard to see other racers racing now that the hard work of November, December, and January is paying off," said Hellmans, who is on the verge of postponing or canceling races due to the coronavirus.

"Some of my favorite races and goals for this year have already passed. I try not to think too much about which races I will miss."

The 33-year-old Belgian is already training with a trainer at home and has begun physical therapy to stabilize his shoulder.

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