Earlier this year, Alexander Kristoff learned that he would not be a member of UAE Team Emirates for the Tour de France and said the 2019 event might be his last. However, his dream of the Tour was given new life when the coronavirus-shortened 2020 road season created an unprecedented overlap with the classics.

According to Norwegian TV2, Christophe will race the Tour de France from August 29 to September 20, rescheduling his run because the Giro d'Italia overlaps with a major classic.

Slovenian star Tadej Pogacar is expected to lead UAE Team Emirates in the Tour de France. Fernando Gaviria was to be the team's main sprinter and Max Richeze the lead-out man, but Richeze told Marca of Argentina that the race schedule was still unknown.

If Christophe competes in the Giro d'Italia, he will miss his title defense in Ghent-Wevelgem and his second win in Scheldeprij and the Tour de France, so his schedule was changed to the Tour de France.

Christophe and teammate Seven Eric Byström will travel to France for the Criterium du Dauphiné on August 12-16, starting with the Vuelta a Burgos on July 28 and the Circuit de Gesso on August 2.

The Italian federation last month requested that Il Lombardia be moved to August 8, Milan-San Remo to August 22, and the Italian Championships to October 31, the designated date for Lombardia.

The UCI has not yet finalized the Milan-San Remo date of August 22, but Christoph seems to be working on the assumption that the dates have been moved, and if the August spots remain, he will miss his national championship.

After the Tour de France, he will compete in Binche-Chimay-Binche on October 6, Ghent-Wevelgem on October 11, Scheldeprijs on October 14, Tour of Flanders on October 18, and Driedergues-Bourges-des-Pains on October 21, Paris-Roubaix on October 25.