Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

The other aspect, which has put me off going for a morning lap around the area, is that, should you come off and need assistance, you're going to take it away from others...

This is something RPM/RPM Coaching (from here, not sure if he still comes on?) posted on FB a few days ago:

We are starting to see lots of advice being given regarding Covid-19
Coronavirus and cyclists in training. We already know about washing
hands, keeping equipment clean and social distancing, with many riders
now enjoying quiet road rides and home turbo sessions. However, please
be mindful of your physical condition and the effect of hard training
on your immune system.

"Hard" training can be either high volume (lots of long steady rides
where the overload is cumulative fatigue) or high intensity (where the
overload is maximal or threshold efforts). Whilst in heavy training
phases, your immune system will be taking a knock and leave you
susceptible to collecting every viral and bacterial infection
available. This is as important for those balancing work/life/training
commitments in a busy schedule as it is for elite athletes training
full time for a world championships or Olympic Games (there's a reason
why you could never walk into the GB cycling team office without
passing the hand sanitiser first). As a rough rule, if you are in a
phase of heavy training, please make sure you are allowing enough rest
in isolation whilst your immune system is recovering as well as your
other systems, or better still, consider modifying your current plan,
this could be:

-Put in a stretching/mobilty session instead of a cycling session, especially if you don't really do them already. It's probably NOT the
time to visit a public gym and do heavy sets of weights.
-Stick to base endurance zones steady training on the turbo or (safe) road.

Track cyclists: sprinters doing maximal efforts and endurance riders
pushing thresholds, at the end of your block you are rinsed and
leaning on a rail which has seen 100s of dirty hands in the last few
days. Bear all this in mind and look after yourself both at the track
and in the 48hrs afterwards, this is when you'll need quality
recovery. Consider if this is the right time for bunch racing, which
great increases the chance of an off, or even visiting the track at
all.

Whilst self-isolation or social distancing may provide an opportunity
for some steady road rides, please also be mindful that increasing
your risk of requiring the emergency services will also impact on the
overall ability of the NHS to deal with C-19, so hitting the downhill
trails on your MTB or the more high risk branches of our sport may be
seen as a little selfish if there is any chance you may end up
requiring a trip to A&E. There will be plenty of time to get back to
normal once this is done, yours and other people's lives and wellbeing
are more important than your sportive training, your track league or
masters race, or personal achievement gains. You never know, a good
few weeks of light training and variation may be exactly what you
need.

I have no more intention of coming off my bike than I do falling off the stool while getting my hoarded dry goods out of the top cupboard or ending up suspended by my underwear from the window while showing my neighbours how to do callisthenics.