MotoGP returns to bring a welcome dose of structure back into Cal Crutchlow’s life

British rider tells Jack de Menezes how he found himself stranded with his family in California not knowing when he would next be able to do what he does best

British rider Cal Crutchlow returned to action on Wednesday at Jerez as MotoGP returns (AFP via Getty)

Emerging from lockdown has been tricky for sport in a new age of coronavirus-governed safety measures, but it has been the one thing driving many professional athletes who were stripped of the one thing that has kept them going: routine.

Being forced to work from home or spend time isolated from the outside world has brought on plenty of anxiety as we slowly learned to live with coronavirus around us, but there are signs that we are getting there.

To get us through the tough times, we turned to exercise. Many utilised their period of walking, running and cycling to make each day slightly different to the last one, improving their mental health just as much as they did physically.