The former junior track world champion intended to plan her future career path around performance at track national championships which were due to start on March 26, three days before her 24th birthday.

Like every other athlete, the cancellation has left Perry in limbo but she said the extra time has enabled her to reconsider her options and even embark on some cross-training on a mountain bike.

"The national championships (were) a really important event for me," Perry said. "I thought if I went well, it could potentially open up some opportunities. If I didn't achieve my goals, I thought it would help me to make some decisions on my future.

"When I was told about the cancellation, I initially felt very lost. I'd just trained so hard - in particular the last 10 weeks of preparation I'd given 100 per cent effort day in, day out - sometimes three sessions a day to suddenly come to a grinding halt and not even compete.

"Here I was hanging out for this event to decide my future and suddenly the light at the end of the tunnel has disappeared and I'm back in the dark."

Speaking in the Tasmanian Institute of Sport bulletin, Perry said she still has no idea what the future holds but has begun enjoying training again.

"I've been training on some different roads, and if my ride takes longer than it's supposed to, it doesn't matter.

"I've thrown a leg over the mountain bike once or twice a week. I'm a very amateur mountain bike rider, so the few trails open near my house are a great place for me to practice my skills. Maybe then I'll be equipped for when the other trails open again."

Perry has also enrolled in university, used social media to keep fit and in contact and still has a casual job.

"I think in tough times like these when we are uncertain of what is next, it's important to take a positive out of each day."

Lauren Perry is one of two Tasmanians among 67 riders categorised by Cycling Australia as emerging and developing athletes for 2020-21.

Considered a vital step for athletes on the Australian Cycling Team pathway, the program includes athletes from the national high performance network.

Based on an Australian Institute of Sport framework, the athlete categorisation aims to provide sports with a method of assessing an athlete's performance trajectory.

Perry is among the list of developing endurance riders, who are deemed to be four to six years from reaching the elite podium, while Dalton Stretton, of Burnie, is in the emerging endurance category six to eight years away.

Another member of Tasmania's track endurance squad is also in limbo after Georgia Baker had several of her bikes stolen.

Thieves broke into the Rio Olympian's Adelaide home on Thursday night and made off with a Giant Propel, Cervelo S5, Argon 18 time trial bike, Focus mountain bike and Wahoo Kickr home trainer.

The 25-year-old, of Perth, appealed for help tracking down the missing equipment in a Facebook post which was subsequently shared more than 300 times.

Baker had recently been named alongside Amy Cure, of West Pine, on the Australian team for the Tokyo Olympics.