Egan Bernal's early season did not go as planned but a broken collarbone at...
VAL THORENS, France - Egan Bernal’s early season did not go as planned but a broken collarbone at training proved to be a blessing in disguise for the Team Ineos climber, who is poised to become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France on Sunday.
Bernal repaid the team’s trust with a flawless ride from Brussels, making up for a relatively disappointing individual time trial with strong displays in the mountains where he was only beaten by France’s Thibaut Pinot who abandoned on Friday. “At some point, I thought about not doing the Giro but the Tour, but eventually the Giro was the goal,” the 22-year-old said.
Riding a Giro-Tour double would have been an impossible feat for a 22-year-old, with the last rider to manage to win both races the same season being Marco Pantani in 1998.
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