It seems that the scare of stage 6 of the Tour of Catalonia is over. Egan Bernal would have returned to training. According to the Strava application, the Ineos runner rode 101.2 kilometers, four hours approximately. The Colombian did it together with Brandon Rivera and Rigoberto Urán on the roads of Monaco.
The British team had already reported that the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia champion had no fractures after his hard fall with three riders. It was the competition of his comebackbut once again luck did not allow him to finish.
Ineos hopes to have him for the Tour de France in any role
Despite the falls and injuries that have not allowed Egan Bernal to have a good preparation to return to 100 percent, Ineos has confirmed that it will wait for it and that it will be a victory that ends the Tour de France. The most important thing is that I can help this year. “His presence on the Tour would be great, to help, to see what he can do,” highlighted Christian Knees, sports director of the British team in Cycling Weekly.
For Knees, the 26-year-old running back can be instrumental in any role on the team. Everything indicates that in the Tour de France he would go as a gregarious to help Daniel Felipe Martínez who would be the leader. “I would say that Egan in better shape than what we see now, already in good shape, he can definitely contribute to the team in any role.”
Lastly, he stated that Finishing the Grand Boucle would be a great prize for Egan Bernal and for the team. “People will also know that he is capable. We see here that he is recovering well, he is doing well, so I think it could be beneficial for the team and also for Egan. If you have three weeks on your legs, that’s a big step forward.”