The one from Zipaquirá, teammate with Ecuadorians Richard Carapaz and Jhonatan Narváez, will lead the British in the 2022 Tour de France.
The Colombian Egan Bernal, winner of the Tour de France 2019 and the Giro 2021 has renewed his contract with Ineos for five more years, so he will remain in the British squad until 2026.
The 24-year-old cyclist from Zipaquirá, considers the new contract to be especially “important”, since he considers that his best years will come in the coming seasons.
“It is very important to sign this new contract. I am very happy in this team and proud and I am signing now for my most important years. They will be my best seasons and I want to spend this time in Ineos”Bernal pointed out.
The Colombian cyclist expressed his illusion to return to the Tour de France after a year of absence, in which he won the Giro d’Italia.
“I really want to go back to the Tour. I skipped the Giro last year, but it seems like a long time since I’ve been on the Tour. So I am very excited for this year. I want to come back preparing very well, with a good team and being there to really enjoy the race, “he said.
The team’s deputy director, Rod Ellingworth, highlighted the talent of Bernal, called to achieve the greatest achievements in cycling.
“We have seen Egan grow in the last four years with the team. He has shown time and again that he has phenomenal talent and that in difficult moments he has the courage to stand up., take a chance and fight again. As a teammate you can’t ask for much more than that. This season is going to be very competitive and Egan will be in the fight ”.
In 2018, Bernal made the leap to WorldTour with the then Team Sky. Just a year later won the 2019 Tour de France at the age of 21, making him the youngest rider to achieve the yellow jersey and achieving a historic victory for Colombia for being the first in the Tour.
In 2021 he won the pink jersey at the Giro d’Italia and contributed the 12th victory for Ineos in a big one. (D)
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