Egan Bernal: strengths and weaknesses to fight for the Vuelta a Romandía title

The Colombian cyclist of the team has a good opportunity to return to the path of victory from today until next Sunday. Ineos Egan Bernal in himReturn to Romandie.

With experience

It will be the third time that Egan Bernal takes the test, since he was second in 2018, he lost with Primoz Roglic the title by just 12s, but defeated him in a 9.9km time trial on that occasion.

Last year, the 27-year-old runner placed eighth in the competition, one minute and 53 seconds behind. Adam Yatesthe champion and who is first on the list of favorites.

Bernal comes from being third in the Return to Catalonia and last Sunday he was 21st in Liege, he reached the finish line in the same lot that defined the winner's teammatesTadej Pogacarof the classic, which indicates that the Colombian is in good shape.

And it is a great option to appear, to fight for the podium and, why not, to fight for the title, to be excited about achieving a long-awaited victory in a general classification, something that has not been done since May 2019, when he won the Italy spin.

In his favor, Bernal has that he is in good shape, the results say so, as he was also third in O Great Wayproof that he won Jonas Vingegaard, and seventh in Paris Nice, in a super interesting season, in which he has confirmed that he was once again the cyclist who kept ahead before the blow.

The fact that they are not filming in Romandía Vingegaard, Pogacar, Remco Evenepol and Roglic himself, since it is synonymous with the fact that the 'terrestrials', like Bernal, have the joy of being able to fight side by side for the final victory.
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​However, we have to wait for what they say at Ineos, because Carlos Rodriguez He is another mainstay of the squad to fight for the general classification.

The corridor of Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca, is also looking for a place in the group for Tour de France, Well, he has made merits for that.

“Looking at my data now, the numbers are better than before my accident. The sport has evolved. It is necessary to progress each season to be among the best. Since this month I really have good feelings,” Bernal commented.

Sergio Higuita (Bora), Jesús Peña (Jayco), Iván Sosa (Movistar), Rigoberto Uran (EF), Haorld Tejada and Santiago Umba (Astana), other Colombians in the race.