Teams & Riders The official Egan Bernal is the new Egan Bernal thread

[Gigs_98]

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I think that's actually quite beautiful

 

[Tim Cahill]

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It's very nice, I wish he was around to see it!

Maybe they have access to the Giro in Colombian prison #FreeLucho #WhatMurdah?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The original design for reference:

 

[QueenStagiaire]

It's very nice, I wish he was around to see it!

Maybe they have access to the Giro in Colombian prison #FreeLucho #WhatMurdah?

Don‘t think the trial is through yet, right? I think he‘s still free currently

 

[Tim Cahill]

Don‘t think the trial is through yet, right? I think he‘s still free currently

Depends on bail conditions down there I suppose, 4 murders is some Al Capone ***, might need a cracked lawyer for that one.

 

[Potomac]

The original design for reference:

I remember Juan Valdez (front center for those don't know)

 

[Berniece]

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Beautiful shirt

 

[CyclistAbi]

Back when a bunch of farmers raced in pro peloton at least jersey designs were good.

 

[jmdirt]

I'm glad to see you back at the front!

 

[BigCoward]

Any of the favourites as remotely as successful as Egan on the white roads?

 

[SafeBet]

Any of the favourites as remotely as successful as Egan on the white roads?

Del Toro looked excellent in Jaen earlier this year and has a mountain bike background.

 

[Sciatic]

Any of the favourites as remotely as successful as Egan on the white roads?

Do you mean favorites for the stage? Then Pidcock. But perhaps you mean of the GC guys?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Hopefully he can stay healthy, not crash and put time to Roglic and ajuso on Sunday. Egan has beaten Pocagar on strade bianche before.

 

[BigCoward]

Do you mean favorites for the stage? Then Pidcock. But perhaps you mean of the GC guys?

Yeah, gc.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Help me Egan Wan Bernobi, you're my only hope.

 

[Cycling111]

I'm sorry to disagree, but I still think he'll fail.
Last year he was good in Catalunya. 6 days.

Bernal has been failing these years when the race crosses the week. Luckily for him, the Giro route is a rest until the third week. So maybe it's like he races a two-week GT and doesn't notice .

I hope I'm wrong; with a hard route, I´ve no doubt he'd collapse in the third week, like he has in recent GTs.

 

[Savant12]

Happy to see Bernal in the mix again. Hope, he's still up there by week 3.

 

[HashRouge]

It was amazing to see Egan looking so good yesterday. I feel like he made a slight mistake closing down Ciccone, but at the same time it was nice to see he felt strong enough to do it. Here's hoping he has a brilliant gravel stage tomorrow!

 

[Netserk]

What did he say after the finish?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYZllLA6m7s

 

[HashRouge]

Roughly this: he felt really good, thought he could maybe win the stage but the others were better and he will have to keep trying. He thought he was able to fight for the win but he was lacking a little.
However, I didn't find him very easy to understand so I have missed a few bits. I normally find Colombian Spanish quite nice so I don't know if it's because he's giving one of those tired, post-race interviews and wasn't enunciating very well.

 

[Gigs_98]

It's funny how this feels like a last hurrah kind of race for a rider who's been away from the front for a while, when in reality the guy is just 28. He might not be at the midpoint of his career yet.

 

[Peyroteo94]

It's funny how this feels like a last hurrah kind of race for a rider who's been away from the front for a while, when in reality the guy is just 28. He might not be at the midpoint of his career yet.

Colombians and riders from America Latina have early peaks normally.

 

[Cycling111]

It's funny how this feels like a last hurrah kind of race for a rider who's been away from the front for a while, when in reality the guy is just 28. He might not be at the midpoint of his career yet.

In his case, I wouldn't look so much at age.
The accidents have changed his ability to e three weeks effort.

This year, Lennard Kamna is a huge distance from what he was. Kamna probably won't be the same again.
Bernal probably won't be competitive again in three weeks. We'll see in this Giro if that's the case or not, and at least he can fight for the podium.

 

[veganrob]

In his case, I wouldn't look so much at age.
The accidents have changed his ability to e three weeks effort.

This year, Lennard Kamna is a huge distance from what he was. Kamna probably won't be the same again.
Bernal probably won't be competitive again in three weeks. We'll see in this Giro if that's the case or not, and at least he can fight for the podium.

I think fighting for the podium is still somewhat optimistic