Cycling, Bernal national time trial and road champion: "I'm speechless"

Rome, 11 February 2025 - For many the 2025 It should be the year of the definitive rebirth of Egan Bernal after the very complicated last two years, the one following the very serious accident during training January 2022The season is just beginning, but in the meantime the Colombian has scored two very heavy blows that also give hope for his Ineos Grenadiers, which al Giro d'Italia 2025 will propose him again as captain: Successes in the time trial and in the inline one of the national championships.

Bernal's statements

Winning twice in the space of a few days, thus ending a fast that had lasted for May 2021, moment of triumph at Giro d'Italia, it was a very strong signal that Bernal he launched it to everyone, even surprising himself, as he told the microphones of As. "I'm speechless. I was hoping for it, because I felt good and I knew I had worked well. We were good at controlling the race, which wasn't easy." Also thanks to the support of Brandon Rivera, teammate at Ineos Grenadiers and, as such, a silent ally on the road. "He is one of my best friends and we ride together. He did an extraordinary job and without him today I would not be wearing this jersey." Jersey, double, that Bernal will show off throughout a season full of expectations on him. "I want to do well, I want to win and I want to give back to the team and my family what they have done for me in this complicated period. And I want to show off this shirt, which has been a dream for me since I was a child. Now I will wear it for a year and it will be fantastic, in addition to giving me extra motivation and making me break the fast in the best possible way". The Colombian also marks the exact time elapsed between his last two successes. "It was exactly 1348 days and in the meantime, so many things have happened. I have thought about retiring several times, but I am grateful for having had a second chance both to live and to ride a bike. I owe the positive conclusion of this process to many journeys, which I want to thank".

Bissegger vs. EF Education-EasyPost

 For a rider who is happy to stay in his current team to one who is very happy to have changed: this is the case of Stephen Bissegger, passed fromEF Education EasyPost to the Decathlon AG2R The World Team not without 'some' venom towards his recent past, told to the microphones of DirectVelo. "I've been there 5 years: too many, and I couldn't wait to leave. Just think that in the last two years I wasn't allowed to go on the run, because I had to work only for the captains. Last year, at'Star of Bessèges, I was in front and I was told not to cooperate: it was very frustrating and the scenario would repeat itself Tour de France. It is precisely in those moments - concludes the Swiss - that you ask yourself if it is worth staying in a team that considers you like that".

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