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Egan Bernal is ready to face the tough challenge of reissuing what he did in 2019, when he became the Tour de France champion.
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The frank test is this Saturday in Nice and the Colombian cyclist spoke about it at the previous press conference. He referred to his state of form, after the withdrawal of the Cruterium Dauphiné due to back pain.
Health: “I am much better. My back still hurts a bit, but the truth is that it is much better compared to the Dauphiné, so hopefully it improves as the Tour progresses. “
The problem: “I still have a little pain in my back, to be honest. At the Dauphiné the pain was very bad, but these days I am improving. I feel better and I hope that throughout the Tour I will continue to work hard on my back, trying to recover, especially during the last week. “
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The rival: “Jumbo Visma is a really strong team. They are sure to be one of the favorites to win the race. Primoz in the past tests was the strongest, he was flying. I think he will be one of the favorites so we have to be very careful with him and also Tom Dumoulin: he was improving in the last few races. “
The positive: “That’s a good thing for the race – to have another really strong team to fight for the overall standings. It is also good for us, for Ineos, because we can share the responsibility. It’s not just Ineos, they sure will need to take some responsibility. It will be good to fight for the general with them. “
The team: “Yes, maybe there will be more, four Spanish speakers, but the team has not stopped being English. We are Ineos, it is an English team, so I think the mentality remains the same, and it does not stop being so. It’s an English team, that’s something we have to make clear and something we have to respect. “
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The idea: “The strategy, that may or may not change, but it does not depend so much on the language most cyclists speak, it depends on the race situation and the type of cyclists leading the team. “
The change: “It is clear that before, with Froome, Thomas or Wiggins, there were more riders of another style, who gain time in the time trials, while with me on this Tour, I would normally be limiting my losses to my rivals in time. Maybe things can change in that sense, but it’s still an English team and the mentality remains the same. “
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The tour: “It is a track that can go well for us, but equally, the Tour de France is never easy. It is a very hard route, a very complete route, a bit of everything: high mountains, windy stages and that last time trial, which we may need to arrive with a little time ahead of the specialists “.
The idea: “I hope to do my best. Right now we have to be focused, we have 21 days ahead in which we must be at the top of our game. I hope to do things in the best way, for the team, for our country, and for everyone who needs this, something of a distraction. I hope this Tour can be something for them. “
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