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The Colombian cyclist Egan Arley Bernal Gomez failed to successfully defend the title of Tour de France achieved in 2019, as it left the ‘Big Loop’ of this 2020 after suffering severe back pain that forced him to put his foot down before stage 17 was contested and after having lost more than 19 minutes in the general classification.
The British squad Ineos Grenadier and the same runner born in Zipaquirá explained that they made the decision to withdraw from Excursion to take care of your health and avoid any major problems in the future.
“The only and best option I have had has been to listen to him and for my health today I had to withdraw from the Tour, even wearing # 1. This is life and cycling. I want to thank all the people who have sent me their good wishes. I love you very much ”, concluded Egan Arley.
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Days later, journalist Manuel Martínez, from the French media L’Équipe, took stock of what the Colombian year has been in which he revealed what could be the cause of back pain and what the future would be like in the cyclist season.
Martínez pointed out that despite the fact that Egan had a good participation in the National Road Championships in Colombia and in the Tour Colombia 2.1, he suffered a strong fall when taking a curve, which could have been the cause of the problems he is facing. suffering today, since at the time it would not have been given the necessary attention.
Next, the communicator analyzed the time in which the Colombian remained in the country while the world experienced the emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic and his subsequent return to Europe on July 20.
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He also highlighted the incredible reappearance of Bernal winning the Occitania Route, but then he began to set off the alarms at the presentation that the Colombian had at the Tour de l’Ain and the subsequent retirement at the Critérium du Dauphiné, which undoubtedly cast doubt on with regard to the physical condition of the Zipaquireño and that were confirmed when he left the Tour de France.
Finally, Martínesz points out that Egan Bernal has received “flirtations” from the Vuelta a España organization to start the race on October 20, where he could join Chris Froom and Richard Carapaz to form a powerful roster from INEOS which at the same time would be one of the motivations to continue the competition.
