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Tour de France 2020 Many in the peloton doubted that he was going to shoot at Col de la Loze
Anne-Christine PoujoulatEFE
SI talked about Primoz Roglic, but the worst enemy Egan Bernal in the Tour de France was with himself. S. El Dauphin caused a lot of damage to the back of the reigning champion of the French round. And despite the effort he has made in the 16 stages, the reality is that Col de la Loze will be a complete hell, so his departure will not be seen favorably by the British squad.
The fraction’s profile invites favorites to go all over it. They do not yet know the slopes that will lead them that day to the top of La Madeleine and they no idea what awaits them at Mribel station. Afterwards, they still have seven kilometers of absolute irregularity, with several sections with a 20% slope. Given this panorama and because of what was said this Tuesday, Egan’s presence is unknown.
I already noticed. After today’s session, Bernal I recognized that it is ground. Crushed. And his back shows no improvement. “I went through a day of suffering, with back pain, which increased with each pedal stroke. On the last climb I was loaded up to the knee. I am fucked from all sides,” said the cundinamarqus.
For some experts in this race, like Contador, it was strange that he had already been part of stage 16. “I consider myself a fan of the Colombian cyclist, but I think you have to retire and start thinking of a plan B“, he advised.
In fact, the problem already goes beyond finishing the Tour or not, but what tests you may be putting at risk in the future or even the same effort you are putting on your body. Egan did not hide behind the test, warning that this was the fundamental reason for giving up the World Cycling Championship. Waiting for the official, many in the squad were already taking for granted in the afternoon that Bernal would not be at the game this Wednesday and to announce in the morning his abandonment of the Tour with the aim of attending the last test of the year, the Vuelta.
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