The rumour had been launched, but it's been confirmed today. Egan Bernal's recovery is further delaying his European start to the season, and Paris-Nice is now off the table.
Velonews have reported that Bernal will not take to the start of Paris-Nice - where Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are set to battle. There is currently the possibility that he will race the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, as Volta a Catalunya is also under risk. The Colombian is recovering from a knee injury suffered during the Vuelta a San Juan.
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"These pains take time, you never know when it will end, but Egan is fine, although of course he is disappointed not to be in Europe racing at the moment," team principal Rod Ellingworth said in a recent interview. "You have to know calm down Egan because he is ambitious. He will not do Paris-Nice and we do not know when he will be able to race. We rolled up our sleeves, we looked at all the areas in which we can improve."
"A guy like Geraint Thomas brings a lot of experience, especially from a tactical point of view, and we have to balance that with our younger riders, who are developing," he continued. "I think we are in a transition to support these young guys including Tom Pidcock. He made a fantastic Tour debut last year and has Grand Tour ambitions for the future. However, it's all about development and progression. You have to wait for your moment. competition is very strong, we have no guarantee, we will not go to the 2023 Tour with the huge favorite, but the guys will be competitive and ready"
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- I take him for his word and the beautiful letter of retirement he penned.Good health and family life as well.Chapeau! God speed straight on till morning.
Brucegel10-01-2026 - If there is something, knowing cycling it will only come out in a decade. Another oddity is the money angle. Had he wanted to, he could probably have arranged to earn more in the next 2 years than he did in the past.Mistermaumau10-01-2026
- And yet, so many who get money get worried about it so obviously it’s not easy for everyone.Mistermaumau10-01-2026
- Maybe Simon's close bond with his brother made his position untenable, for instance if Visma were planning an unwelcome surprise for UAE.Hills3310-01-2026
- You forgot the tax angle which says quite a lot about people who are already well set up. And he’s got rid of the money hasn’t he, or rather invested it long-term for his family, people who like money spend differently.Mistermaumau10-01-2026
- 🤣 I saw that too. Guess he buys in lower tax bracket so he can buy moremd197510-01-2026
- Exactlymd197510-01-2026
- Leave now and we don't go public with our findings. Win Win
Front24210-01-2026 - Knowing even less about Jonas than they do about Tadej, journalists seem determined to emphasise the differences between them. They all pepper their articles about Jonas with the words family, quiet and candid. Then they have to make Tadej sound the opposite. If Tadej started a family they would be confused.Hills3310-01-2026
- He hung on there, in the tour, hell either sink or swim, let's hope the latter!
leedorney10-01-2026
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Info @Gazzetta_it - as expected (source @velonews) @INEOSGrenadiers Just confirmed no @ParisNice for @Eganbernal. Sources told us that team is considering Coppi e Bartali (last decade of march) as his next race but no decision has been taken yet @cycling_podcast @elcyclingpod
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