INEOS Grenadiers is currently in a bit of a pickle. Team leader Carlos Rodriguez is still in contention for a top 5 result in the GC, however the rest of the team is in the corner where the blows are falling. Last hit came when
Egan Bernal, fighting with a cold, had to completely give up to on his GC ambitions in a stage 15.
The Colombian has had a cold for a few days and feels flu-like,
Het Nieuwsblad reports. It is an explanation for his poor performance in Sunday's Pyrenees stage to Plateau de Beille. The 2019 Tour winner got into trouble very early, managed to return, but had to give up on the Col d'Agnes, crossing the line more than forty minutes after stage winner Tadej Pogacar.