Despite the fact that the fall in the Volta a Catalunya has not caused him any fractures, only abrasions, the dream of riding the 2023 Tour de France seems to be at risk for Egan Bernal.
According to various Colombian media reports, the cyclist will have another break in his recovery due to this incident and he will set himself a new objective to try to get in the best possible shape for the Vuelta a Espana next August.
And it is that 2023 is not being an easy year for the INEOS Grenadiers rider. After nearly losing his life in an accident last year, he recovered in record time and came to take part in a few races at the end of 2022.
He started 2023 as a shot giving very good feelings in the Vuelta a San Juan. However, he hurt his knee after a fall in the Argentinian race and that has made him spend several weeks out of the bike and not be able to debut in Europe until last week in the Volta a Catalunya - where he abandoned with a crash on stage 6.
The idea of INEOS since the beginning of the year is that Egan Bernal could test himself alongside the best in the world in the Tour de France to see the extent of his recovery. To test his level. However, the falls in San Juan and Catalunya seem to be going to prevent it and the new objective of the Colombian will be the Vuelta a España.
Winner of the Tour de France in 2019 and the Giro d'Italia in 2021, he finished sixth in the only Vuelta that he also raced in 2021. It is the only Grand Tour he has left to win and he will surely try to do so throughout his career if the physical allows it. A lot of bad luck that the phenomenal Colombian climber is having lately.
Update: @Eganbernal was taken to a local hospital after abandoning stage 6 of the Volta a Catalunya, where imaging showed no signs of fractures. Further medical assessment will continue over the next few days and treatment for skin abrasions he sustained.
