Egan Bernal reveals his great Vuelta goal: “With that I will feel good and it will be my ideal”

Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) will play their second consecutive Grand Tour in a tortuous journey to certain recovery, albeit in the 2023 Tour, where He assured that “victory here will be very special, with him the mentality of helping the team.

“A win here would be very special, but I’m here with the mentality to help the team and do everything I can for Geraint Thomas which is very consistent and if something personally comes, it is welcome,” said the Colombian from Zipaquirá at his team’s press conference.

Bernal recalled that the Welshman arrived at the Vuelta having scored two podiums in his last two majorsin the 2022 Tour he is third and in the 2023 Giro second and that is something special”.

The very serious accident he suffered while training in January 2022 continued to weigh on the Colombian’s aspirations, which almost cost him more than continuing as a professional cyclist, and for this reason he arrived at the start of Barcelona with “my own goal” which is nothing more than to “make a good basis of thinking about the next year and confident that it will help me take a step forward in my development”.

“The recovery is going well, it’s getting better little by little but now I’m at the stage where you can’t see the progress month by month does not seem as fast as last year. I’m still very motivated and trying to reach my best possible version”, he explained.

As for what can be expected of him in a race where he is already sixth in 2021, he is clear: “Help the team in any way I can, feel like I’m useful and I can make a difference if it’s not by winning by contributing to the team. This will make me feel good and this will be my ideal“.