Bernal, who claimed his 2d Grand Excursion luck with victory in remaining yr’s Giro d’Italia, suffered the coincidence whilst on a coaching journey with regards to his house in Bogota; The 25-year-old used to be because of go through surgical procedure on Monday and used to be reported through Group Ineos Grenadiers to be strong
By way of PA Media
Ultimate Up to date: 24/01/22 8:49pm
Egan Bernal gained the Giro d’Italia in 2021
Former Excursion de France champion Egan Bernal has suffered severe accidents in a crash whilst coaching in his local Colombia.
Reviews within the nation counsel that Bernal were interested by a collision with a parked bus whilst using with regards to his house in Bogata, with pictures appearing the 25-year-old receiving remedy subsequent to a heavily-dented car.
A commentary from the Clinica Universidad de Los angeles Sabana within the Colombian capital stated the 2019 Excursion winner would go through surgical procedure in a while Monday.
We will verify Egan Bernal has been taken to health center following a coaching coincidence on a Group camp in Colombia this morning.
We can supply an additional replace on Egan’s situation sooner or later.
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) January 24, 2022
In step with the commentary, Bernal suffered “cervical and thoracic trauma, closed chest trauma, skeletal muscle trauma and decrease limb trauma” within the coincidence.
The Ineos Grenadiers issued their very own commentary which failed to give main points of Bernal’s accidents, however did say he were aware when transferred to health center through the crew’s scientific group of workers.
“He’s strong and present process additional review,” the commentary learn.
Whilst nearly all of the Grenadiers squad trains in Europe, Bernal has remained in Colombia to organize for the impending season, using along a choose staff of team-mates that incorporates former Giro d’Italia champion Richard Carapaz.
Es terrible leer de los angeles caida de Egan. Todo equipo @INEOSGrenadiers y el deporte esperanzas noticias buenas. Otra recuerda de el peligrosos de los caminos.
We’re all hoping you might be good enough @Eganbernal. So horrifying to learn this information. A tragic reminder how bad our coaching can also be.
— Tao Geoghegan Hart (@taogeoghegan) January 24, 2022
Bernal, who took his 2d Grand Excursion victory in remaining yr’s Giro d’Italia, were anticipated to begin the brand new season on the Excursion de los angeles Provence in France, starting on February 10, however his 2022 marketing campaign will now be in query given the level of the wounds he has suffered.
Previous this month Bernal signed a brand new five-year contract with the Ineos Grenadiers and set out his ambitions to focus on the Excursion once more this summer time.
A number of riders and groups had been fast to put up messages of fortify to Bernal on social media.
Bernal’s team-mate Tao Geoghegan Hart, the 2020 Giro winner, wrote: “We’re all hoping you might be good enough @Eganbernal. So horrifying to learn this information. A tragic reminder how bad our coaching can also be.”
