Egan Bernal not racing Burgos and the Vuelta a España remains uncertain
Speculation about Bernal's comeback has been building since Bernal returned to Europe last month and joined his teammates on a high-altitude training camp in Andorra.
Ineos Grenadiers is a British professional cycling team that competes at the UCI WorldTeam level. The team is based at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, England, with a logistics base in Deinze, Belgium. The team is managed by British Cycling’s former performance director, Sir Dave Brailsford. Wikipedia
Ineos Grenadiers is a British professional cycling team that competes at the UCI WorldTeam level. The team is based at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, England, with a logistics base in Deinze, Belgium. The team is managed by British Cycling’s former performance director, Sir Dave Brailsford. Wikipedia
Speculation about Bernal's comeback has been building since Bernal returned to Europe last month and joined his teammates on a high-altitude training camp in Andorra.
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The Welsh rider won a stage at the Tour de Suisse earlier this year.
'I know nothing about it. Primož or his manager didn’t say anything about this,' says Jumbo sports director.
Climber remains guarded on his future after finishing 10th in the Tour de France.
The young rider will move into the WorldTour next season and is linked to race alongside his brother at Ineos.
'The level is higher. I’m not a big numbers man if you look at the numbers they are going faster now,' says Ineos Grenadiers domestique.
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'We’ve got a couple of guys who can climb similar speeds. I think that Egan can climb at that rate,' says deputy team principal.
The Ineos Grenadiers rider says he'd had enough of the Pogačar and Vingegaard attacks when he went off the front on the Spandelles.
Thomas limits his loses to the top two as Adam Yates struggles through illness and drops three places in the GC.
The Colombian climber confirmed he's back in top shape after taking antibiotics to step back into key helper role just in time for the Pyrénées.
Pidcock's longtime mentor Kurt Bogaerts says ‘there is no door closed’ regarding the Alpe d’Huez winner’s potential.
'He’s out of contract this year and that can always play a different part when it comes to committing to a teammate, but he was really committed to me,' says Welshman.
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'I’m more looking ahead but you have to be aware of what’s behind you,' Welshman tells VeloNews.
'Pogačar came to me and said Jumbo are struggling, they’re struggling,' says Thomas.
'I think that we expected that sort of gap on that sort of climb,' Ellingworth tells VeloNews.
Grand tour powerhouse leaves open path for Pidcock to explore after young Brit packs more prestige into palmarès on Alpe d'Huez.
Italian scales back plan to do it in August, envisaging autumn or 2023 instead.
A thrilling victory atop Alpe d'Huez only raises expectations about Pidcock's grand tour future. His coach says 'we are going to see his limits.'
2012 Tour winner also praises performances of Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas.
'Before we came to the race Tom Pidcock asked me what I expected from him and I just said full commitment,' says Steve Cummings.
Thomas seems happy to wait for another unexpected turn that he hopes shifts the yellow jersey onto his shoulders.
'I compare myself to Pogačar to Wout, these guys, they are both older than me, and more experienced. But I am ambitious and I have big ambitions,' says British rider.
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While Jumbo-Visma took the race to Pogačar, Ineos hope they have positioned them to also enter the fight for yellow.
The Welshman is just four seconds behind Tadej Pogačar after a dramatic showdown on stage 11.
Ineos will develop its crop of young riders rather than sign another proven grand tour winner to replace EF-bound Carapaz.
'It’s not just about riding around so we’ll use every trick in the book to try and tactically win the race,' says Rod Ellingworth.
Welshman sits fourth overall as the race moves deeper into the Alps on stage 11.
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'Pogačar is phenomenal. I can’t see how he won’t continue to be the biggest favorite for the next five or six years,' says Thomas.
The pre-eminence of Pogačar is clear but it's far from a done deal yet.
Brits Geraint Thomas, Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock feature in the overall top-10.
Geraint Thomas, Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock remain in the top-10 ahead of second Tour de France rest day.
The 2018 Tour winner says Tadej Pogačar is 'an unbelievable talent.'
Nothing's decided yet in this Tour, and rivals say they need to be ready to pounce if there’s an opening.
Ineos Grenadiers happy with day as Thomas moves up to third and is best of their fab four after stage 7.
'We want to try to use those numbers well and see what we can do,' says Geraint Thomas after taking lead position in Ineos' multi-prong assault.
The UK super-team roars into Friday's summit finish with four riders stacked into the top-10.
'I don’t know what to say. He’s taking the piss isn’t he,' Ineos rider says after the Belgian makes a long-range attack on stage 6.
While Jumbo-Visma had a shocker, Ineos Grenadiers emerge mostly unscathed from the Roubaix Tour de France stage.
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Martínez, Thomas and Yates content to finish 13 seconds down on Pogačar after bent hanger and day of chaos.
The team has reigning Paris-Roubaix champion Dylan van Baarle, along with former top-10 finishers in Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe, and junior champion Tom Pidcock.
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'First and foremost, we need to try and keep safe riders for the GC.' Pidcock hints at defensive strategy for Ineos Grenadiers in key GC stage.
Ineos Grenadiers safely positions its trio of GC candidates against Jumbo-Visma aggression ahead of Wednesday's cobblestone clash.
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Bernal set to join handful of teammates in Andorra this week, date for racing return still to be confirmed.
Thomas, Yates and Martinez head to France with their GC hopes intact.
Dani Martinez and Filippo Ganna hit the deck inside the final three kilometers but neither loses time.
Pidcock turns attention to bottle carrying and stage hunting after blazing opening TT: 'I'm not here for GC but to learn and gain experience.'
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Pogačar is in pole position as he begins his Tour de France title defence, with Vingegaard and Roglič best of the rest, as expected.
'That was the worst first half of a time trial that I’ve ever done,' says Ineos Grenadiers rider.
“Now we have Roglič, Pogačar, we can’t ride the same, if we pull all day and then it’s just man vs. man it’ll be hard to beat them."
'The first week suits me more than some other GC riders but so much can go wrong in the first week of the Tour,' says 2018 winner.
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'I can’t account for the person that I was then off the bike because it’s what made me good on the bike,' says 2012 Tour de France winner.
The Baby Giro winner has the best teams in the world chasing his signature for next year.
The academy will be established at marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge's Kaptagat training centre.
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'I don’t think that the result in Suisse will necessarily be why I make the team or not,' says former Tour winner.