Egan Bernal: Former Tour de France winner to make European return at Volta a Catalunya, Ineos Grenadiers confirm

14.03.2023 - 23:27 eurosport.com

Egan Bernal will compete at the Volta a Catalunya next week, his team Ineos Grenadiers has confirmed. Bernal will make his European season debut at the event as he continues on the long road back to finding form and fitness following a serious accident in January 2022 that came close to taking his life.

Ad He last competed in January when he was forced to pull out of the Vuelta a San Juan with a knee injury. Tour de FranceBernal to return to racing at end of March, could feature at Tour de France — 'Door wide open'07/03/2023 AT 16:30 Although it was initially thought that Bernal would take part in the Settimana Coppi e Bartali event — as he was listed among the competitors set to race the five-day stage race next week — the Colombian has now been confirmed to be making his career debut at Catalunya.

On Tuesday, Ineos revealed that Bernal would head up their squad for the event in Spain, which takes place from March 20 to March 26.

He will be joined by team-mate by Geraint Thomas, who missed the Tirreno-Adriatico due to a recurring illness he suffered before the Tour Down Under.

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