Egan Bernal is set to return to racing at the end of March and could even feature at the 2023 Tour de France, his team the INEOS Grenadiers have said.
Bernal has been on the long road back to finding form and fitness following his serious accident in January 2022 that came close to taking his life.
Ad And that return has been further delayed by a separate knee issue which saw his proposed appearance at the Vuelta a Andalucia cancelled.
Strade BianchePidcock 'faultless' in Strade Bianche masterclass as experts hail 'fantastic' ride04/03/2023 AT 19:09 Now, however, though no specific races have been stipulated, it looks like the Colombian is not far off remounting the bike competitively. “Egan will be back in Europe pretty soon and so, hopefully, he'll be racing at the end of the month," INEOS Grenadiers team boss Rod Ellingworth told Cyclingnews. “He's obviously been a bit frustrated but we're supporting him.