Egan Bernal will lead the ineos in the Tour of Italy

Friday 02nd May 2025 09:47 AM

The team Ineos Grenadiers He has been one of the first to reveal his alignment for the Giro de Italy, which starts next Friday, May 9 in Albania. An alignment in which the Colombian Egan Bernalchampion of the turn in 2021, will depart as head of rows and as a great trick for the general.

Bernal, that did not compete in the turn from that editionHe wants to shine again in a great round after his great start of the 2025 season with the double and chrono double in the Colombian championships and where only his fall in the classic Jaén Paraíso Interior made him stop his progression before achieving a seventh place in the Volta to Catalonia.

In statements provided by the INEOS, Bernal expressed his illusion for returning to the turn four years later. “The turn has a special place in my heart. It is where I achieved one of the greatest milestones of my career in 2021 and I am very motivated and grateful to lead this team with Thymen Arensman. The season has not been the simplest after my clavicle fracture in Jaén’s classic in February. But I had a good recovery and I was able to return to the bike fast despite everything. I had a solid training block and I feel strong for the turn. We have a very balanced team for this year, with boys who can support us in the mountains and others who can look for stage triumphs. The team is hungry and we will fight every day. ”

Bernal will have as one of his great support in this turn to the Dutch Thymen Arensmanwhich is outlined as Plan B of the INEOS in case Bernal fails after his great performances in Paris-Niza (third in the general) and in the recent Alps tour (where he won a stage and finished second in the general).