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Cycling: Bernal victim of a road accident

2022-01-24T18:46:54.597Z


The winner of the 2019 Tour de France hit a bus in Colombia, in training. Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal, winner of the Tour de France in 2019 and reigning Giro champion, suffered a training accident in his country on Monday, his team Ineos said. The 25-year-old runner was taken to hospital where he was " under observation " and " conscious ", Ineos said in a press release. The accident occurred in the municipality of Gachancipá, nearly thirty kilometers north of the ca


Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal, winner of the Tour de France in 2019 and reigning Giro champion, suffered a training accident in his country on Monday, his team Ineos said.

The 25-year-old runner was taken to hospital where he was "

under observation

" and "

conscious

", Ineos said in a press release.

The accident occurred in the municipality of Gachancipá, nearly thirty kilometers north of the capital, Bogotá.

In photographs released by local media, the runner can be seen lying on the ground, facing the back of a bus and surrounded by his teammates.

The champion “

suffers from multiple wounds

” and is currently in a clinic near Bogotá, said the police.

According to the authorities, Egan Bernal hit the back of the bus when it stopped.

According to the Colombian press, citing relatives of the athlete, he broke his kneecap and femur and will have to be operated on.

Source: lefigaro

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