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The fractures of the vertebrae are well consolidated
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And the doctor to assure that from a medical point of view, the winner of the Tour de France 2019 and the Tour of Italy 2021 could again line up for races in about four weeks.
With a caveat, Egan Bernal (25) indicated at the beginning of April that he would not line up for any major tour this year.
The Colombian from the Ineos team, according to Rtbf, intends to return to Europe in the coming days to resume training.
In January, during a training camp in Colombia with the Ineos team, Egan Bernal had hit a stationary bus.
The medical report of the Colombian had then reported a host of fractures, including eleven ribs, two vertebrae, a femur and a kneecap.
And his lungs had been punctured.
Bernal surprised everyone by reappearing on a home trainer three weeks later.
Before surprising again as to the possible date of resumption of the competition.