Egan Bernal withdraws from the Tour de France

16 Sep 2020

Egan Bernal withdraws from the Tour de France

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Egan Bernal has withdrawn from the Tour de France ahead of stage 17.

The 23 year old will now focus on his recovery from the Tour, and reset his goals for the remainder of the season.

INEOS Grenadiers Team Principal Sir Dave Brailsford said: “We have taken this decision with Egan’s best interests at heart. Egan is a true champion who loves to race, but he is also a young rider, with many Tours ahead of him and at this point, on balance, we feel it is wiser for him to stop racing.”

Egan Bernal said: “This is obviously not how I wanted my Tour de France to end, but I agree that it is the right decision for me in the circumstances. I have the greatest respect for this race and I am already looking forward to coming back in the years ahead.”