Climbing phenomenon Egan Bernal was poised to become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France when he retained the overall lead after ...
VAL THORENS, France: Climbing phenomenon Egan Bernal was poised to become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France when he retained the overall lead after Saturday's 20th stage, a 59-km ride from Albertville.
Bernal, who claimed the yellow jersey when he was the first at top of the Col de l'Iseran in Saturday's truncated 19th stage, was never bothered in a stage that had been shortened due to landslides on the initial course. Bernal is 1:11 ahead of Thomas, who was always bested by the Colombian in the mountains and never looked in a position to threaten him on his favourite terrain.The Dutchman's Lotto Jumbo-Visma team set a high pace at the foot of the climb to Val Thorens and Laurens De Plus stepped up a gear to trim the peloton as the breakaway riders' advantage melted.
"It was a difficult Tour for me but I never gave up and finally I win again on this race," said Nibali, who had no huge expectations after finishing the Giro d'Italia second overall this year.
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