The Colombian of INEOS is among the top ten of the race and does not rule out continuing to climb positions in the general classification.
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In the 2025 Italian turn, Egan Bernal is not only climbing positions, he is also recovering sensations. The Colombian closed stage 13 with a tenth since he catapulted him to the ninth place of the general, 2 minutes and 50 seconds of the leader, the Mexican Isaac del Toro, who continues to wear the 'Maglia Rosa' with Juan Ayuso stepping on his heels only 38 seconds.
But beyond the numbers, what really marks Bernal's return is his mentality. After difficult years marked by injuries and an accident that almost costs life, the 2021 turn champion does not run tied to the stopwatch, but guided by a more personal motivation. “Enjoying cycling is what matters most to me,” he said bluntly after a brutal day between Rovigo and Vicenza. “When I get to the bus after the stages, I don't look at the classification. The team supports me and there is not much more I can ask for in life.”
Stage 13, 180 kilometers, was not a walk. “High and demanding,” Bernal described it, who revealed that the plan of the ineos Grenadiers was to shake the early race. Although the attempt was nothing, the Colombian is confident that wear will have consequences in the next few days. “These efforts will have an everyone's legs later.”
Missing more than a week of competition and high mountain stages, where Egan usually takes advantage, they are yet to come. Although he insists that now he runs for the pleasure of doing so, he does not rule out fighting again for the top. “I think I'm able to fight for Maglia Rosa,” he said for sure. “It is always the same in the turn: everyone is killed by a couple of seconds, but in the end, in the last week, the general is decided for minutes. We will be patient.”
This Saturday, the squad will face stage 14: 186 kilometers from Treviso to Nova Gorica. Everything points to a day for sprinters. But if Egan Bernal has made something clear, it is that each day adds, not only in the table, but on its way back to the cycling he loves.
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