Egan Bernal: Maybe the Giro d'Italia is a good option for me
Colombian suggests Froome and Thomas will lead ▨Team Sky at the 2019 Tour ꦍde France
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Egan Bernal has hinted that he will be happy to target the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d’Italia in 2019 as team leader for Team Sky, revealing that C🌳hri🥀s Froome and Geraint Thomas are set to focus on the Tour de France.
Team Sky has still to formally reveal their Grand Tour leaders for 2019. A decision was expected to be made during the team’s December training camp but no announcement wa🌺s made, with riders only able to talk about their hopes and ambitions rather than concrete race plans. The camp was overshadowed by the news that team owner and title sponsor Sky was ending its backing of the British WorldTour team.
Thomas has made it clear that he wants to defend his 20🎀18 Tour de France victory but also hinted at a return to the Giro d’Italia, while Froome has also set his sights on a record-equaling fifth Tour de France win in 2019 despite winning the 2018 Corsa Rosa.
Bernal made his Tour de France debut this year, finishing an impressive 15th overall after helping Froome and Thomas in the mountains. Bernal also won the Tour of California in 2018 and was second overall at the Tour de Romandie.
“I’ve spoken to the team a bit but nothing is really certain,” he is reported as saying by News Caracol in Colombia.
“I like the Tour de France very much. It excites me but Chris (Froome) and (Geraint) Thomas are going there, so maybe the Giro d’Italia is a good option for me. I’ll go where꧋ the team sends me.&🌳rdquo;
Bernal spent December at Team Sky’s training camp before heading home. He will make his 2019 debut at the Colombia 2.1 stage race in February alongside Froome and new teammate and fellow Colombianꦯ Ivan Sosa. He won the Colombia Oro y Paz stage race in February and is looking forward to riding the renamed race again this year.
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"It's very good to do this type of race here, and it’s great that the guys from Colombia have the opportunity to race ꦫwith a cyclist like Froome,” he is reported as saying.
“To have as rider who has won so much in our country is something very coo🅷l. The organisers have done well and so we have to take advantage of🃏 it.”
