
In races of all kinds, Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) has made steady progress back from his terrible accident of 2022. But at least when viewed from the outside, where the Colombian placed second in the toughest stage of the Volta a Catalunya on Saturday behind winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), it felt like another key milestone might well have been reached.
Remaining in the front group of 10 which formed on the toughest climb of the Col de Pradell, Bernal took off after Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) in the last part of the stage.