Egan Bernal’s steady progress back towards the highest levels of racing took a dramatic step forward at O Gran Camiño on Friday, finishing second behind Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike) on a day when the Dane launched an all-out attack on a short but punishingly steep category 2 climb close to the finish.
When Vingegaard attacked, Bernal was the rider who resisted his move the longest, never taking a turn at the front, but holding his wheel for almost all the upper part of the six-kilometre Alto de San Pedro de Licora.
