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Alasdair Fotheringham

'It makes me cross, but it pushes me on' – 2019 Tour de France winner Egan Bernal says Tadej Pogačar's superiority creates double sense of frustration and motivation

Ineos Grenadiers racer Egan Bernal races in his Colombian champion's jersey during the 2025 season.

2019 Tour de France winner Egan Bernal has recognised that when it comes to competing against Tadej Pogačar, the Slovenian's crushing superiority can be frustrating for his rivals, but acknowledged that it also has a positive side.

After his appalling training accident in January 2022, the Ineos Grenadiers star has accelerated his return to Grand Tour contention this year, taking seventh in the Giro d'Italia and a stage win in the Vuelta a España. He also finished eighth in Il Lombardia, his first top ten in a Monument since he finished third in the same race back in 2019.

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