Egan Bernal (Netcompany Ineos) has struggled to stay out of the spotlight for all the wrong reasons during the first eight stages of the Giro d'Italia, from his early difficulties on an innocuous stage 4 climb, to being dropped and losing significant time on the Blockhaus on stage 7. Still, his team say "nothing has changed" in Bernal's GC bid.
The 2021 Giro winner arrived at the start in Bulgaria having seemingly rediscovered his best legs and finished second at the Tour of the Alps in the build-up, but he's failed to carry them into what's been a first week to forget.
