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Tom Davidson

Why do Ineos Grenadiers riders keep shaving their heads at the Vuelta a España?

Ineos Ineos Grenadiers Filippo Ganna Egan Bernal Brandon Rivera the Vuelta a España Vuelta Vuelta a España Ben Turner Bob Jungels
Brandon Rivera and Filippo Ganna at the Vuelta a España.

“No, wait, wait, wait,” pleads Egan Bernal, the clippers buzzing against the back of his head. It’s Thursday evening in a hotel somewhere near Valladolid, and the Colombian is surrounded by Ineos Grenadiers staff, watching on and laughing as someone shaves his hair off.

A video of the moment appeared on social media. Within minutes, the treatment was over. Bernal is now one of four Ineos riders to visit the makeshift barbershop at this year’s Vuelta a España. Before him, Brandon Rivera and Michał Kwiatkowski bid adieu to their dos, while Filippo Ganna also lost his locks after his stage 18 time trial victory.

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