The first Colombian to win the Tour de France returns to its start line as a genuine GC card again, seven years after his 2019 triumph and four years after the horrific training crash that nearly ended his career. Bernal rode himself back to a Giro top ten in May while selflessly pacing Thymen Arensman up the final climbs, and arrives in Barcelona wearing the Colombian tricolour he retained in February. Netcompany INEOS say he has the freedom to attack — and the mountains of this Tour suit the old Egan.
Palmarès
- Tour de France GC winner (2019)
- Giro d'Italia GC winner (2021)
- Tour de Suisse GC (2019)
- Paris-Nice GC (2019)
- Colombian road race champion (2025, 2026)
- 10th Giro d'Italia GC (2026)
Fig. noteHis 2026 Colombian champion's jersey was designed as a tribute to the legendary 1980s Café de Colombia team that inspired him as a kid in Zipaquirá.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Thymen Arensman, Tobias Foss, Filippo Ganna, Dorian Godon, Michał Kwiatkowski, Joshua Tarling, Kévin Vauquelin — see the full Netcompany INEOS team page.
Portrait render pending; source reference: Wikimedia Commons, author: Stefaan Beel, license: CC BY-SA 4.0.
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