After a serious crash: Bernal rides the Tour de France again

In a video distributed by the racing team, Formula 1 driver George Russell announced the 26-year-old's participation. Bernal's role in the Tour, which starts in Bilbao on Saturday, has not been clearly defined by his team; he is expected to help primarily with his experience.

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Almost 20 broken bones for Egan Bernal

Bernal crashed into a stationary bus during training in his home country in January 2022. He suffered almost 20 broken bones, including eleven ribs, two vertebrae, a femur and a kneecap. Both lungs were also perforated. Bernal himself had put his chances of not being paralysed at just five percent.

He made his comeback last year at the Tour of Denmark, shortly after which he rode the Tour of Germany. At the Critérium du Dauphiné, the classic preparatory race for the Tour, Bernal rode to a respectable twelfth place at the beginning of June.

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