Egan Bernal: 'If Geraint Thomas is better than me I will help him at the Tour de France'

The Colombian heads off to his second Tour de France after taking the overall victory at the Tour de Suisse

Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal on stage four of the Tour de Suisse 2019 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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Egan Bernal (Ineos) has said that he will help team-mate Geraint Thomas to defend his Tour de France title if the Welshman is stronger than him this July.

Speaking after winning the Tour de Suisse, the Colombian was asked in his post-race interview whether he was one of the favourites for the yellow jersey.

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Jonny Long

Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.

I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.

Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).

I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.