Egan Bernal: 'I want to win all three Grand Tours'
The Colombian targets joining the elite club of riders who've won all three Grand Tours by the end of his career

Egan Bernal has said he wants to win all three Grand Tours by the end of his career before adding he's not bothered by records, such as being the youngest Tour de France winner in one hundred years.
"[To] conquer the three big stage races, adding the Giro and Vuelta to the Tour. They are the races that fascinate me the most," Bernal told La Stampa (opens in new tab) when asked what his goals are within cycling.
Seven riders in history have managed to win all three Grand Tours so far. Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali, and most recently Chris Froome, after he won the Giro d'Italia in 2018.
Bernal has been training with his fellow Colombian pros in their homeland, after Nairo Quintana secured them the right to resume outdoor riding, and the 23-year-old says his form is excellent as they round off another month of training before flying back to Europe in July on a chartered flight.
While he would prefer the revised calendar to not be raced behind closed doors, Bernal believes that whatever is necessary to keep the sport alive must be done.
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"There are TV rights that equally bring money and also advertising for the cities visited by the races. We must all make some sacrifices, otherwise cycling will die," he said.
When Bernal returns to Europe it will be to Monaco, having recently moved there from Andorra, where he says he sometimes trains with Ineos team-mates Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas.
"In Monaco there is a nice climate and you can train for most of the year on different and demanding tracks," Bernal said. "And then there are many of Ineos who live there, there are also Froome, Thomas, Kwiatkowski, Puccio. We often train together."
The trio of Tour winners within the Ineos camp made headlines last month after Bernal said he didn't see himself working for either Froome or Thomas at the 2020 French Grand Tour if he found himself on top form. However, Bernal toed the party line in this latest interview, saying "the road will decide" team leadership at this year's race.
In the aftermath of Bernal's original comments, Froome apparently sought an explanation from the team, which was not forthcoming, prompting rumours the four-time winner could move away from the team as he seeks a record-equalling fifth Tour victory.
"There are several things to consider, but I am in the middle of the process right now. During the next weeks and months I have to clarify in my head," Froome told Spanish newspaper Marca (opens in new tab).
"I hope I have a clearer picture of what the future holds when all these current distractions have passed."
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Hi. I'm Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor. 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.
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