Egan Bernal to return to racing at the Tour de Suisse as Ineos and Geraint Thomas prepare for the Tour de France 2019

After Froome's crash ruled him out of the Tour, Thomas and Bernal will provide the British team's best chance of delivering a seventh Tour de France victory

Egan Bernal at the Volta a Catalunya 2019 (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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Egan Bernal (Ineos) will return to racing at the Tour de Suisse, his first race in more than two months after breaking his collarbone in a training crash.

The young Colombian and his team-mate Geraint Thomas will use the nine-day stage race to prepare for the Tour de France, where Thomas will be looking to defend his title.

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