Egan Bernal waiting to decide between Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in 2020

Colombian says team will decide which Grand Tour he will target next year

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) says he is not yet thinking about which Grand Tour to target in 2020, but admits he is tempted by the mountainous Giro d'Italia route.

The 2020 Giro, the route of which was revealed last week, sits in contrast to the Tour de France with just under 60km of time trialling and long, high altitude mountain stages defining the final week. The Tour meanwhile features shorter, punchier climbing stages with just a single time trial on the penultimate day to the top La Planche des Belles Filles.

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Richard Windsor