Egan Bernal aiming to limit his losses in Tour de France stage 13 time trial

The Colombian says it doesn't matter who wins between him and co-leader Geraint Thomas

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Colombian Egan Bernal (Ineos) is confident in his climbing abilities, he just wants to limit his losses in the time trial on Friday in order to have a chance in the Tour de France overall.

Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) leads the race by 1-12 minutes, while Geraint Thomas, the 2018 Tour winner, sits on top of the list of race favourites. Bernal trails by four seconds, Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) 15 and Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) at 33.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.