Vuelta a España: Egan Bernal says he took 'revenge' against himself with long range attack

The Colombian says he finally felt he had the strength to attack after suffering through opening weeks

Egan Bernal and Primož Roglič on the attack on stage 17 of the Vuelta a España
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Egan Bernal says he wanted to take "revenge" on himself with a long-range attack on the 17th stage of the Vuelta a España 2021 after a poor first two weeks.

Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) went on the attack on the first major mountain stage of the final week of racing in Spain as he has found some solid form again on the queen stage of the race.

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