Egan Bernal ends season to return to Colombia for knee surgery

No Il Lombardia or Tour of Croatia for the Colombian as he builds for 2023 comeback

Egan Bernal
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Egan Bernal has ended his season with immediate effect to return to his native Colombia for knee surgery, according to reports.

In August the Colombian rider took a huge step in his comeback from injury competing in the Tour of Denmark and Deutschland Tour.

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Tom Thewlis
News and Features Writer

After previously working in higher education, Tom joined Cycling Weekly in 2022 and hasn't looked back. He's been covering professional cycling ever since; reporting on the ground from some of the sport's biggest races and events, including the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix and the World Championships. His earliest memory of a bike race is watching the Tour on holiday in the early 2000's in the south of France - he even made it on to the podium in Pau afterwards. His favourite place that cycling has taken him is Montréal in Canada.