Egan Bernal training crash.

[Paulus]

After crashing into a bus whilst out training, he sounds in a bad way. His season seems over before it has begun.


BBC News - Egan Bernal: Ineos Grenadiers rider in intensive care after spinal surgery and other operations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/60113862

 

[cougie uk]

Sounds like it will be a battle to recover from that let alone race - fingers crossed for a full recovery though.

 

[alchurch]

I knew he had taken a whack but did not realise it was that bad. A little trick he picked up from Froomie maybe, lets hope he can recover his old form at some stage

 

[Cathryn]

Sounds awful. Poor chap. Two awful crashes in a month (thinking of Amy Pieters). That's grim.

 

[mjr]

Surgery was described as successful on the TV news at lunchtime, but who knows what that means for his recovery?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Was Chris Froome driving the bus?

 

[roadrash]

doesnt sound good at all , i was hoping he could give rog and pog a battle in the tour , best wishes to bernal for a good recovery

 

[Twilkes]

Suggestions that he was head down on a TT bike, rode into the back of the parked bus, can't remember if this video shows the damage but the rear of it is very dented and he ain't a heavy rider.... (edit - some photos of the incident from 40-55s)


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB7WMB816D4

 

[rualexander]

Doesn't look like a TT bike from that video.

 

[cyberknight]

Doesn't look like a TT bike from that video.

i think the start is stock footage , at the scene looks like they are holding TT bikes?

 

[rualexander]

No, I'm talking about the bit where they are at the back of the bus and Bernal is lying on the ground, look like standard Ineos road bikes to me.

 

[PMarkey]

There is a mix of TT and road bikes at the back of the bus (around 56-58 seconds) though it's hard to say what Egan was on as it's pretty much trashed.

 

[roadrash]

To be honest I am more conerned about the rider than whether the reporter got the type of bike right

 

[T4tomo]

To be honest I am more conerned about the rider than whether the reporter got the type of bike right

Indeed, wishing him a full recovery, poor chap.

 

[Dogtrousers]

He was released from hospital yesterday

View: https://twitter.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1490387065808302084