On Sunday, in a dramatic sense of timing, Team Sky announced the signing of Egan Bernal. The Colombian prodigy had just crossed the line on the final stage of the Tour de l'Avenir, wining the race in the process with one of the most assured and dominant performances in the race’s recent history.
"Team Sky are delighted to announce that Tour de l'Avenir winner Egan Bernal will ride for Team Sky from next season,” the statement read.
“His victory at under 23 cycling's most prestigious race has cemented his reputation as one of the brightest prospects in cycling, having quickly amassed an impressive palmares in just two years as a pro."
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Compared to the impressive ease in which Bernal had sewn up the race – and his back-to-back stage wins in the mountains – it was quite a sober statement from the British team.
Bernal built his race victory on the first mountain stage to the top of the Col des Saisies on stage 6 when he attacked six kilometres from the finish, despite a quite significant headwind. He finished a minute ahead of his opponents and the Belgian Bjorg Lambrecht, a neo-pro for Lotto-Soudal next season, was so blown away by Bernal's superiority that he said: "He will win overall by at least five minutes."
The following day Bernal’s all-Colombian team controlled the race and the race leader won again in Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, ahead of Lambrecht no less. On Sunday’s final stage Lambrecht didn't try to turn the race to his advantage.
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