Egan Bernal (Team Sky) has reached the end of a season in which he has experienced both spectacular success and brutal injuries. But the Colombian says he is not going to dwell too much on 2018, choosing instead to focus on his future in professional cycling.
"If I sat back and thought about it all, maybe I would relax too much. Rather, I want to be looking ahead and seeing what I can do next," Bernal told Cyclingnews earlier this week.
The Colombian was talking shortly after his return to racing at the Giro dell'Emilia on Saturday, following an enforced spell out of action after crashing hard at the Clásica San Sebastián.
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In the Spanish Classic, Bernal went down in a pile-up during the closing kilometres. At the hospital, doctors concluded that he'd suffered facial trauma, including several broken teeth, a nasal fracture and a small bleed on the brain.
Two months later, and he is back to racing after a quick recovery. On the administrative side, Team Sky confirmed on Friday that Bernal would be remaining with the team for a further five years, resolving his short- and mid-term future. The unusually lengthy contract has also indirectly confirmed Sky's presence in the peloton until the end of 2023.
At Saturday's Giro dell'Emilia, Bernal was in the thick of the action on the closing lap, as the chasing group tried to reel in solo breakaway rider Alessandro De Marchi (BMC Racing Team) on the tough final ascent of San Luca. Bernal then finished 82nd in the GP Bruno Beghelli on Sunday, and will finish off his season with rides at Milano-Torino on Wednesday, the Giro del Piamonte on Thursday, and Il Lombardia on Saturday. But it would be unfair to expect too much of him during the Italian Classics after so much time off.
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