Froome 衝突,墜落 を強調するs 'scary' dangers of cycling - Bernal

Egan Bernal of Colombia (3rd L) was buoyed by what he saw from his team-mate Chris Froome of Britain (L) in Saitama

Egan Bernal of Colombia (3rd L) was ブイ,浮標d by what he saw from his team-mate Chris Froome of Britain (L) in Saitama

小旅行する de フラン 勝利者 Egan Bernal said Friday that 競争の激しい cyclists are only ever one corner from 大災害, 反映するing on Chris Froome's high-速度(を上げる) 衝突,墜落 in June.

The four-time 小旅行する 支持する/優勝者 Froome fractured a thigh, 肘 and vertebrae during the Criterium du Dauphine 行う/開催する/段階 race and last week had more 外科.

The 34-year-old has 認める that he is "感謝する to be alive".

Bernal, the Briton's team-mate at Ineos, said that one slip-up has the 可能性のある to be 致命的な.

"It's something that you never want to think about when you're on the bike because then it's scary," the 22-year-old Colombian told AFP on the eve of the 小旅行する's criterium in Shanghai.

"But it's something real, it's something real that on any corner, in any downhill or any part of the race, you can 衝突,墜落 and die.

"But it's part of our profession. For sure it's a big 危険, but it's our 職業," 追加するd Bernal, who 苦しむd a broken collarbone in a 衝突,墜落 during training earlier this year.

Froome, who hope s to 回復する 十分に to make another 攻撃する at the 小旅行する de フラン in 2020, returned to 競争の激しい cycling three weeks ago.

He took part in a team time 裁判,公判 run 一連の会議、交渉/完成する a 選び出す/独身 (競技場の)トラック一周 at the 小旅行する's Saitama Criterium, where Bernal was also 伴う/関わるd.

Bernal, the first Colombian to 勝利,勝つ the 小旅行する de フラン, cycling's most prestigious race, was ブイ,浮標d by what he saw from his team-mate.

"I was surprised because he was telling us that he was not really good and in the time 裁判,公判 he will not go too far," said Bernal.

"Then when he started he was going really, really hard and I was a bit surprised because he did 外科 just a few months ago and now he is in good 形態/調整.

"Not (good enough at the moment) to 勝利,勝つ the 小旅行する de フラン, but already in a good form.

"For sure he will be even better next year, I hope."

Bernal said that he will sit 負かす/撃墜する with the Ineos Team in December to 地図/計画する out the year ahead and decide which races to prioritise.

For 限定された, he will compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and is relishing 代表するing his country.

"It's one of the biggest races in the world and it's only every four years," he said.

"It's important for the country, the people, the Colombians."

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