Cycling news - Tour de France defence only goal - Egan Bernal
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Updated 07/02/2020 at 11:40 GMT
Egan Bernal is just beginning his 2020 road stage season but already his thoughts are trained on defending his Tour de France title.
Egan Bernal, Tour de Francia 2019
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The Colombian became the third youngest winner of le Tour when last July and is determined to prove his time at the top of the cycling world will be anything but brief.
Worryingly for his rivals, Bernal says his preparations this off-season have been a lot smoother, despite a fall last week, than a year ago when he was still recovering from nose and mouth injuries suffered in the Clasica San Sebastian.
"It's been much calmer (this year)," Bernal told AS.
Last year, because of the fall, I suffered at the end of the season, I spent a lot of time visiting doctors because I lost several teeth.
"I feel that the preparation has been much better and is all focused on the Tour de France.
That will be my first and only serious goal. The other races will be geared towards that goal."
The Tour Colombia 2020 begins on Tuesday February 16 and runs until the following Sunday.
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