Sagan returned to mountain biking in 2016.
In 2009, he finished fourth in the under-23 race at the World Mountain Bike Championship and might have advanced into the senior ranks but for an offer to turn pro on the road with Liquigas at the end of that same season. The all-time record holder for the green jersey points competition at the Tour de France with seven titles and a three-time world road race champion, the Slovak raced every discipline except track when he was a kid. In 2019, he claimed the biggest title of all, becoming the first Colombian to win the Tour de France. Savio was so impressed he signed Bernal up to a four-year contract.Ĭompetitive right from the start on the road, Bernal signed with Sky for the 2018 season, winning the Tour of California and producing a string of superlative performances.
Alberati suggested he take a look at Bernal, whose UCI test results indicated he was a physiological phenomenon. He had been trying to interest Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec team boss Gianni Savio in an Italian rider, but Savio was looking for a climber.
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