Egan Bernal diagnosed with COVID-19

Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) won the 2021 Giro d'Italia
Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) won the 2021 Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Egan Bernal has tested positive for COVID-19 just days after winning the Giro d’Italia, forcing him to delay a return to Colombia to celebrate his Grand Tour victory.

According to a message put out by his personal press team and later confirmed by his Ineos Grenadiers team, Bernal discovered he was positive for COVID-19 when doing a PCR test in preparation to travel from Europe to Colombia on Saturday.

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