Egan Bernal's comeback progresses with out-of-the-saddle climbing

Egan Bernal and Ineos Grenadiers celebrate winning the 2021 Giro d'Italia
Egan Bernal and Ineos Grenadiers celebrate winning the 2021 Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Getty Images)

It has been 105 days since Egan Bernal suffered what he called a life-threatening crash while training in Colombia, and he made another step in his journey back to the peloton, posting on social media that he climbed out of the saddle for the first time.

The winner of the 2021 Giro d'Italia was training with his Ineos Grenadiers teammates on his time trial bike on January 24 when he rode into the back of a stopped municipal bus. 

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