Two months after a serious crash: Bernal back on his bike

Just over two months after his serious crash, former Tour de France winner Egan Bernal is back on the road training on his bike.

The 25-year-old posted a photo on Instagram showing him cycling alongside another person in an orange-coloured jersey on a road. "The happiest day of my life," wrote the Colombian professional cyclist. "After two months and 20 broken bones, I'm back and hungry for more. See you on the road."

Bernal crashed his time trial bike into a stationary bus during training at the end of January. The Giro winner suffered several broken bones, including eleven ribs, two vertebrae, a thigh and a kneecap. Both lungs were also perforated. Bernal himself had put his chances of not being paralysed at just five percent. Only around three weeks later, he was already back on the exercise bike.

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