{"id":172239,"date":"2019-02-04T12:18:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T12:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=172239"},"modified":"2019-02-04T12:18:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T12:18:14","slug":"bernal-set-on-winning-the-giro-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/02\/04\/bernal-set-on-winning-the-giro-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernal Set on Winning the Giro and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chris Froome believes Egan can win<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Team Sky\u2019s Colombian talent caught everybody\u2019s attention last year with his spectacular performances. The most notable one came on stage 12 of the Tour de France when Bernal rode at the front for 8km of the Alpe d\u2019Huez climb and dropped Nairo Quintana. In 2019, he is supposed to lead his first Grand Tour. Could he win the Giro in only his second World Tour season?<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another day in the saddle in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Colombia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Colombia<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/teamsky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamSky<\/a> \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 \ud83d\udeb4\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udeb4\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udeb4\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udca8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mEH7Aiwf4b\">pic.twitter.com\/mEH7Aiwf4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisfroome\/status\/1091739512290664449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen you talk to Egan, you struggle to believe he is so young,\u201d Chris Froome said in an interview for Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera. \u201cHe has a maturity and an incredible ability to read the race. For me, he can win it at the first attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Geraint Thomas, however, has unfinished business in Italy. The Welshman crashed out in 2017, and the 2019 course should suit him as well, Froome claims.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BsE0xcjFwCk\/<\/p>\n<p>Is it going to be another victory for Team Sky?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The man!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BtSyMLjgUd3<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Dan the Ninja<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who would have thought. A 4mm Allen key is a lethal weapon and had to be confiscated by airport security<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Martin (@DanMartin86) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanMartin86\/status\/1089917999379824645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Home, sweet home<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BtV4ITonXFJ\/<\/p>\n<h2><strong>He\u2019s got the power<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apparently I&#39;m causing the pigeons to temporarily migrate here in Argentina \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JzvNSIxyh9\">https:\/\/t.co\/JzvNSIxyh9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Conor Dunne (@conordunnealot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conordunnealot\/status\/1090250950432997376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. 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