Egan Arley Bernal Gómez (born 13 January 1997) is a Colombian cyclist. He rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2019, he won the Tour de France. After that, he became the first Latin American rider to won and the youngest winner since 1909. At the 2021 Giro d'Italia, Bernal took his second Grand Tour win.
Early life
Bernal was born in Bogotá, Colombia. Later he was raised in Zipaquirá. He studied one semester at Universidad de la Sabana in Chia, Colombia.
He primarily focused on the mountain biking, winning races in Brazil, Costa Rica, and the United States. He got both silver (2014) and bronze (2015) in the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships junior cross country events.
Professional road racing
Bernal had begun to gain success in junior road racing both in Colombia and Italy, besides doing mountain biking. He won the Clasica Juventudes Cajica and the Sognando Il Giro delle Fiandre in 2015.
Major results
Road
2016
1st Overall Tour of Bihor
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
1st Young rider classification, Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
1st Young rider classification, Giro del Trentino
4th Overall Tour of Slovenia
1st Young rider classification
4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
2017
1st Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 2 & 4 (ITT) 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir 1st Stages 7 & 8 2nd Giro dell'Appennino 3rd Memorial Marco Pantani 4th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 1st Young rider classification 5th Overall Giro della Toscana 1st Young rider classification 5th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 7th Overall Tour de Langkawi 9th Overall Tour of the Alps 1st Young rider classification 9th Overall Vuelta a San Juan 1st Young rider classification 2018 1st Time trial, National Road Championships 1st Overall Tour of California 1st Young rider classification 1st Stages 2 & 6 1st Overall Colombia Oro y Paz 1st Mountains classification 1st Young rider classification 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 3 (ITT) 6th Overall Tour Down Under 1st Young rider classification 10th Milano–Torino 2019 1st Overall Tour de France 1st Young rider classification 1st Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 7 1st Overall Paris–Nice 1st Young rider classification 1st Gran Piemonte 2nd Giro della Toscana 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 3rd Giro di Lombardia 4th Overall Tour Colombia 6th Milano–Torino 9th Giro dell'Emilia 2020 1st Overall Route d'Occitanie 1st Points classification 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 3 National Road Championships 2nd Road race 3rd Time trial 2nd Overall Tour de l'Ain 4th Overall Tour Colombia Tour de France Held after Stages 7–12 2021 1st Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Young rider classification 1st Stages 9 & 16 2nd Trofeo Laigueglia 3rd Overall Tour de la Provence 3rd Strade Bianche 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 6th Overall Vuelta a España Held after Stages 3–19 Combativity award Stage 17