Egan Bernal
- January 4, 2024
- Cyclist
Quick Facts
Egan Bernal Biography
| Name | Egan Bernal |
| Birthday | Jan 13 |
| Birth Year | 1997 |
| Place Of Birth | Colombia |
| Birth Country | Colombia |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Parents | Germán Bernal, Flor Gómez |
Egan Bernal is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on January 13, 1997 in Colombia, Colombia. Colombian cyclist who has gained fame racing for the UCI WorldTeam Sky Team. In 2019, he became the first Latin American to ever win the Tour de France as well as the youngest to win title in over 100 years. Other major wins of his include stage races in the 2018 Tour of California and the 2018 National Time Trial Championships.
Juanes, J Balvin and Shakira were among his fellow Colombians who took to social media to celebrate his 2019 Tour de France victory.
Egan Arley Bernal Gómez (born 13 January 1997) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Ineos. He won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first Latin American winner of the race.
Bernal was signed by Gianni Savio to the Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec team on a four year contract, partly on the evidence of a VO2 max reading of 88.8ml/kg/min provided by his agent, Paolo Alberati. He began racing among seniors straight away, bypassing the usual U23 career route. In 2016, he obtained top 20 results in the La Méditerranéenne, the GP Industria & Artigianato, Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali and Giro del Trentino, before winning the (then) lower level Tour of Bihor and coming fourth in both the Tour de Slovenie and the Tour de l’Avenir.
He was born in Bogotá and raised in Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca. His full name is Egan Arley Bernal Gómez. He regularly posts with his significant other, Xiomy Guerrero.
Egan Bernal Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cyclist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Egan Bernal is one of the richest Cyclist from Colombia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Egan Bernal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His father introduced him to cycling at the age of five and by the age of eight, he won his first race, for which he earned a training scholarship.
He is verified on Instagram and has 900,000 total followers.
He thus became the first Colombian or South American rider, and second from the Americas, to win the Tour de France, and also won the best young rider competition. He is the youngest General Classification winner since 1909 and the third youngest ever at 22 years, 196 days. “It’s incredible, I don’t know what to say,” Bernal said. “I’ve won the Tour but I don’t manage to believe it. I need a couple of days to assimilate all this. It’s for my family and I just want to hug them. It’s a feeling of happiness that I don’t know how to describe it.” The young champion cyclist went on to say the victory was also for his home country of Colombia. “This is not only my triumph,” Bernal said. “It’s the triumph of a whole country.”
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
Egan Bernal height 5 ft 9 in Egan weight 132 lbs & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Egan Bernal Dating?
According to our records, Egan Bernal is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Egan Bernal’s is not dating anyone.
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Bernal started his 2019 season in Colombia. He rode in the national championships and in his home stage race, the Tour Colombia. Bernal, however, was unable to defend his title in the race, finishing fourth overall. Bernal later went to Europe to compete in Paris–Nice. The Colombian impressed in the crosswinds, the individual time trial, and in the mountains, claiming the overall victory ahead of Nairo Quintana.
Facts & Trivia
Egan Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Colombia. Egan Bernal celebrates birthday on January 13 of every year.
What is Egan Bernal back injury?
Bernal suffered fractured vertebrae, a fractured right femur, a fractured right patella, chest trauma, a punctured lung and several fractured ribs , according to an Ineos Grenadiers medical update after the crash.
What bones did Egan Bernal break?
The 25-year-old specialist climber, who rides for Britain’s Ineos Grenadiers team, suffered multiple broken bones when he hit a stationary bus at speed near Bogotá on January 24. Bernal needed multiple surgeries after breaking several ribs, a knee cap, a thigh bone, two vertebrae and a thumb in the crash.
Will Egan Bernal race again?
Egan Bernal is set to return to racing on Tuesday , lining up at the Tour of Denmark, just eight months after the training crash which almost left him paralysed. Ineos Grenadiers confirmed that the Colombian would race for the first time in 2022 at the five-stage race which begins this week.
What happened to Bernal?
Following a horror training crash in January, Egan Bernal nearly lost his life and said he had a 95 per cent chance of becoming a paraplegic; Bernal was left with 20 different fractures including in his spine, femur and kneecap; competing at the Tour of Denmark marks a courageous recovery.
How did Egan Bernal accident happen?
I start looking and it was 59, 60, 61, 62, and it was when I saw that speed that I crashed into the bus. “I crashed into the bus at 62 kilometres per hour. The bus was still.