Egan Bernal showed a promising return to competitive cycling by finishing seventh at the Volta a Catalunya following a serious collarbone injury. His performance indicated resilience, especially after a challenging initial race back. Ineos Grenadiers management confirmed that his comeback process will not include extra races before the Giro d'Italia, set to begin in May. Sports director Zak Dempster emphasized the importance of confidence despite missing key tests in the mountains. Bernal is set to return to Colombia for altitude training before the Giro.
He was hoping for a bit more on those two first mountain stages and stage 6 was an important test that finally we weren't able to see.
But we just have to continue the process, it is what it is, we still have full confidence, that's for sure.
Collarbone fractures can vary enormously in their complexity, and Bernal had been fortunate not to have a less straightforward fracture.
The plan is to get back to training and we just continue with the current plan.
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