Colombian Egan Bernal, winner of the Tour de France 2019. - Thibault Camus / AP / SIPA

Colombian Egan Bernal, winner of the Tour de France 2019, said on Wednesday that he would "rethink his training" to best defend his yellow jersey, after the announcement of the postponement of the 2020 edition at the end of summer , due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"We have four and a half months left to return to optimal form, it is time to rethink all of the training, with more motivation than ever, to arrive on this date in the best possible form," explained the 23 years on his Instagram account.

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@letourdefrance, the very important square of the mundo. Acaba de anunciar que va va a posponer esta carrera hasta el 29 de Agosto, esto quiere decir que nos quedan 4 meses y medio para llegar de nuevo al 💯% de forma, es hora de replantear todo el entrenamiento de nuevo e iniciar con más motivación que nunca para llegar a esta fecha con el mejor estado de forma. Queda mucho tiempo, pero seguro con @teamineos seguiremos trabajando duro, con calma, con mucha paciencia e inteligencia, para volver a estar en la línea de salida con la conciencia tranquila de haber hecho el trabajo Justo.

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The Great Loop, which was supposed to take place from June 27 to July 19, has been postponed for two months and must now be held from August 29 to September 20. "We will continue to work hard (with his Ineos team), calmly, with a lot of patience and intelligence, to be back on the starting line with the calm conscience of having done the right job," added the Colombian .

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The first Latin American to win the Tour is currently confined to his home, in central Colombia, after his return from Europe where he had gone to participate in Paris-Nice. But Ineos did not participate in the event due to the sudden death of its sports director, Nicolas Portal, and the spread of the coronavirus. In recent days, Bernal has posted videos on social media showing him training on an exercise bike.

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