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Cycling: Bernal quits the Tour de France race

Colombia's Egan Bernal and Slovakia's Peter Sagan ride at the end of the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 164 kilometres from La Tour-du-Pin to Villard-de-Lans Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. [AP Photo/Thibault Camus]

Last year’s winner Egan Bernal withdrew from the Tour de France yesterday with the defence of his title already in tatters.

The 23-year-old Colombian’s team Ineos announced he was dropping out ahead of the key 17th stage.

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