The last training session of Team INEOS in Colombia could have ended very badly. The recklessness and irresponsibility of a driver put in danger the Colombian Egan Bernal, the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz and the rest of the squad of the team that was training with them.
Right in a curve, a car decided to overtake to a truck even when the road signage -double yellow line- means that such action is illegal.
The pack of six cyclists was going at a moderate speed, while the vehicle in the opposite direction was going much faster. The car passed relatively close to the small platoon, which did not flinch at the presence of the dangerous driver.
Yes, the person behind the cyclists did it and recorded the moment. The man yelled “Lie down!” to the driver in question. A very scary second.
Days ago, Egan Bernal signed with INEOS until 2026. The Colombian knows that his best years in cycling are yet to come and he wants to live them with the team with which he has achieved successes such as the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia.
Bernal, leader of the ranks together with Carapaz, has carried out a series of training sessions together with Andrey Amador, Omar Fraile and Brandon Rivera in Colombia, a country in which cycling is breathed and there are unique peaks to climb in the world. This as part of the preseason 2022.