‘I get emotional seeing him fight for the podium’ – Egan Bernal embraces Giro d’Italia climbing support role for Thymen Arensman

Egan Bernal is all but certain not to be adding a new Grand Tour podium to his collection of top placings in this year’s Giro d’Italia. But nonetheless, the Colombian is certainly playing a key role in helping a Netcompany Ineos teammate get to stand alongside the widely-tipped future overall winner Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) on the podium on Sunday in Rome.

Thymen Arensman, three years Bernal’s junior, is currently lying third overall after he and Bernal held steady on the Carì summit finish on Tuesday. Arensman finished fourth at 1:14 behind the ever-dominant Vingegaard, whilst Bernal clinched seventh, at 2:04.