News that has shaken the cycling world and Colombian fans is the mysterious disappearance of the bicycle with which Egan Bernal, the 2019 Tour de France champion, conquered the mythical race.

It is the emblematic yellow machine that symbolizes one of the most important triumphs in the country’s sports history. The cyclist from Cundinamarca has made the news public, asking for help to clarify the case.

Egan Bernal himself used his social networks to communicate the event to his followers. “Hello, hello, guys, I have to tell you something,” the athlete began.

The runner added that “imagine that my bicycle disappeared,” the athlete expressed in a worried tone.

The bike is not only a high-value sports piece, but a treasure with incalculable sentimental and historical value for what it represents for him and of course for all of Colombia.

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Given the situation, the Ineos Grenadiers team rider pointed out that measures are already being taken to find the whereabouts of his historic riding companion.

«We are looking at cameras, finding out what happened. So hopefully this can be clarified quickly,” said Bernal.

The Colombian pride expressed his hope of soon recovering the bicycle that gave him the joy of being the first Colombian and Latin American to win the Tour.

For now, the champion of the 2021 Giro d’Italia and the 2019 Tour de France keeps his followers up to date with the progress in the investigation.

The cycling community and fans hope that this valuable souvenir of the feat achieved in 2019 can be recovered soon and returned to the hands of its rightful owner.

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