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Egan Bernal and a possible return to the Tour de France next month hangs in the balance during this week’s Critérium du Dauphiné .
The 2019 Tour winner and his dramatic comeback story reaches an important crossroads this week in the eight-day race across the French Alps.
A strong showing could punch his ticket in what would be an emotional return to cycling’s biggest stage.
“I am not thinking so far to be honest, I just want to finish this race,” Bernal told ITV in France. “I would like to see where I am. I have been racing, but it’s not like the Dauphiné.
“This is the first big, big race I’ve done after two years. It’s a good test already. The best scenario is to finish this race, and know where I am.”
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