On the eve of the world time trial for the world championship jersey, with Filippo Ganna defending the title, the cycling world is wondering about the future of Ineos Grenadier , who risks losing one of her precious pieces. Egan Bernal , winner of the 2021 Giro d'Italia , is about to leave. It would be confirmation that Dave Brailsford's strategy for a multi-striker team did not work.

The hypothesis of the Ineos-Bernal divorce is amplified by the team , in the wake of an indiscretion signed by the Italian journalist Beppe Conti at "Radiocorsa".

The discontent between the team and the rider would be mutual. Ineos did not like Bernal's Vuelta , Bernal does not like that there are no other races planned for him in this season finale. He could stay in Colombia until the start of the next one, while the team draws an air of hostility and misunderstanding for the whole group of South Americans.

According to the sources of L'Équipe , the dispute concerns Matteo Tosatto , one of the sporting directors, and his tactical choices in the race. “ On the one hand - reads the prestigious French daily - Tosatto has never been able to decide who to bet on as leader, whether on Adam Yates, fourth, or on Egan Bernal. Bernal did not like some of the manager's reflections on his race strategy, when instead he arrived in Spain with the virtual certainty of being the only leader ”. His agent, Giuseppe Acquadro , was quick to tell Cyclingnews that there is no reason to change teams, but according to the French newspaper, there are good reasons to believe he will end up at the Israel Start Up Nation . The same trajectory followed by Froome a few months ago.

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