Egan Bernal, after winning in Spain 2025

Egan Bernal, protagonist in the Tour of Spain 2025.

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Egan Bernal celebrated again in a big one. The Colombian cyclist conquered stage 16 of the Tour of Spain 2025 In an atypical ending, cut eight kilometers by the proper protests that blocked the arrival.

In that unusual context, Bernal won Mikel Landa in an improvised sprint, thus signing his first victory in the Iberian round and one of the most emotional of his career.

Egan Bernal's words after his triumph

The INEOS corridor, who had already touched the glory in the Tour de France 2019 and the 2021 Italian turn, lived this triumph with a special flavor.

Three years ago, in 2022, he suffered an accident that almost costs his life and that questioned his return to professional cycling. Therefore, the celebration in Spain feels like a claim chapter.

When crossing the goal, Bernal summed up the magnitude of the moment: “It's a victory, right? After I got off the general, I really wanted a triumph and, in reality, I wanted to win with the national jersey, which means a lot to me.” For him, more than a result, it was the reward for the constant struggle to return to the elite.

The stage was a reflection of the resilience of the Zipaquireño. In the first week of competition he showed good feelings, but in the second he was complicated to follow the rhythm of the favorites and He had to give up the struggle for the general classification. Far from resigning, he changed his goal: to seek a partial triumph that would return the trust and prominence in a great.

On that path, he found a demanding tour and a leak that gave him the opportunity to shine again. Bernal explained: “Until the end, you know, apart from the last climb, but in general it was a beautiful stage. Superdura, all day we went butt.” His words reflected the intensity of a day in which he had to measure forces and resist until the last repect.

The outcome was as unusual as exciting. The organization decided to stop the race ahead of time for blockages in the finish linewhich forced to improvise an ending in a repect. There, Bernal played the victory against Mikel Landa. “Yes, that is, in the end, even with Landa, the cooperation was very good and … when we knew that 8 kilometers we said as … well, then we simply sprint there,” said the Colombian.

That coup of authority came at the least expected moment. After collaborating with Landa in the toughest sections, Bernal did not fail in the packaging and took a victory full of symbolism. “It was a good stage, good for memories,” he concluded with a smile.

With this victory, the 28 -year -old cyclist recovers confidence and is again on the radar of the elite. Although the general's dream was left behind, his partial triumph allows him to overcome in the classification and, above all, reinforce the idea that he is still one of the best in the world. His is a story of resilience: to survive, to get up and win again.

Colombia: 39 victories in the Tour of Spain

Colombia has built a brilliant history in Spain since Antonio “Tomate” Agudelo inaugurated the list of wins in 1985, accumulating 39 stage victories and two general titles with Lucho Herrera in 1987 and Nairo Quintana in 2016. Throughout the decades, names such as Pacho Rodríguez, Félix Cárdenas, Santiago Botero and Miguel Ángel López – all with three stages National in the Iberian Round, to which are added memorable podiums of Fabio Parra, Esteban Chaves and López himself, as well as six mountain titles and two of the young people. With the recent victory of Egan Bernal, this tradition of Colombian prominence in Spain reaffirms and continues to grow.

Colombians with stage victories in the Tour of Spain