Tour de France 2019 - Sir Bradley Wiggins: Egan Bernal's triumph marks new chapter of Ineos's reign

ByCarrie Dunn

Updated 27/07/2019 at 17:08 GMT

Egan Bernal's imminent triumph at the Tour de France marks a new generation of glory for Team Ineos, according to Sir Bradley Wiggins.

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Sunday will be the seventh time in eight years that a Sky or Ineos rider has stood on top of the podium. Wiggins started the run in 2012, Chris Froome won four titles and last year Geraint Thomas claimed the yellow jersey.

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"I think we're going to start a new reign now, this new generation, which is Egan Bernal," Wiggins said on Eurosport. "22 years of age, and he's won this."

Thomas is set to claim second place just behind his team-mate - and Wiggins went on to liken the team to Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United, for their ability to produce results.

"It's amazing," he said. "Obviously they've had a lot of criticism this race, about not being as strong as they have been in the past - they've still come away with first and second in the GC, it's phenomenal, really.

"I liken them to the old football teams of Sir Alex Ferguson - they maybe didn't have the best team, but they got the job done. That's what Ineos have done."

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