Cycling: Ineos optimistic as Egan Bernal nurses bad back ahead of Tour de France defence

August 16, 2020 3:55 PMUGINE, France (AFP) - Egan Bernal withdrew on Saturday (Aug 15) from the Criterium du Dauphine as a precaution due to a back injury, but his Ineos team is confident the Colombian will be on the Tour de France starting line in Nice at the end of the month when he begins the defence of his title.