Tour de France: Bernal wins Zwift Rider of the Day

He may not have featured on Sunday's flat, largely processional stage 21 to Paris, but for his sterling efforts throughout the Tour de France, Team Sky's Egan Bernal takes the final Zwift Rider of the Day award. The 21-year-old Colombian finished safely in Paris to take 15th overall at his first grand tour.

Bernal, the youngest Tour de France rider since Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo) in 2010, impressed everybody with his racing in support of team leaders Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome throughout the race.

Standout performances included his ride on the Alpe d'Huez, where he was one last domestique among the group of GC contenders. Bernal led the group for 8km of that mythical climb, shutting down attacks from the likes of Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) before leaving Thomas and Froome to take over in the finale.

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A week later, on the race's final mountain showdown at the Col d'Aubisque, Bernal was up front again, guiding four-time winner Froome back to the leaders after he was dropped as Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) and Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo).

These efforts may have been standouts, but they were typical of the man from Zipaquirá when the race hit the mountains. Competing in the biggest race of them all at such a young age had looked possibly a step too far even for a prodigy like Bernal, but he has handled the three weeks with apparent ease, riding with poise of a man far more experienced.

"I'm prepared for the new adventure, and I hope to be in good condition," Bernal told Cyclingnews before the start of the Tour. "I'm here to help win the Tour and help Chris [Froome] in the mountains. I think I can help him, if I feel good.

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