{"id":460452,"date":"2026-03-06T09:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/460452\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:21:14","slug":"no-egan-bernal-and-no-thymen-arensman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/460452\/","title":{"rendered":"no Egan Bernal and no Thymen Arensman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/ineos-grenadiers\" title=\"INEOS Grenadiers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">INEOS Grenadiers<\/a> will start Saturday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/strade-bianche\" title=\"Strade Bianche\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strade Bianche<\/a> without their intended leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/egan-bernal\" title=\"Egan Bernal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Egan Bernal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/thymen-arensman\" title=\"Thymen Arensman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thymen Arensman<\/a>. The team had previously communicated that Bernal would be their key man going into the <a href=\"https:\/\/https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/cycling\/strade-bianche-2026-pogacar-van-aert-arensman-del-toro-seixas-and-so-many-more.indeleiderstrui.nl\/wielrennen\/strade-bianche-2026-pogacar-van-aert-arensman-del-toro-seixas-en-nog-zo-veel-meer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tuscan gravel Classic<\/a>, but on Thursday morning they posted a line-up on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/INEOSGrenadiers\/status\/2029496022834004222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">social media<\/a> that did not include the Colombian \u2014 and Arensman is missing too.<\/p>\n<p>Bernal finished on the podium in Strade Bianche back in 2021, and he was also prominent on the gravel stage of last year\u2019s Giro d\u2019Italia. Even so, he is not in the INEOS selection for this weekend. That comes despite the Colombian taking a top ten last weekend at the Ard\u00e8che Classic. At this stage, it is still unclear why Bernal will not start in Siena.<\/p>\n<p>Not only Bernal, but also \u201cshadow leader\u201d Thymen Arensman will not be on the start line. The Dutchman had been listed on the provisional start list until recently, but he is now absent too. Normally, the pair would share leadership duties at Tirreno-Adriatico, which begins on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading below the photo!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/egan-bernal-69a9746cd3d79.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto h-auto\" alt=\"egan-bernal\"\/>Squad features young French leader and Colombia\u2019s time trial champion<\/p>\n<p>With both planned leaders missing, it looks like the British team will line up with a younger rider as its main card: Axel Laurance. He is also the only rider in the squad who has already won this season. The 24-year-old Frenchman finished fifth last year at the gravel race Cl\u00e1sica Ja\u00e9n, so he should be well suited to this kind of terrain \u2014 even if the absence of Bernal and Arensman is a significant blow for INEOS.<\/p>\n<p>INEOS Grenadiers will also start with Australian climbers Jack Haig and Lucas Hamilton. Kim Heiduk, Artem Shmidt, Connor Swift, and Colombia\u2019s national time trial champion Brandon Rivera complete the line-up for the sterrato Classic. Swift rode to an impressive 13th place from the breakaway last year.<\/p>\n<p>INEOS-Grenadiers selection Strade Bianche 2026<\/p>\n<p>Jack Haig<br \/>Lucas Hamilton<br \/>Kim Heiduk<br \/>Artem Schmidt<br \/>Connor Swift<br \/>Brandon Rivera<br \/>Axel Laurance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"INEOS Grenadiers will start Saturday\u2019s Strade Bianche without their intended leaders Egan Bernal and Thymen Arensman. 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