Today’s back pages: Egan Bernal’s ‘champagne moment’ at the Tour de France

A round up of the sport headlines from UK newspapers on 29 July

Team Ineos riders Jonathan Castroviejo (left) and Geraint Thomas (right) congratulate Egan Bernal on his Tour de France win
Team Ineos riders Jonathan Castroviejo (left) and Geraint Thomas (right) congratulate Egan Bernal on his Tour de France victory 
(Image credit: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)

Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas has hailed team-mate Egan Bernal as “the future” after the 22-year-old Colombian won the Tour de France.

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