Egan Bernal won the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin on Monday.

Bernal is the first cyclist to win a Laureus award since Lance Armstrong won the Comeback Award in 2000 and Sportsman of the Year in 2003.

Bernal was delighted to be nominated for and win the Laureus Award and released a video statement on social media: "This is a really big result for my career. I'm really happy. It is something I will never forget. I'm really happy and I hope to win again in the future."

Bernal, the third youngest winner of the Tour de France and the youngest in the modern era, won the 2019 Tour de France on his second attempt after finishing 15th in 2018 while working under winner Geraint Thomas.

Now 23, Bernal is expected to co-lead Thomas and Chris Froome at the Tour de France in July.