Nibali cements grand tour reputation with Giro victory
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VINCENZO Nibali cemented his reputation as one of the great grand tour riders when he claimed his second Giro d’Italia title in vintage fashion yesterday.
The Italian, who won the 2013 Giro, was battered and bruised after a terrible performance in last Sunday’s uphill time trial and Tuesday’s mountain stage to Andalo, but when all seemed lost he hit back in style. The Astana rider won solo in Risoul on Friday when overall leader Steven Kruiswijk crashed, and he put the hammer down on Saturday by dropping his closest rivals Alejandro Valverde and Esteban Chaves, who was wearing the pink jersey. Nibali is one of only six men to win all three grand tours; the 2013 Giro, 2010 Vuelta and 2014 Tour de France crowns. The first to win the Giro as the Italian champion since Felice Gimondi in 1969, Nibali eventually beat Colombian Chaves (Orica-GreenEDGE) by 52 seconds and Spain’s Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) by 1:17.
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