Vincenzo Nibali: The Lone Shark

Going into the final weekend of the 2016 Giro d'Italia, nobody thought Vincenzo Nibali had a chance of winning the pink jersey, but a last ditch attack gave him his second overall victory in the race. In this cover feature from the May 2017 edition of Procycling magazine, the 'Shark of Messina' explains why he has high hopes of joining the greats with a third title this year.

Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.