Nacer Bouhanni takes his third stage victory of the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Sirotti)
Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) is about to win his third Giro stage(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) looking relaxed on the way to Salsomaggiore(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) counts his Giro wins(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) in red(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Their styles are very different but their dominance is equivalent. When Marcel Kittel bade his early and sudden farewell to the Giro d’Italia, received wisdom suggested that the bunch sprints would become more even affairs, but instead FDJ.fr's Nacer Bouhanni has assumed the mantle and imposed his own law on the peloton.
Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.
