Nibali a big step closer to Vuelta victory after first Pyrenean stage

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) recognised that he took a step forward towards sealing his second Grand Tour of the 2013 season after he strengthened his overall lead over all his rivals on the first Pyrenean stage, where thanks to the very rough weather conditions, he took more of an advantage than expected.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.