Nibali and Basso lose two minutes after crash

Vincenzo Nibali and Ivan Basso tried to limit the time they lost to Cadel Evans (BMC) and Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) on the dirt roads near Montalcino during stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia, but when they reached the finish they had lost more than they had gained in the team time trial and on the stage to Middelburg in the Netherlands. In an instant, a crash had turned the Giro upside down yet again, meaning Nibali lost he maglia rosa to Vinokourov.

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.