Nibali extends advantage as Tour de France enters Alps

A mountain pass is a long time in the Tour de France. At the foot of Chamrousse on Friday, the Movistar team of Alejandro Valverde felt sufficiently optimistic to force the pace in a bid to unsettle an increasingly isolated Vincenzo Nibali (Astana).

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

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.