Nibali tests his legs with Tour of the Alps attack

Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) began the Tour of the Alps looking for signs he was on form and ready for the rapidly approaching Giro d'Italia. His sudden attack on the final climb during stage 1 came to little result, but for someone who often prefers to follow his instincts rather than his power metre, it was an important morale boost after weeks of hard training.

Stephen Farrand
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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.