Vincenzo Nibali adds last-minute partner for ride at Cape Epic

Vincenzo Nibali leads a bunch during stage 2 of the 2023 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from Hermanus High School to Hermanus High School, Hermanus, South Africa on the 21th March 2023. Photo by Nick Muzik/Cape EpicPLEASE ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE CREDIT IS GIVEN TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND ABSA CAPE EPIC
Vincenzo Nibali leads a bunch during stage 2 of the 2023 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race (Image credit: Nick Muzik/Cape Epic)

Retirement does not always mean hanging up race cleats and shunning competitiveness. Vincenzo Nibali is back in action, this time on a mountain bike in Absa Cape Epic

Nibali is not just participating but racing, and after the first three stages of the eight-day endurance test is in seventh place overall with teammate Samuele Porro, a six-time Italian mountain bike champion who was confirmed just a week ago for the pairing in the eight-day mountain bike stage race.

Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).