Vincenzo Nibali: I don't know the secrets of the Tour of Flanders but I'm up for finding out

Vincenzo Nibali enjoyed his low-profile season debut at the Dubai Tour, happy to work on his high-end fitness by playing a part in Sonny Colbrelli's lead out train and clock up a solid five days of racing kilometres. The Bahrain-Merida team leader now heads to the Tour of Oman, where the rolling terrain and Green Mountain finish suits him much more.

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.