Visconti close to maiden Tour de France stage win

Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) fell short of the stage win

Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) fell short of the stage win (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The 2014 season for Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) started in the worst way possible as he was caught up in a crash at the Tour Down Under's People's Choice Classic, fracturing his tibia.