.jpg) Nibali in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Vincenzo Nibali |
| Nickname | Lo Squalo di Messina[1] (The Shark of Messina) |
| Born | (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (age 41) Messina, Italy |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in)[2] |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)[2] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 2003–2004 | Mastromarco–Chianti Sensi |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2006–2012 | Liquigas |
| 2013–2016 | Astana |
| 2017–2019 | Bahrain–Merida[3] |
| 2020–2021 | Trek–Segafredo[4][5] |
| 2022 | Astana Qazaqstan Team[6][7] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2023– | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Medal record | |
Vincenzo Nibali (Italian pronunciation:[vinˈtʃɛntsoˈniːbali]; born 14 November 1984) is an Italian former professionalroad bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2005 to 2022. He is one of seven cyclists who have won all three of cycling'sGrand Tours in their career – having won the2010 Vuelta a España, the2013 and2016 Giro d'Italias, and the2014 Tour de France.
Born near theStrait of Messina, his nickname is the "Shark of the Strait", "the Shark of Messina" or simply, "the Shark".[8][9] His first major win came at the2006 GP Ouest–France, aUCI ProTour event. However, experts such asMichele Bartoli have said Nibali is most suited to competing in multi-stage races.[10] He is a highly capable descender and bike handler, very good climber and good time trialist. Nibali is an all-rounder, and is considered one of the strongest stage race riders of his era, having wonTirreno–Adriatico (2012 and2013), theGiro del Trentino (2008 and2013) and the2016 Tour of Oman.
Nibali is most well known for his Grand Tour performances – finishing on the podium on eleven occasions – but he has proven to be a strong contender inclassic cycle races as well, having won the 2014 and 2015Italian National Road Race Championships, the 2006 GP Ouest–France and three 'Monuments' of road bicycle racing: theGiro di Lombardia in2015 and2017, and the2018 Milan–San Remo. He has also achieved podiums inLiège–Bastogne–Liège and previous editions of theMilan–San Remo.
Vincenzo Nibali was born on 14 November 1984 inMessina, Sicily, the son of Salvatore and Giovanna. In order to become a cyclist, he left his hometown Messina and moved toTuscany at the age of sixteen. For ten months of the year, he lived in the house of his former directeur sportif, Carlo Franceschi, in Mastromarco, nearLamporecchio.[11][12] Nibali finished third at theUCI World Junior Time Trial Championships in 2002 and also third at theUCI World Under-23 Time Trial Championships in 2004.
Having turned professional in 2005 withFassa Bortolo, Nibali signed withLiquigas in 2006. In that year, he won the French classicGP Ouest–France at 21 years of age.[13] He also finished in second position overall of the 2.1 ratedSettimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, taking the win on the first stage.[14] In 2007, Nibali rode theGiro d'Italia for the first time and finished 19th overall. 2008 saw Nibali finish 10th inLiège–Bastogne–Liège, obtaining also an 11th-place finish in theGiro d'Italia and a 20th-place finish in theTour de France.
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2009 saw Nibali record a win in theGiro dell'Appennino where he attacked almost 50 km (31.1 mi) from the finish to win solo.[15] Another victory in 2009 was theGran Premio Città di Camaiore. He finished sixth overall in theTour of California and ninth overall inTour of the Basque Country, before sharing leadership of Liquigas at theTour de France withRoman Kreuziger. Nibali proved the stronger of the two and finished in seventh place overall, then his best placing in a grand tour.
Nibali began 2010 in great form by finishing first overall in theTour de San Luis. He was a last-minute addition to Liquigas'Giro d'Italia squad followingFranco Pellizotti's last minute withdrawal over Blood Passport irregularities. Nibali wore the Maglia Rosa after hisLiquigas–Doimo team won the stage fourteam time trial, later won the 14th stage and after some good climbing through the rest of the race, he managed to finish on the podium finishing third behind his teammateIvan Basso andDavid Arroyo. In June, Nibali won theTour of Slovenia. Later in the season, Nibali won theTrofeo Melinda. Nibali won theVuelta a España without winning a stage, thanks to consistent high placings on summit stage finishes and the race's two time trials.[16] He had inherited the race lead afterIgor Antón was forced to abandon after crashing on stage 14. Though he lost it to Joaquim Rodríguez, he later regained it on the final time trial. This marked his first grand tour victory.
Nibali began 2011 with solid form, taking 5th overall inTirreno–Adriatico. He also enjoyed a solid classics season, recording 8th place inMilan–Sanremo and 8th inLiège–Bastogne–Liège. Nibali was one of the favourites for theGiro d'Italia, with Ivan Basso not riding, giving him sole leadership of Liquigas. Though he entered the race as a big favorite, he could not match Alberto Contador throughout much of the mountains. He still managed to stay in the top three throughout much of the race. He finished third overall behindAlberto Contador andMichele Scarponi, with Nibali and Scarponi fighting over second in the final week when it became apparent the gap to Contador was too large (Contador was later stripped of the title, moving Nibali up to second).
Nibali was also leader of Liquigas at theVuelta a España. On stage six, Liquigas orchestrated an escape on the descent into Córdoba, but a miscommunication saw Nibali finishing fourth, failing to take any bonus seconds. He moved to third overall on stage 11, behind Sky duoBradley Wiggins andChris Froome. Over the Next few stages, Nibali began to chip into the lead of Wiggins by taking time bonuses from sprints. However, stage 14 saw Nibali crack on the final climb, putting him out of contention for a podium placing. He finished seventh overall.
Nibali began the 2012 campaign with second overall in theTour of Oman, one second behindPeter Velits, winning the queen stage. Nibali finished first overall in theTirreno–Adriatico after winning stage five. He also won the points classification. In March, Nibali finished third inMilan–Sanremo, his first podium finish in a monument.
OnLiège–Bastogne–Liège, he broke away solo when he attacked on the descent of the Cote de la Roche aux Faucons and dropped his main challengers with 20 kilometres (12 miles) to go, but he was passed byMaxim Iglinsky (Astana) in sight of the final kilometre. He held on to finish in second place.[17]
Nibali chose to focus his attention on theTour de France, skipping the Giro d'Italia in order to prepare. After a solid first week, Nibali finished fourth on the first summit finish on stage seven to rise to third in the overall standings, sixteen seconds behind leader Wiggins and six behind defending championCadel Evans. However, Nibali conceded over two minutes to Wiggins in the time trial on stage nine, where he placed eighth, and slipped to fourth on the GC, behind Team Sky's Froome. On stage ten, Nibali attacked on the descent of theCol du Grand Colombier and linked up with teammatePeter Sagan, but the pair were caught by the Team Sky led peloton. Nibali went on the attack again on the following stage, which finished with a climb to La Toussuire, and put time into Wiggins and Froome, only for the pair to drag themselves back to Nibali, although he did move up to third overall after Evans lost time. He attacked again on stage 16 on theCol de Peyresourde with only Wiggins and Froome able to chase. They caught him before the summit; Nibali accelerated again but Wiggins closed the gap and the three of them finished together. Nibali lost time to Wiggins and Froome the following stage, another mountain stage, this time with a summit finish and two stages later in the final individual time trial which Wiggins won. Nibali finished third, the only rider to finish within ten minutes of Wiggins and Froome.
Nibali left Liquigas–Cannondale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined Astana on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[18] The deal has been reported to be a €3 million per year contract.[19]
Nibali started his 2013 season in good form finishing 7th in theTour of Oman and winningTirreno–Adriatico. In the latter race, he took the leader's jersey off Froome's shoulders in stage 6, where he escaped withPeter Sagan andJoaquim Rodríguez on a short climb with a gradient of 30%.[20] He held off Froome in the final time trial. In April, he won theGiro del Trentino on the final stage featuring a mountaintop finish. He took the lead fromMaxime Bouet, who had been the overall leader since the second stage. Nibali powered away on the lastHors Category climb, distancing rivalsMauro Santambrogio and Wiggins, who suffered a mechanical issue, and winning the stage in solo fashion.[21]
Nibali and Wiggins entered theGiro d'Italia as the two favourites for overall victory. Nibali took the leader's pink jersey (Italian:maglia rosa) on stage eight after finishing fourth in the time trial won byAlex Dowsett, conceding only 11 seconds to Wiggins. On stage ten, the first mountain top finish, Nibali finished third behindRigoberto Urán to extend his lead over second placed Evans to 41 seconds. The rest of the race was severely affected by poor weather conditions. Nibali put further time into his rivals on stage 14, finishing onMonte Jafferau, as he andMauro Santambrogio rode away in freezing conditions, with Nibali allowing Santambrogio to take the stage win; after the disqualification of Santambrogio, due to a positive test for EPO, the stage victory was retroactively awarded to Nibali. Nibali won stage 18, a mountain time trial, by 58 seconds fromSamuel Sánchez, to extend his lead over Evans and Urán to over four minutes. The following stage, scheduled to be the queen stage of the race, had to be cancelled due to snow. Stage 20, the final mountain stage, also saw heavy snow, as Nibali attacked on the final climb toTre Cime di Lavaredo to win the stage by 17 seconds fromFabio Duarte, with Urán a further two seconds back. Nibali also moved into the lead in the points classification. Nibali safely negotiated the final stage toBrescia to win the Giro by four minutes 43 seconds over Urán, his second Grand tour overall victory. However, asMark Cavendish collected all the intermediate sprints before winning the final stage, Nibali finished second to Cavendish in the points classification.[22]
At the Vuelta Nibali was vexed as to whether he should chase the red jersey to record his second grand tour in 2013 or reserve his energy for the World Championships to be held just weeks later in his adopted Tuscany. He captured the race lead on stage 4 though losing it on stage 8, he managed to regain it on stage 11, a time trial. He rode well throughout wearing the red jersey for several stages maintaining his race lead through much of the race. Nibali has now worn the leader's jersey more than any other Italian in the history of the Vuelta. He lost his race lead though on stage 19 toChris Horner. He attacked Horner many times during the final mountain stage on the steep Angliru but he cracked in the end finishing 4th on that stage. He finished 2nd overall in the general classification.
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After winning the Giro in 2013, the Tour de France became the main objective for Nibali's 2014 season. Throughout much of his season before the Tour, Nibali showed quiet form before the Tour with no race victories and high finishes. He was also criticized by the Italian press after a disappointingCritérium du Dauphiné. On 28 June Nibali became the 2014 Italian Champion with his first win of the year at thenational road race championships, based on the route of theTrofeo Melinda.[23]
Nibali then went on to win theTour de France. He first secured the leader's yellow jersey on 6 July by winning the 201 km (125 mi) second stage of the Tour, betweenYork andSheffield, after breaking away right before the finish. On stage 5, a stage featuring nine sectors of pavé, he gained over 2 minutes over a majority of the GC contenders. He continued to lead the race from stage two through eight, losing it to FrenchmanTony Gallopin in the ninth stage. But he regained it in the tenth stage fromMulhouse toLa Planche des Belles Filles after one of his biggest general classification competitorsAlberto Contador crashed and abandoned the race, and after catchingJoaquim Rodríguez andMichał Kwiatkowski up the final climb to Planche des Belles Filles. He won the stage uncontested and re-donned the yellow jersey onBastille Day in France.[24] Nibali then won stage 13 into Chamrousse after passingLeopold König andRafał Majka near the top. He would continue to show his dominance through the rest of the Tour and on stage 18 into Hautacam he attacked from the early slopes of the climb and he would win the stage finishing over a minute ahead of second place riderThibaut Pinot. This gave him his fourth and final stage victory. He finished with an excellent 4th-place finish in the final time trial. He went on to win the general classification by 7 minutes and 52 seconds, the largest margin of victory in the Tour in 17 years.[25] Nibali's Tour de France-themedSpecialized S-Works Tarmac is now on display at theMarin Museum of Bicycling inFairfax, California.[26][27] The next race for Nibali was on 16 September at theCoppa Bernocchi. He finished in the lead group (18th) after attacking several times during the event.[28]
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In 2015, Nibali made the defense of his 2014 Tour de France title his priority.[29] His first notable result was 16th in the overall classification ofTirreno–Adriatico. He then participated to theAmstel Gold Race and escaped thanks to a late attack, but was reabsorbed by the peloton and finished 65th.[30] In theLa Flèche Wallonne, he tried an attack on the penultimate climb, but it failed and he finished 20th, only 19 seconds off the pace.[31] His first significant result of the year was placing tenth in theTour de Romandie.[32]
In June, he took part to theCritérium du Dauphiné, in which got a second place in the 6th stage and wore the yellow-blue jersey, which was lost the following day; after that, Nibali became the Italian National Champion for the second year in a row. He attacked during the last ascent and got the better ofFrancesco Reda andDiego Ulissi.[33]
He entered theTour de France, but lost two and a half minutes toChris Froome in the first week.[34] He lost a further 4:25 on thefirst mountain stage toLa Pierre-Saint-Martin after he was dropped early in the stage;[35] and was ninth overall after the threePyrenean stages, trailing Froome by almost eight minutes.[36] As his hopes of a title defense had faded, he attacked in the Alpine stages and won the 19th stage fromSaint-Jean-de-Maurienne toLa Toussuire-Les Sybelles,[37] after a 62-kilometre solo.[38] At the end of the stage Nibali was accused by Froome of unsportsmanlike behavior for attacking whilst Froome's bicycle had a brief mechanical problem 58 km from the finish.[39][40] It is not known whether Nibali was aware of the problem, since there was no communication from Radio Tour about the incident (as later stated by Astana manager Alexandre Vinokourov).[41] Television replays showed "Nibali twice glancing over his shoulder before accelerating away."[42] He finished the Tour de France in 4th place overall in the general classification, 8 minutes and 36 seconds down on the winner, Chris Froome.[43] This would be the 10th consecutive grand tour Nibali entered where he finished in the top 10, an achievement unmatched sinceMiguel Induráin did so in eleven in a row two decades earlier.[citation needed]
Nibali also started theVuelta a España, where he shared leadership of Astana withFabio Aru, the eventual winner of the Vuelta.[44][45] On the second stage, however, Nibali was caught up in a large crash and was forced to chase hard to return to the peloton. During the chase he held on to the team car, driven by the team'sdirecteur sportif, Alexander Shefer, and was pulled up towards the main group. Both Nibali and Shefer were disqualified from the race following the stage, with the team also fined.[46] The race director stated that he lamented the rider's "regrettable attitude".[47] Nibali later issued a statement viaFacebook where he apologised for his actions.[48]
In autumn, he won theTrittico Lombardo, taking solo victories in theCoppa Bernocchi andTre Valli Varesine and placing second in theCoppa Ugo Agostoni.[49][50][51] In October he won his first Monument,Il Lombardia, attacking on the descent of the Civiglio, the penultimate climb, and arriving solo ahead ofDaniel Moreno andThibaut Pinot.[52]
In February, Nibali won the queen stage, finishing on the Green Mountain, and the overall classification at theTour of Oman.[53]
Preparing for theGiro d'Italia, one of the two main targets of the season, he raced the Italian one-day raceStrade Bianche, the stage raceTirreno–Adriatico, where he finished in 6th position overall – conditioned by the cancellation of the queen stage – andMilan–San Remo where he tried an attack on the descent from the Poggio but was caught by the peloton.
He returned to racing in April at theGiro del Trentino, where he demonstrated a bad condition and finished far from the winnerMikel Landa.The last race before the Giro wasLiège–Bastogne–Liège, the most important of theArdennes classics, concluded more than two minutes behind the winner after being distanced on the Côte de Saint Nicolas.
Nibali entered the Giro d'Italia as the pre-race favourite.[54][55][56] On Stage 14, the queen stage of the race, featuring six categorised climbs before the descent to Corvara. Nibali lit up the fight for the GC on the final climb to Valparola, attacking with 27 kilometres (17 miles) to go. His attack distanced theMovistar Team'sAndrey Amador andAlejandro Valverde, who both lost three minutes on the stage. However,Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL–Jumbo) attacked close to the summit, withEsteban Chaves (Orica–GreenEDGE), and the pair dropped Nibali, who lost more than half a minute after the stage. Chaves took the stage honours after outsprinting Kruijswijk, who took the maglia rosa. Stage 15 was the third individual time trial of the race, featuring the ascent toAlpe di Siusi. Kruijswijk extended his lead to more than two minutes over second-placed Chaves as Nibali suffered a mechanical on the climb, losing more than two minutes in the process.
Stage 16 was a short stage which was won by Valverde, who outsprinted Kruijswijk on the line. Kruijswijk extended his lead in the general classification to three minutes as Chaves lost 42 seconds while Nibali cracked on the last climb. He lost almost two minutes to drop to fourth overall, almost five minutes down. Stage 19 was the first to head into the high mountains, featuring the Cima Coppi, the Colle Dell'Agnello, and a subsequent descent and climb to a summit finish at Risoul in France. On the descent of the Colle Dell'Agnello, Kruijswijk crashed whilst trying to follow Nibali. The day proved to be a redemption for Nibali as he won the stage after dropping Chaves on the climb to Risoul. In tears after the finish, the Shark dedicated the win to Rosario Costa, a young cyclist from Nibali's junior cycling team, who had been killed two weeks before. Meanwhile, Kruijswijk crossed the line almost five minutes down on Nibali and more than four minutes behind Chaves. Chaves took the maglia rosa with a 44-second advantage over Nibali as Kruijswijk, who would later be diagnosed with a fractured rib, fell to third overall at a minute and five seconds behind. Stage 20 was the final decisive stage in terms of the general classification, with three first category climbs and the steep third category climb to the finish at Sant'Anna di Vinadio. Nibali attacked on the penultimate climb, distancing Chaves and the other GC contenders, and made up the deficit to Chaves to claim his second Giro d'Italia ahead of the final stage inTurin.
Nibali's other main target of the season was theOlympic Road race. Nibali bridged across to the leading 6 man group on the penultimate descent of theVista Chinesa circuit with teammateFabio Aru, and on the final climb of the race he broke clear withRafał Majka andSergio Henao. However, Nibali and Henao crashed out of the race on the final descent during the Olympic Road race, with Nibali suffering a broken collarbone.[57]
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After four seasons with Astana, Nibali announced in August 2016 that he would join the newly formedBahrain–Merida team in 2017.[58] After two podiums atGiro d'Italia andVuelta a España, in October he won his secondIl Lombardia, by attacking againThibaut Pinot on the descent of the Civiglio and arriving solo inComo. He finished his season by taking victory in the Taiwan KOM Challenge, setting a new course record in the process.[59]
In March 2018, Nibali wonMilan-San Remo, his thirdcycling monument, becoming the first Italian winner ofLa Classicissima sinceFilippo Pozzato in2006.[60] Nibali had attacked on thePoggio di San Remo, and managed to hold off the sprinters in the closing kilometers to seal victory.[61] Two weeks later, he finished 24th in hismaiden Tour of Flanders, which included an attack on theKruisberg that sparked the winning move ofNiki Terpstra.[62] Nibali withdrew from the2018 Tour de France after stage 12, having suffered a crash on the ascent of theAlpe d'Huez after spectator interference.[63] Although injured with a fractured vertebra, he managed to finish the stage in seventh place, 13 seconds behind stage winner and yellow jersey holderGeraint Thomas.[64]
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Nibali entered theGiro d'Italia and finished the race in second place overall, behindRichard Carapaz.[65] Nibali won the shortened Stage 20 of theTour de France. With 12 km (7.5 mi) remaining, Nibali attacked and soloed to victory, ten seconds ahead of chasersMikel Landa andAlejandro Valverde.[66]
On 4 June 2019,Cycling Weekly reported that Nibali had signed forTrek–Segafredo for the 2020 season.[67] Over his two seasons with the team, he achieved two victories – a final-day stage win that also saw him win the general classification at the2021 Giro di Sicilia, his home race.[68]
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In September 2021, Nibali announced that he was rejoining theAstana Qazaqstan Team for the 2022 season.[69] After completing the fifth stage of May'sGiro d'Italia, which finished in his nativeMessina, Nibali announced his impending retirement at the end of the season.[70] He cited his desire to spend more time with friends and family.[71] He ultimately finished the race in fourth place overall,[72] his joint-best result of the season, along with theGiro di Sicilia.[73]
In November 2022, it was announced that Nibali would act as a technical advisor forUCI ProTeamQ36.5 Pro Cycling Team, a team that is due to start competing from 2023.[74]
Nibali moved toLugano in the spring of 2012 with his girlfriend Rachele Perinelli. The couple got married in October 2012[75] and have a daughter, born in February 2014.[76]
Nibali has a younger brother,Antonio Nibali, who is also a racing cyclist, having turned professional in 2014 to ride for theMarchiol–Emisfero team in Italy.[77] Antonio joined his older brother atBahrain–Merida from 2017 to 2019,Trek–Segafredo in 2020 and 2021, andAstana Qazaqstan Team in 2022.
Source:[78]
Road race, National Junior Road Championships
OverallGiro della Lunigiana
Points classification
Time trial,UCI Junior Road World ChampionshipsTime trial Mountains classification
Young rider classification Young rider classification
after Stages 4 & 5
Points classification Young rider classification
OverallGiro del Trentino after Stages 12–15 OverallVuelta a EspañaCombination classification
OverallTour de San Luis
OverallTour of Slovenia
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OverallTirreno–Adriatico Points classification OverallGiro di Padania Points classification Mountains classification
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Combativity award Stage 7Tour de France OverallTour of Croatia
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| Giro d'Italia | — | — | 19 | 11 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 18 | 4 |
 Tour de France | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 30 | — | DNF | 39 | — | DNF | — |
 /Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | — | DSQ | — | 2 | 59 | — | — | — | 45 |
| Major stage race general classification results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Major stage race | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
 Paris–Nice | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
 / Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | 17 | — | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 9 | — |
 Volta a Catalunya | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 92 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | |
| Tour de Romandie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Critérium du Dauphiné | — | DNF | — | — | 7 | — | — | 28 | — | 7 | 12 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de Suisse | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — |
| Monument | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| Milan–San Remo | — | 69 | — | — | 49 | 28 | 8 | 3 | DNF | 44 | 45 | 33 | — | 1 | 8 | 23 | 35 | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | Did not contest during his career | |||||||||||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 112 | DNF | 71 | 10 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 51 | — | 32 | 8 | — | — | 30 |
| Giro di Lombardia | 79 | DNF | 34 | 37 | — | 5 | 40 | 26 | DNF | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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 Olympic Games | Not held | DNF | Not held | 101 | Not held | DNF | Not held | 53 | NH | |||||||||
 World Championships | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 29 | 4 | 40 | 42 | — | — | 49 | — | 15 | — | — |
| National Championships | 57 | — | DNF | DNF | 18 | DNF | DNF | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 70 | DNF | 11 | 9 | 21 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| NH | Not held |
Nibali is a six-time winner of theGiglio d'Oro [it], an award given to the best Italian professional cyclist of the year.[79] He won the award in 2010, consecutively between 2012 and 2015, and 2017.
Nibali received the most cheers throughout the day, the tifosi packing the roadside for a last glimpse of 'Lo Squalo di Messina'.
Since rejoining his former team Astana Qazaqstan at the beginning of this season, Nibali's best result has been a fourth place overall at the Giro di Sicilia, 31 seconds behind Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious).
Per la sesta volta (il record è di Moser con 9) il riconoscimento per il miglior professionista della stagione è stato suo... [For the sixth time (Moser's record with 9), the award for the best professional of the season was his...]
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