Vincenzo Nibali

Nibali throws down the gauntlet to Tour de France champion Chris Froome on Tuesday, challenging the Briton to ride the Giro.

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The Italian will compete in Tuesday's Tre Valli Varesine and a few other races this fall before he switches teams over the winter.

The squad led by Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa has Vincenzo Nibali, Enrico Gasparotto, and others on its lineup.

A crash inside the final 20 kilometers of the men's Olympic road race leaves Vincenzo Nibali with a broken collarbone

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Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali confirms that he'll race for new Bahrain team in 2017. He'll bring several other Italians aboard.

The Bahrain team gets a major boost with addition of team manager Brent Copeland and bicycle sponsor Merida, both from Lampre.

Vincenzo Nibali is a top favorite at the Rio Olympics, which he says may be his last chance to win a gold medal on a course that favors him.

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Multiple teams came to the Tour de France with more than one GC option, but potential conflicts have fizzled out.

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Vincenzo Nibali rides a custom-painted Specialized S-Works Tarmac. His bike's paint highlights his grand tour wins and aquatic predilections

With the trading season opening August 1, teams, riders, and agents are jockeying for position in the market.

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Fabio Aru has had an unimpressive run-up to the Tour de France. However, Astana will bet on the young Italian, not former champ Vincenzo Nibali, as team leader.

Despite having multiple grand tour victories between them, Vincenzo Nibali and Alejandro Valverde are lining up for this year's Tour as domestiques

Everything looks to be on track for the first-ever Middle Eastern team to join the WorldTour for 2017, led by Italian Vincenzo Nibali.

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The Giro is finally over. We break down four of the biggest questions coming out of the race.

Showing his fierce side, Vincenzo Nibali needed just two stages to show the Giro peloton he was worthy of winning another pink jersey.

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Specialized unveiled a stunning, shiny, pink S-Works Tarmac for Vincenzo Nibali to ride to glory on the Giro d'Italia's final day.

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With a second career Giro win now officially wrapped up, VIncenzo Nibali has his sights set on the next goal: the Rio Olympics

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The rider they call "The Shark" stayed aggressive to the end in the Giro d'Italia, and it paid off

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Vincenzo Nibali ripped apart the Giro d'Italia in stage 20, winning the day and coming within striking distance of the maglia rosa.

The Giro d'Italia's brutal stage 19 sees Vincenzo Nibali earn redemption with a win, while Esteban Chaves takes the overall race lead.

The Giro d'Italia's final standings will be decided in two short Alpine stages where Chaves, Valverde, and Nibali all promise to attack.

Vincenzo Nibali began stage 18 nearly 5:00 out of first place, but his team remains positive that he can turn the Giro on its head.

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The Giro's 15th stage serves up a reversal of fortunes for Alejandro Valverde and Vincenzo Nibali

Steven Kruijswijk, Vincenzo Nibali, and Esteban Chaves round out the Giro's top 3 overall after a decisive day in the Dolomites

Global Cycling Network gets up close and personal with Vincenzo Nibali's new, custom-painted Specialized at the Giro d'Italia.

Vincenzo Nibali says the team car changed the race plan midway through stage 6, and he paid the price, losing time on the final climb.

As the Giro heads to Italy, Vincenzo Nibali is already ahead of his top rivals for the pink jersey

The year's first grand tour kicks off May 6, and three riders stand above the rest of the field as favorites to win the overall.

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The Italian won the race in 2013 and said he's excited to compete for the pink jersey in his home grand tour.

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A Bahraini team is quietly taking shape, and the squad is reportedly targeting Vincenzo Nibali and a spot in the WorldTour.

Vincenzo Nibali will attempt to win his second Giro title next month. His trainer and sport director says he's ready for the challenge.

Astana wins the Giro del Trentino's opening team time trial, positioning Vincenzo Nibali for a run at a third win in the Italian stage race.

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A handful of top riders have come close to Sanremo glory — Andrew Hood considers five favorites who've never broken through in Italy.

After initially saying he would not race Milano-Sanremo this year, Vincenzo Nibali will now lead Astana in Saturday's Italian monument.

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Matt Brammeier raises Vincenzo Nibali's hackles with strong words on Twitter, prompting Italian Tour champ to consider legal action.

Vincenzo Nibali and Astana threaten to skip Giro after missing out on Tirreno queen stage, illustrating rift in peloton over extreme weather protocol.

Van Garderen, Talansky, Valverde, Contador, and Nibali are all queuing up to race Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.

Scenes from the final stage of the Tour of Oman, won by Alexander Kristoff in a sprint

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Alexander Kristoff sprints to another win in the final stage of the Tour of Oman as Vincenzo Nibali takes the overall title

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The Astana star shuffled his grand tour schedule this season and will try to win the Giro d'Italia in May instead of the Tour de France.

The Italian wins stage 4 at the Tour of Oman atop Green Mountain, putting him in the driver's seat with two stages remaining.

Vincenzo Nibali says if he decides to leave Astana another team for 2017, he would take teammates and staff members with him.

Vincenzo Nibali finished 14th overall at the Tour de San Luis, and next heads to a training camp with Astana.

Despite his stated goal of the Giro d'Italia, former Tour champ Nibali says he may actually race the Grande Boucle in July.

Vincenzo Nibali's infamous tow in the Vuelta a Espana earns him the Park 'n' Ride Award, a creative — but illegal — race tactic.

"I no longer want to go to the races angry," says Nibali, who admits he's looking at other options for when his contract ends in 2016.

Vincenzo Nibali will race the Giro d'Italia in May, but he might use the Tour de France as final prep for the Olympic road race in Rio.

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Vincenzo Nibali will aim to be more competitive early in the season in 2016

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The Astana chief says his two GC riders will race opposite grand tour schedules, which could send Aru to France and Nibali to Italy.

With teammate Vincenzo Nibali expected to race the Giro d'Italia, Fabio Aru may have the green light to go for yellow in France.

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