Nibali hoping to match Froome and Contador at the Tour de France

By Stephen Farrand
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Astana leader relaxed before the Grand Départ

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Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) wins the Italian road race(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Vincenzo Nibali and his Astana teammates Jakob Fuglsang and Lieuwe Westra were the penultimate team to hold their pre-race press conference in Leeds, as the rain poured down and the hours to the start of the Tour de France counted down.

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Stephen Farrand
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.