Bjarne Riis: Confidence the key to Nizzolo's Paris-Nice victory

Giacomo Nizzolo (NTT)
Giacomo Nizzolo (NTT) (Image credit: Getty Images)

Giacomo Nizzolo (NTT) has carried his strong start to the season into Paris-Nice with a well-deserved win on stage 2. The Italian survived a day of echelons and crashes before coming around Pascal Ackermann in the final to take his second WorldTour win of the season. According his new boss Bjarne Riis, the win is down to confidence and clean bill of health.

"I think that he's had a great winter. There have been no issues like other years, when he's had injuries. This time he's had the right training and he's come into the season with good condition," Riis told Cyclingnews.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.