Giro d'Italia: Vincenzo Nibali suggests Ciccone leadership as bad luck continues

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Vincenzo Nibali of Trek-Segafredo (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Vincenzo Nibali's Giro d'Italia campaign had already been set back before it had begun, with the fracture to his wrist, but the Italian cut a frustrated figure as his bad luck continued on stage 8. 

The Italian rider crashed and punctured earlier in the stage and, although he didn't lose any more time at the finish, he suggested Giulio Ciccone was now the leader at Trek-Segafredo. 

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