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Italian moves up to 9th at Tour de France

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Vincenzo Nibali gets some room on the final climb.(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Vincenzo Nibali began the day already out of the hunt for Tour de France victory but still very much in the headlines. Such is the life of a defending champion.

Barry Ryan
Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.