Vincenzo Nibali: There has been a generational change at the Giro d'Italia

LAGHI DI CANCANO ITALY OCTOBER 22 Vincenzo Nibali of Italy and Team Trek-Segafredo Passo dello Stelvio Stilfserjoch 2758m Snow during the 103rd Giro dItalia 2020 Stage 18 a 207km stage from Pinzolo to Laghi di Cancano Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio 1945m girodiitalia Giro on October 22 2020 in Laghi di Cancano Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Vincenzo Nibali of Trek-Segafredo on the Stelvio climb (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

As the peloton rolled along the Adige on the way to the Passo dello Stelvio on stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia, there was a certain sense of inevitability about what would unfold on the slopes of the mountain, the highest of this year's race. 

While the battle for the maglia rosa was up in the air and is now even less certain after the finish at the Laghi di Cancano, the relative decline of two-time race winner Trek-Segafredo leader Vincenzo Nibali was only confirmed as the race skirted the Swiss border on Thursday afternoon.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur. She writes and edits at Cyclingnews as well as running newsletter, social media, and how to watch campaigns.