Vincenzo Nibali

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Vincenzo Nibali
Personal information
Full name Vincenzo Nibali
Date of birth November 14, 1984 (1984-11-14) (age 23)
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 64 kg (140 lb/10.1 st)
Team information
Current team Liquigas
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2005
2006–		 Fassa Bortolo
Liquigas
Major wins
GP Ouest-France (2006)
Infobox last updated on:
April 25, 2008

Vincenzo Nibali (born November 14, 1984) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides for Liquigas cycling team on the UCI ProTour. Born near the Strait of Messina, Nibali's nickname is the "shark of the strait"[1] or simply "the shark." [2] His first major win came at the 2006 GP Ouest-France, where he bested an impressive field on a tough course.

He is slated to ride the 2008 Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the 2008 Giro d'Italia.

[edit] Major achievements

2005
2nd, Stage 6, Tour de Suisse
2006
1st, GP Ouest-France
1 stage, Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale "Coppi e Bartali"
3rd overall, Eneco Tour of Benelux
2nd, stage 4 (ITT)
2nd, Best Young Rider Classification
2007
1st, Giro di Toscana
1st, GP Industria e Artigianato di Lanciano
1st, Trofeo Città di Borgomanero (with Roman Kreuziger)
Tour of Slovenia
2nd overall
Points competition
2 stages
Young Riders Competition in Giro del Trentino
2008
1st overall and 1 stage, Giro del Trentino
3rd overall, Settimana Coppi & Bartali
10th, Liège-Bastogne-Liège

[edit] References

  1. ^ [32nd Giro del Trentino, stage 3 http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/apr08/trentino08/trentino083]
  2. ^ [The Daily Peloton: 10th Coppi & Bartali Week - Stage Three http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=12410]

[edit] External links

Palmarès at Trap-Friis.dk

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Persondata
NAME Nibali, Vincenzo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 1984-11-14
PLACE OF BIRTH Messine, Italy
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH