Nibali’s Astana takes opening Trentino stage

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ROME (AFP) — Vincenzo Nibali’s Astana team got off to the perfect start at the Giro del Trentino on Tuesday by winning the opening-stage team time trial.

Astana beat Team Sky, whose Spanish rider Mikel Landa is one of the favorites for overall victory, by 14 seconds on the 12.1km TT overlooking Lake Garda.

French team Ag2r La Mondiale took third place in the same time as Sky leaving 2012 winner Domenico Pozzovivo and Frenchman Romain Bardet, a top-10 finisher in the Tour de France the last two years, in a strong position.

Former Tour champ Nibali, twice a winner at Trentino, will start Wednesday’s …

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