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Giro win in pocket, Nibali turns focus to Rio
- Updated: May 29, 2016
TORINO, Italy (VN) — Barely moments after winning the Giro d’Italia, Nibali turned his attention to his next major goal: the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
After a short vacation, Nibali said he will link up with Astana teammates preparing for the Tour de France, and he reconfirmed that he won’t be riding to win.
“[Fabio] Aru will be the leader for the GC. I will go in a support role, and to prepare for the Olympics,” Nibali said. “The Olympics are my next big goal, that doesn’t change.”
There is some swirling media speculation in Italy that Nibali could take aim at the yellow jersey, and try to become the first rider since Marco Pantani to win the Giro and Tour in the same …
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