Antonio Nibali
Personal information | |
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Nickname | Baby shark, Il Pesciolino (The little fish)[1] |
Born | Messina, Italy | 23 September 1992
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Trek–Segafredo |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climbing specialist[2] |
Amateur team | |
2011–2013 | Mastromarco Chianti Sensi Benedetti[2] |
Professional teams | |
2014 | Marchiol-Emisfero |
2015–2016 | Nippo–Vini Fantini |
2017–2019 | Bahrain–Merida[3] |
2020– | Trek–Segafredo[4] |
Antonio Nibali (born 23 September 1992) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo.[5]
He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Vincenzo Nibali.[2] He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[6] In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.[7] He also rode in the Giro d'Italia in 2019 and 2020; he placed 37th overall in the latter while riding in support of his brother. In August of 2021, he was named to the start list for the Vuelta a España.
Major results[]
- 2009
- 7th Trofeo Guido Dorigo
- 2010
- 9th Trofeo Città di Loano
- 10th Memorial Davide Fardelli
- 2013
- 3rd Overall Giro Ciclistico Pesca e Nettarina di Romagna Igp
- 2014
- 8th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 2018
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Austria
- 8th Gran Premio di Lugano
Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]
Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | 100 | 76 | 37 | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — |
Vuelta a España | 102 | — | — | — | 108 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References[]
- ^ Cotton, Jim (18 August 2021). "Vuelta a España unsung heroes: Antonio Nibali talks brotherhood, fatherhood, and keeping the Sicilian spirit strong". VeloNews. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Antonio Nibali to join continental team Marchiol". cyclingnews.com. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team". Merida Bikes. Merida Industry Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antonio Nibali. |
- Antonio Nibali at Cycling Archives
- Antonio Nibali at ProCyclingStats
- Antonio Nibali at Cycling Quotient
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Italian male cyclists
- Sportspeople from Messina
- Italian cycling biography, 1990s birth stubs