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MANAGER Brent Michael Copeland TEAM FOUNDED 2017
Vincenzo Nibali
B E R N A R D T H É V E N E T G I V E S H I S A N A LY S I S
Nibali the enigma
What can we expect of Vincenzo Nibali aft er he’s given the Giro d’Italia his all?
If he lines up, the 2019 Tour de France route should inspire the Italian, who
knows how to sniff out opportunities to harass his rivals. If he’s in good shape,
his team might have to play a waiting game. Otherwise it will work for Sonny
Colbrelli on the fl at stages, particularly those suited to puncheurs. This team
has several strings to its bow and will know how to infl uence the action. Rohan
Dennis will have the time trials in mind, and it would be better for him to target
a stage victory than chase the possibility of a high overall fi nish.
GEAR
Frame Merida Scultura/Reacto III Groupset Shimano Wheels Fulcrum
Name Category Date
of birth Nationality Height Weight Pro
since Tour stage
wins 2018 Tour
result Number
of Tours Best Tour
result 2018 team
NIBALI Vincenzo
AGNOLI Valerio
ARASHIRO Yukiya
BAUHAUS Phil
BOLE Grega
CARUSO Damiano
COLBRELLI Sonny
DENNIS Rohan
FENG Chun Kai
GARCIA Ivan
GAROSIO Andrea
HAUSSLER Heinrich
KOREN Kristjan
MOHORIC Matej
NIBALI Antonio
NOVAK Domen
PADUN Mark
PERNSTEINER Hermann
PIBERNIK Luka
POZZOVIVO Domenico
SIEBERG Marcel
TEUNS Dylan
TRATNIK Jan
WANG Meiyin
WILLIAMS Stephen Leader
Rouleur
Puncheur
Sprinter
Sprinter
Climber
Sprinter
Rouleur
Rouleur
Sprinter
Climber
Puncheur
Rouleur
All-rounder
Puncheur
Climber
All-rounder
Climber
Rouleur
Climber
Rouleur
Puncheur
Rouleur
Climber
Climber 14/11/84
06/01/85
22/09/84
08/07/94
13/08/85
12/10/87
17/05/90
28/05/90
02/11/88
20/11/95
06/12/93
25/02/84
25/11/86
19/10/94
23/09/92
12/07/95
06/07/96
07/08/90
23/10/93
30/11/82
30/04/82
01/03/92
23/02/90
26/12/88
09/06/96 ITA
ITA
JAP
GER
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ITA
AUS
TWN
ESP
ITA
AUS
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ITA
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UKR
AUT
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ITA
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GBR 1,80 m
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1,84 m
1,77 m
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1,81 m
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1,80 m
1,82 m
1,83 m
1,69 m
1,77 m
1,65 m
1,98 m
1,81 m
1,73 m
1,82 m
1,84 m 65 kg
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