Antonio Nibali (born 23 September 1992) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.[7]
.JPG) Nibali at the 2015 Grand Prix de Fourmies | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Baby shark, Il Pesciolino (The little fish)[1] |
| Born | 23 September 1992 Messina, Italy |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
| 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] |
| 2020–2021 | Trek–Segafredo[4][5] |
| 2022– | Astana Qazaqstan Team[6] |
He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Vincenzo Nibali.[2] He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[8] In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.[9] 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 2021, he was named to the start list for the Vuelta a España.
Major results edit
- 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
- 2022
- 10th Overall Giro di Sicilia
- 2023
- 2nd Overall Tour de Kyushu
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 100 | 76 | 37 | — | |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
 Vuelta a España
|
102 | — | — | — | 108 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Valerio Conti and Antonio Nibali set to join Astana Qazaqstan Team will for 2 years - News from Kazakhstan". ANSA.it (in Italian). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antonio Nibali.
- Antonio Nibali at UCI
- Antonio Nibali at Cycling Archives
- Antonio Nibali at ProCyclingStats
- Antonio Nibali at Cycling Quotient
- Antonio Nibali at CycleBase
