Nibali lights up Giro's Orvieto stage

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published 11 May 2011

Vincenzo Nibali excited fans from his hometown Messina to Milan with his attack on the Giro d'Italia's stage to Orvieto. He used the knowledge he gained from multiple reconnaissance trips to put his rivals in danger and further distance race leader David Millar.

"I tried it and re-tried it in training with my team-mates Eros Capecchi and Valerio Agnoli. In fact, they were helpful in keeping me in contention today for the final," the Sicilian told Cycling Weekly. "It's was a difficult day, but we handled it well, trying not to lose time."

Nibali of team Liquigas attacked in the first of three white gravel sectors, the famous Strade bianche that dot the Tuscan and Umbrian hillsides. He motored ahead, used ever metre of the road when corning and bunny hopped off the gravel at the end of the sector. It was a thrilling ride, the first move by a classification favourite on the fifth day of the three-week race. However, it came to an end after a few kilometres, when he realised his work was futile.

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Nibali lights up Giro's Orvieto stage

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