Antonio Nibali

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Antonio Nibali
Fourmies - Grand Prix de Fourmies, 6 septembre 2015 (B113).JPG
Nibali at the 2015 Grand Prix de Fourmies
Personal information
NicknameBaby shark, Il Pesciolino (The little fish) [1]
Born (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 31)
Messina, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current team Astana Qazaqstan Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type Climbing specialist [2]
Amateur team
2011–2013Mastromarco 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]

Antonio Nibali (born 23 September 1992) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. [7]

Contents

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

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

Grand Tour 201720182019202020212022
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 100 76 37
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 102 108
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

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