Two-time 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d'Italia winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vincenzo Nibali has said that modern cycling is "all about watts and data", with l𓆏ess emphasis on tactics and ꦇracecraft than there was during his racing career.
The Italian, speaking to Spanish paper , gave his opinion on modern cycling as well as the ongoing Giro d'Italia, which started in Albania on ꦛFriday.
During his career, Nibali racked up wins at the Giro (twice, in 2013 and 2016) as well as the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France a﷽nd Vuelta a España by marrying power and endurance with a canny and intelligent racing style, something he thinks has fallen by the wayside in recent years.
"It's the same thing. The new Contador, the new Nibali... Soon there will be new Contadors or 'Sh♔arks', but cycling has changed," Nibali said, reflecting on his own racing career.
"Now it's all about watts and data. Before, there was more race reading. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tadej Pogačar attacks at🍌 100km, and that's impressive, but in my time, intelligence on the bike was also highly valued.
"I'm not saying it's better or worse, it's just different. I liked 🍨the strategy more, playing with the rivals. There was room for improvisation. Today🎉, everything is measured."
Nibali, who retired from racing at the end ofᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ the 2022 season and now holds an ambassador position with the Giro, also gave his perspective on this year's race.
Mads Pedersen is in the maglia rosa after two stage wins in three days, while 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Primož Roglič, having taken second in the stage 2 time trial, is the best-placed GC contender, 🗹ꦬlying second overall at nine seconds off the Dane.
Nibali said that the race looks "exciting", but didn't give too much away on his thoughts about the favourites. He does, however, rate home favourite 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giulio Ciccone's chances of a high result.
"The Giro looks exciting. Roglič comes with experience and ambition. Ayuso is young but has impressive class," Nibali said.
"Ciccone is coming from a win and is in a𒆙 great moment. Pod🎶ium chances? It won't be easy, but he looks good."
Nibali was also impressed with the wages flowing to the riders in modern cဣycling, ꦯcalling it a "Serie A sport" after the top division of Italian football.
The sport is "much more attractive than before" to sponsors ཧand outside money, he said, while noting thaꦗt trying to crack the USA again could be the next goal in the worldwide expansion.
"It's good that they earꦡn well now. €4 or 5 million a year... It's good because cycling is not a second-rate sport. It has reached a very high level and we have all deserved it: riders, teams and fans. Cycling is now a Serie A sport," Nibali said.
"I don't know what will happen [with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:One Cycling], but cycling is now much🃏 more attractive than before. There is interest in Europe and abroad. I think the next frontier ﷺcould be America. It would be very interesting to go back there, with big events."
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