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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vincenzo Nibali has confirmed that he will not ride this year's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France but will target the yellow jersey in 2014.

Nibali finished third in last year's Tour de France behind Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome while riding for the Liquigas team. He joined Astana this year and opted to target the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d'Italia, triumpꦜhing in Brescia on𝓀 Sunday after dominating the race and wearing the pink jersey for 13 days.

Team manager Alexandre Vinokourov would have liked Nibali to ride the Tour de France this year but the Sicilian 💎rider has pushed back against any pressure, preferring to ride the Vuelta a Espana and target the world road race championships in Florence.

"In 2014 I'll target the Tour," Nibali confirmed to Gazzetta dello Sport while posing for photographs with his ൲wife Rachele.

"It's a race that made me well known even in far away places like Australia. It's a special race for me. In 2009, when I was seventh, I realised that I could become the 𓂃rider I am today."

Nibali will enjoy a holiday next week and is likely to take a break from racing until the end of July, beginning the 𒁃second part of his season and preparation for tꦛhe Vuelta at the Tour of Poland that starts in the Italian Dolomites on July 27.

He could then ride the Vuelta a Burgos (August 7-11) before the Vuelta a Espana begins on🤪 August 24.

Nibali is expected to lead the Italian team at the world championships and has already studied the hilly course around the Renaissance city. The Elite men's road race will be held on Sunday September 29.