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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vincenzo Nibali (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Bahrain-Merida) has had a fairly quiet start to the season, but the Italian said that his opening races were providing him with 'the suffering I need'. He admitted that he would like to be going better at this point in the season, but with the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d'Italia and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France double on his programme tღhis season, it has been difficult.

Nibali was one of a number of overall contenders that lost time on stage 4 of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tirreno-Adriatico, fin♈ishing 23 seconds down on the race leader Adam🔯 Yates (Mitchelton-Scott). He is now almost two minutes down in the general classification with a podium position a far-flung dream. Nibali said that it has been difficult to see his rivals go up the road, but he is trying to keep a positive perspective on it.

"This is the suffering I need," he told Gazzetta dello Sport. "As in the past, I would have liked to have started a little bit stronger, to anticipate the times wit﷽h the races and training sessi👍ons.

“But this season is difficult, with a Giro-Tour double to prepare for. It is difficult to go strong everywhere. For me it is a pain to see so many riders end up in front of me, it's no🦄t like I'm happy. The team knows what the path is and it's normal to grow slowly.”

Having focused on just one of eit🔯her the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in the past two years’ Nibali is set for the Giro-Tour double this season. He has only done it twice before and has not done that since 2016 when he used it as his preparation for the Olympic Games in Rio.

After missing it last year, Nibali wanted to go back to the Giro d’Italia this season, though the team was keen to have him at the Tour as well. Nibali explained tha♌t he is putting his efforts into the Giro and he will see what comes when he goes to the Tour in July.

"The Giro was my choice, the Tour asked the team for it," said Nibali. 🍬"If it was down to me, I would certainly have chosen a very different program.

"My goal is the Giro d'Italia, we will see at the Tour♓.”

Nibali’s coach Paolo Slongo, who has been with him throughout his career, believes th🍎at his rider’s form is in a similar place to this time 12 months ago. He remains confident that there is room for improvement and questions if those that are going strong no♚w can hold their form heading into the bigger goals of the season.

"Look, it's not like we're so far from last year's form at this same time," Slongo told Gazzetta dello Sport. "The margins for improvement, on weight, training and condition are there. I also see that there are riders and teams that are going strong, it remains♌ to be seen if they will be able to maintain this pace throughout the season, but for our goals, we are largely on course."

Following the conclusion of Tirreno-Adriatico on Tuesday, Nibali will head to Milan-San ꧋Remo next weekend to defend his title. T🔯he Tour of the Alps in April will be his last race before he lines up at the Giro d’Italia in May.