Vincenzo Nibali: ‘This 2018 Giro d’Italia route suits Chris Froome’

The two-time winner says the opportunity is there for Froome to win the Giro d'Italia in 2018

Chris Froome, Wilco Kelderman and Vincenzo Nibali, Vuelta a España 2017.

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

"The 2018 Giro d'Italia suits a Chris Froome victory," says two-time winner Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) after seeing the course presented on Wednesday in Milan.

Froome announced in a video message that he will start the race on May 4 in Jerusalem, coming on the heels of his 2017 Tour de France and Vuelta a España victories.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.