Nibali responds to Yates: ‘Maybe it’s over the top, but a little bit of pepper in interviews is never a bad thing’

Vincenzo Nibali responds to Simon Yates saying he'd be "sh**ting myself" if he were his Giro rivals

Vincenzo Nibali and Simon Yates at the Giro d'Italia 2019 (Tim de Waele/Justin Setterfield/Getty)

Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) "sprinkles pepper in his interviews" which is not a bad thing, according to Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida).

This morning in Bologna ahead of stage two, Nibali responded to the pair's back and forth that has been taking place over the last couple of days.

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