Astana: Longer cranks not to blame for Vincenzo Nibali's Giro d'Italia performance

Astana say the Italian's change in crank length has nothing to do with his below par performance at the 2016 Giro d'Italia

Vincenzo Nibali on stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Astana say they refuse to put blame the bike for Vincenzo Nibali's performance in the Giro d'Italia this week. Nibali changed to longer crank arms this winter and unlike his teammates using Campagnolo's electronic shifting, he decided on a mechanical group.

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