Mario Cipollini has laid into the current state of Italian cycling, saying that Vincenzo Nibali is the country's only rider with any real talent.
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Vincenzo Nibali hits the wind tunnel as Giro d’Italia approaches
Vincenzo Nibali is currently honing his time trial position and perfecting his Merida TT bike in the wind tunnel as the Giro d’Italia draws near. The Italian’s Bahrain-Merida team have…
Nibali admits Bahrain team making some mistakes as they find their feet in WorldTour racing
Two-time Giro d'Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali says he has time to find condition ahead of the race in May
Vincenzo Nibali says he could ride Tour of Flanders eventually
Italian Grand Tour specialist Vincenzo Nibali says one-day race Strade Bianche motivates him to try his hand at the cobbled Classics
Vincenzo Nibali: It’s difficult to fail at the Tour when you have a budget like Team Sky
Former Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali says 'the British' only think about the Tour but riders should look to other races
‘It’s possible to beat Chris Froome head-to-head if there’s the right situation’
Vincenzo Nibali is preparing with his new Bahrain-Merida team to conquer the Giro d'Italia and then the Vuelta a España in 2017, where he'll likely come head-to-head with Chris Froome
Vincenzo Nibali kicks off 2017 season in Argentina
Italian Grand Tour star Vincenzo Nibali makes his racing debut for Bahrain-Merida at the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina, January 23-29
Sidi customises Shot shoes for Bahrain-Merida
After launching its range topping Shot cycling shoes last year, Sidi has customised them in red and gold for new team Bahrain-Merida and Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain-Merida: ‘The idea is to have a mega team in three years, like BMC or Sky’
Middle East WorldTour team Bahrain-Merida officially launched this weekend, with lofty aims for the coming seasons
Vincenzo Nibali confirms he’ll target third Giro d’Italia title in 2017
Vincenzo Nibali will return to his home race with his new team to target a third career victory at the Giro d'Italia
Vincenzo Nibali aiming to assemble super-squad around him for Giro d’Italia defence
Vincenzo Nibali looking to the likes of Joaquim Rodriguez, Ion Izaguirre and Giovanni Visconti in the new Bahrain-Merida squad
Mario Cipollini: Nibali should have offered Henao money to help him win Olympic gold
The former world champion says Vincenzo Nibali should have got rival Sergio Henao on-side in the finale of the Olympic Games road race by offering him money
Vincenzo Nibali heads back to Italy for surgery after Olympic road race collarbone break
Italian Vincenzo Nibali was one of several riders to come away from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games road race with injury
Greg Van Avermaet wins Rio 2016 Olympic men’s road race
Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) proved the strongest rider in a very small group as he won the Rio 2016 Olympic men's road race
Who are the favourites for the men’s Olympic road race?
With the men’s Olympic road race now just days away, we assess how the major favourites are shaping up
Vincenzo Nibali confirmed to join Bahrain-Merida for 2017
Vincenzo Nibali will lead new team Bahrain-Merida, which will be based in Italy and is expected to take over the WorldTour licence presently held by Lampre
More details revealed as new Bahrain Cycling Team officially announced
The signing of Vincenzo Nibali will have to wait until August 3, but the team is now officially going ahead
Vincenzo Nibali slams critics of his Tour de France performance
Vincenzo Nibali says he's 'not a robot' and can't be expected to compete with those specifically targeting the Tour overall
Vincenzo Nibali: I’m at the Tour de France to work for Fabio Aru
Vincenzo Nibali says his legs weren't working well on Tour de France stage five's final climbs, so gave up following the overall contenders
Five talking points from stage five of the Tour de France
Greg Van Avermaet took a great breakaway win to also open up a sizeable lead in the general classification
Is Vincenzo Nibali aiming to win the Tour de France?
Despite pledging his support to fellow Italian Fabio Aru during the Tour, Astana bosses say they won't rule out Nibali being able to win the overall
Rafal Majka the latest name linked with proposed Bahrain team as more details emerge
Lampre-Merida manager Brent Copeland will move to the Bahrain team next season, with riders like Rafal Majka, Valerio Agnoli and Alessandro Vanotti also linked with the team
Five things we learned from the 2016 Giro d’Italia
Vincenzo Nibali won the Giro d'Italia, but we learned that it's not always the strongest rider who wins over the course of three weeks
Vincenzo Nibali wins 2016 Giro d’Italia as Nikias Arndt awarded final stage
Vincenzo Nibali took the overall classification at the Giro d'Italia as Giacomo Nizzolo secured the final stage victory
New Bahrain Cycling Team officially confirmed by Sheikh Nasser
The long-awaited project Bahrain Cycling Team was confirmed and will likely have Vincenzo Nibali as it's marquee rider for its debut in the 2017 season