Vincenzo Nibali: Trying to win 2015 Giro d'Italia and Tour de France may risk losing both

Vincenzo Nibali's trainer Paolo Slongo says the 2014 Tour champion may spread himself too thinly by taking on two Grand Tours in 2015

Vincenzo Nibali on stage fourteen of the 2014 Tour de France

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Trying to win both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in 2015 would risk spreading Vincenzo Nibali too thinly, according to Astana trainer Paolo Slongo. The 2014 Tour winner could find Chris Froome at 100 per cent in the Giro and Nairo Quintana at 100 per cent in the Tour, and lose both.

"That's what worries me," Slongo told Cycling Weekly.

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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.