Nibali keeps a cool head after shining on cobbles


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 10 Jul 2014

Tour de France overall leader Vincenzo Nabili of Italy during the yellow jersey presentation ceremony after Stage Five on Wednesday. - AFP

ARENBERG PORTE DU HAINAUT France (Reuters) - Yellow jersey holder Vincenzo Nibali smashed his rivals on the cobbles on Wednesday, but the Italian climber knows the Tour de France is still full of traps.

After five eventful stages, the Astana rider has a lead of more than two minutes on his Spanish rival Alberto Contador while defending champion Chris Froome of Britain crashed out of the race after suffering a third fall in two days.

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