FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - The 108.5-km Stage 11 from Albertville to La Rosiere Espace San Bernardo - July 18, 2018 - Bahrain-Merida rider Vincenzo Nibali of Italy before the start. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
BOLOGNA, Italy (Reuters) - Vincenzo Nibali's flamboyance and versatility have earned him titles in all grand tours and the Sicilian is quietly confident of a third Giro d'Italia ahead of top favourites Primoz Roglic and Tom Dumoulin.
The 'Shark of Messina' might be past his prime and, in a race featuring three time trials, he will need to be creative in the mountains and time his efforts perfectly, but that's exactly what the 34-year-old excels in.
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