Cycling-Nibali returns to Astana after five years

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 14 - Carcassonne to Quillan - France - July 10, 2021 Trek–Segafredo rider Vincenzo Nibali of Italy in action during stage 14 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

ASTANA (Reuters) -Vincenzo Nibali has rejoined Astana–Premier Tech five years after leaving, the Kazakh team said on Thursday.

Astana announced the 36-year-old's arrival for the 2022 season with a number of cryptic posts on their social media channels before releasing a statement, but they have not said for how long the Italian has signed.