Giro d’Italia champion Vincenzo Nibali says he knew he could turn the race around as they hit the highest point in the race – the Cima Coppi climb, Colle dell’Agnello.
The Shark of Messinah started stage 19, which featured the biggest climb of this year’s race, four minutes and 43 seconds in arrears behind race leader Steven Kruijswijk.
But as they crossed the Franco-Italian border at the summit, the Italian champion’s fortunes changed with Kruijswijk crashing on the descent and Nibali going on to claim the stage win.
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