Despite taking possession of the yellow jersey of the Critérium du Dauphiné at Villard-de-Lans on Friday, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) has acknowledged that he is still short of his best as he continues his preparation towards the Tour de France.
After limiting his losses at Pra-Loup the previous day, Nibali was on the attack for 130 of stage six’s 183 kilometres, eventually taking second place on the stage behind Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) and divesting Tejay van Garderen (BMC) of the yellow jersey, though the Sicilian has a different garment in mind.
“I’m looking for answers with a view to the Tour. That’s the yellow jersey that interests me,” Nibali said, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. “I have to say that my history has taught me that for the Tour it’s never good to go too strongly at the Dauphiné. I still feel like I’m missing a bit of sharpness, and I hope to get that in the second part of the month when I go to train at the Passo San Pellegrino.”
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Up to now, Nibali’s 2015 campaign has followed a template very similar to the one that ultimately led to overall victory at the Tour de France a year ago. Still without a win, Nibali responded to his – relative – setback at Pra-Loup by going on the offensive early on Friday.
“It was a question of pride because I hadn’t gone as I’d wanted the day before. I wanted to redeem myself,” Nibali said. “I think the public will have enjoyed it.
“I’d already said it to [Michele] Scarponi the evening before: ‘If my legs respond I’ll try to invent something.’ ‘You’re crazy,’ he replied. I saw that it was raining and I quite like when the weather is like that. I felt good so I tried. There was a bit of madness behind it.”
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