Friday’s Gazzetta dello Sport gave huge coverage to the Astana team’s tactical error on stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia and the decision to send Vincenzo Nibali on the attack. The Sicilian proved to be far from his best, was quickly caught and then distanced by Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin), who extended his race lead on all his rivals. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Mikel Landa (Team Sky) also lost time but Nibali was the centre of attention after he blamed the Astana directeur sportif for telling him to attack.
Nibali’s decision to pass the buck and Giuseppe Martinelli’s decision to take the blame on his experienced shoulders helped avoid questions about Nibali’s form but sparked others about his ability to read a race and make tactical decisions himself.
Gazzetta dello Sport described what happened as an ‘errore fatale’ and a ‘Japanese harakiri’.
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“When he received input (from the team car), Nibali didn’t listen to his own legs or sensations and especially didn’t consider the complex situation, instead he just listened to team orders,” the paper laments.
Former world champion Paolo Bettini writes a daily column for the Italian sports newspaper and was even more critical.
“I’m not impressed by the polemics between Nibali and his team car. To be honest, I’m surprised by it all,” Bettini wrote.
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