Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) has added the Dubai Tour to his race programme after missing the Vuelta a San Juan due to a sudden stomach virus.
Nibali will travel to Bahrain for the team’s official presentation on February 4 and then travel to nearby Dubai for the five-day race that begins on Tuesday, February 6. He is then expected to ride the Tour of Oman.
The Italian had travelled to Argentina from his home in Switzerland to use the South American race as the start of his 2018 season. However, he failed to line up for the start of stage 1, with Bahrain-Merida quickly confirming his absence. Teammate Mark Padun was also hit by the virus and quit the Vuelta a San Juan after 100km of racing.
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Nibali will target a second victory at the Tour de France in 2018 and then ride the Vuelta a España to prepare for the hilly world championships in Innsbruck, Austria. He is expected to ride either Paris-Nice or Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-San Remo in March. It is now unlikely he will test his Classics skills at the Tour of Flanders and more likely to attend an altitude camp to prepare for the Ardennes Classics.
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