Cycling-Nibali flexes his muscles as Froome loses his way (Reuters)
By Julien Pretot PARIS, June 12 (Reuters) – Vincenzo Nibali put himself in pole position to become the first Italian to win the Criterium du Dauphine after he claimed the overall lead at the end of a challenging sixth stage on Friday, while Chris Froome’s limitations were exposed. Defending Tour de France champion Nibali, who like other top guns is using the Criterium du Dauphine to warm up for the July 4-26 extravaganza, took second place in the sixth stage behind former world champion Rui Costa of Portugal. Froome, the 2013 Tour de France champion, missed the day’s winning breakaway and slumped to seventh overall.