Cycling-Nibali cements grand tour reputation with Giro win (Reuters)
(Adds quotes, details) May 29 (Reuters) – Vincenzo Nibali cemented his reputation as one of the great grand tour riders when he claimed his second Giro d’Italia title in vintage fashion on Sunday. The Astana rider won solo in Risoul on Friday when overall leader Steven Kruiswijk crashed, and he put the hammer down on Saturday by dropping his closest rivals Alejandro Valverde and Esteban Chaves, who was wearing the pink jersey.