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Dani Ostanek

Modern cycling about 'watts and data' rather than strategy and improvisation, says Vincenzo Nibali

TIRANA ALBANIA MAY 09 LR Exprofessional cyclist Vincenzo Nibali of Italy and David Lappartient President of the UCI World Tour during the 108th Giro dItalia 2025 Stage 1 a 160km stage from Durres to Tirana UCIWT on May 09 2025 in Tirana Albania Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images.

Two-time Giro d'Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali has said that modern cycling is "all about watts and data", with less emphasis on tactics and racecraft than there was during his racing career.

The Italian, speaking to Spanish paper Marca, gave his opinion on modern cycling as well as the ongoing Giro d'Italia, which started in Albania on Friday.

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