'You have to get the notion that he’s unbeatable out of your head' - Nibali calls on Tadej Pogačar's Giro rivals to be inventive

Vincenzo Nibali.

Vincenzo Nibali has warned that Tadej Pogačar’s path to Giro d’Italia victory is unlikely to prove as straightforward as it seems. The Slovenian lines up for his Giro debut next month as the sole favourite for overall victory, but Nibali insisted that the corsa rosa is always capable of producing the unexpected.

“He’s going to have to sweat it out for overall victory, in a Grand Tour, nothing ever truly comes easy,” Nibali told La Gazzetta dello Sport.