Vincenzo Nibali linked with consultancy role at Doug Ryder's new team

'The aim is to live in cycling' Italian says on final Vuelta Vincenzo Nibali is racing his very last Grand Tour earlier

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than retirement at the Vuelta a España (Image credit: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Vincenzo Nibali cautiously chose the

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time and the vicinity whilst he announced his retirement from racing throughout the Giro d’Italia's go to his native Messina in May, and he

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won’t be hurried into outlining his plans for the subsequent phase of his cycling lifestyles There are a few rumours

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around the region alright,” Nibali informed Cyclingnews at the Vuelta a España. “The intention is to live in cycling, but for

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the moment I can’t say any greater than that.” One of those rumours has crystallised into some thing greater tangible following

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a file in La Gazzetta dello Sport(opens in new tab) linking Nibali with a consultancy position for a proposed new second-tier crew based

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totally in Switzerland. The group could be controlled by means of Doug Ryder, whose Qhubeka-NextHash WorldTour squad

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disbanded last iciness. The proposed team has the intention of reaching the WorldTour in 2026, and La Gazzetta reports that Italian

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