Nibali joined which select club after his Tour win?

Winners of all three Grand Tours

What happened to him at the 2016 Olympics road race?

He crashed on a descent while leading

Vincenzo Nibali Quiz: The Shark of Messina's Grand Tour Wins

This Vincenzo Nibali quiz follows the Sicilian rider whose fearless descending earned him the name the Shark of Messina. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on the Vuelta, two Giro titles, the yellow jersey, Il Lombardia, Milan-San Remo, Astana and the Rio Olympic crash.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

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Which city is Vincenzo Nibali from?
Nickname
What is his nickname?
Vuelta
Which Grand Tour did he win first, in 2010?
Giro
In which years did he win the Giro d'Italia?
Tour
In which year did he win the Tour de France?
Club
Nibali joined which select club after his Tour win?
Lombardia
Which autumn classic did he win twice?
MSR
Which spring classic did he win in 2018?
Skill
Which skill was he especially known for?
Rio
What happened to him at the 2016 Olympics road race?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which city is Vincenzo Nibali from?
Answer: Messina
It is in Sicily.
Q2: What is his nickname?
Answer: The Shark
Lo Squalo in Italian.
Q3: Which Grand Tour did he win first, in 2010?
Answer: Vuelta a Espana
It was his first Grand Tour win.
Q4: In which years did he win the Giro d'Italia?
Answer: 2013 and 2016
The 2016 win was a late comeback.
Q5: In which year did he win the Tour de France?
Answer: 2014
He rode for Astana.
Q6: Nibali joined which select club after his Tour win?
Answer: Winners of all three Grand Tours
Only a handful of riders are in it.
Q7: Which autumn classic did he win twice?
Answer: Il Lombardia
In 2015 and 2017.
Q8: Which spring classic did he win in 2018?
Answer: Milan-San Remo
He attacked on the Poggio.
Q9: Which skill was he especially known for?
Answer: Fast descending
He gained time going downhill.
Q10: What happened to him at the 2016 Olympics road race?
Answer: He crashed on a descent while leading
He broke his collarbone.

Vincenzo Nibali Quiz – The Shark of Messina's Grand Tour Wins

Vincenzo Nibali was born in Messina, Sicily, in 1984 and moved to Tuscany as a teenager to chase a cycling career. His bold attacks and fast descending earned him the nickname the Shark.

He won the Vuelta a Espana in 2010, the Giro d'Italia in 2013 and the Tour de France in 2014 with Astana, joining the small group of riders to win all three Grand Tours. He added a second Giro in 2016.

He also won Il Lombardia twice and Milan-San Remo in 2018. A crash while leading the Rio Olympic road race broke his collarbone, and he retired in 2022.

What This Quiz Teaches

Cycling fans will enjoy these questions.

Where he comes from
Which Grand Tours he won
Which classics he won
What he was known for
What happened in Rio

Did You Know?

He won four stages at the 2014 Tour.
He was Italian national champion several times.
Only a few riders have won all three Grand Tours.
He rode his last race in Lombardy.
Italian fans adored his attacking style.