Astana's Vincenzo Nibali voted as Best Rider in 2014
16:33, 24 December 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Tour de France 2014 winner Vincenzo Nibali was voted the Best Rider in the 2014 Reader Poll by Cyclingnews readers, Kazinform has learnt from astanafans.kz.
The 30-year-old Astana rider's daring descents and devastating attacks in the mountains impressed Cyclingnews readership. The Italian's performance on the cobbles during the Tour's stage 5, which readers named the Most Memorable Moment of 2014, won him the title of fan favorite. Nibali elbowed aside Vuelta a España winner Contador from the top of the poll by 2% and World Champion Michal Kwiatowski (Etixx-QuickStep) by 10%.