Greig Leach

Under the watchful eyes of the Gendarme and the thousands of cycling fans along the streets of Lyon, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) makes a sharp right turn after crossing the river and heads into the final kilometer of this race of truth. Nibali has faced some harsh criticism, most notably from his Director Sportif, Alexander Vinokurov (the retired racer that Astana was original built around) for failing to deliver the results his salary merits. Nibali is the winner of the 2013 Giro d'Italia, but hasn't had a single race or stage victory so far in 2014. Today didn't change the stage win stats, but he did put himself in the top ten going into a mountain top finishing stage 2.