Giro d’Italia 2022 – Twist at Astana! Miguel Angel Lopez retires, Vincenzo Nibali becomes captain

The Colombian class of 1994 of the Astana teamin the first Italian stage of the Giro, from Avola to Etna-Nicolosi (Sapienza refuge), after the Hungarian hat-trick, he accuses a physical problem after a few kilometers and is forced to retire. Probably the fault is an inflammation that starts from the left thigh and then later affects the entire muscle chain, just as reported by the Astana Twitter page, which has already emerged in the stages disputed between Budapest, Visegrad, Kaposvár and Balatonfüred. In the belly of the Kazakh team, now, the new hierarchical scheme appears very clear: Vincenzo Nibali, two times winner of the race, is the new captain. The whole team, from here to the Verona arena, will work for him. –