- We're here in Sardinia,
one day ahead of the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia,
and as you can see behind I'm about to go
for a pre-Giro spin with the Bahrain-Merida team,
but more importantly with defending champion
Vincenzo Nibali.
This should be a lot of fun.
(upbeat music)
Hello Vincenzo.
- Hello. - Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you. - How are the legs?
- It's okay, y'know.
- It's a beautiful sunny day.
Defence of your Giro d'Italia, you are calm?
- Yes I am ready on this special day
temperature is very good and come on.
- I will join you, are we going for a coffee?
A little cappuccino in a cafe maybe?
- No, only coffee, only coffee.
- Only coffee?
- Only in the breakfast.
- He's giving me the coffee rules already.
Okay Vincenzo, thanks very much.
Let's go for a ride.
- Okay, thank you.
Come on, all together now with my teammates.
- Let's do this.
Not too fast, not too fast.
- No no no. - Tranquillo.
- Easy, easy, very easy.
- Fantastic.
(upbeat music)
Well had a little bit of a chat with Vincenzo.
Apparently I'm not allowed to have cappuccino,
it's a coffee only strategy,
but I believe we're gonna be
between two and two-and-a-half hours,
hopefully with a coffee stop.
I think I might need it,
given my state of fitness at the moment.
But hey, two-and-a-half hours
with these boys in the sunshine,
what more do you want?
(upbeat music)
Vincenzo trying out his TT bike,
really important the guys get dialled.
Choosing this steady run to...
I dunno, get his position sorted out.
Looks very comfy.
(upbeat music)
Well Vincenzo, thank you very much
for having me along on the ride.
I think it's time for a coffee now.
- Nothing.
- [Man] Pass, pass, pass, for the coffee.
- Already? Is happy, and--
(speaking in Italian)
Tomorrow morning starting the race,
today presentation of the team.
(mumbles) Thank you and goodbye.
- Thank you very much Vincenzo.
Good luck for the Giro.
- Thank you.
- Well that was a nice little spin,
beautiful Sardinian roads with Vincenzo Nibali
and the rest of his Bahrain-Merida team.
And I must admit, Vincenzo did seem pretty relaxed
ahead of the Giro d'Italia,
and if he wins it'll be his third title.
Now if you'd like to see some more ride alongs
how about clicking just down here.
When I went for a spin with Alberto Contador
ahead of the Tour de France a couple of years back,
you can find that by clicking just down there.
And for my spin with Peter Sagan,
how about clicking just down here.
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