Vincenzo Nibali pulls off an incredible crash save as riders fall right beside him and just ahead. Lightening quick instincts, and a bit of luck, kept him upright.
Vincenzo Nibali is one of the best riders in the world and at 34 years old and a 15-year pro, he also knows how to handle his bike.
The Velon on-board footage from stage 4 of the recent UAE Tour shows him pull off an incredible crash save.
With the tightly packed bunch hurtling along, there’s a squeeze in the peloton and riders hit the deck hard.
The first fallers are to Nibali’s immediate left. And it initially looks certain that he’s about to crash too.
He’s bumped hard sideways, both feet coming unclipped. He’s then instantly seated on the top tube as his bike appears to go all over the place.
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But somehow he stays upright. Footage of the incident emerged at the time after the stage.
However, the extended video released today highlights Nibali riding past the bike-mounted camera after the crash.
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So we can see how he survived despite being thrown around and the carnage beside him and just ahead of him.
The video was recorded by the rider just ahead of Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida); Team Sky’s Salvatore Puccio, who crashed during the incident.
Below, the first clip shows the enhanced footage released today. The second clip is what was released on the day; the on-board highlights for the stage.
After his crash save Vincenzo Nibali placed 79th on the stage at 4:51. The uphill finish was won by Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal).
?️ What was the most impressive moment that our on-bike and in-car cameras caught at the @uae_tour? Here are 5 standouts #UAETour #VelonLive pic.twitter.com/9sEXbWdJwn
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) March 5, 2019
Some hectic on-bike footage from an incident packed @uae_tour stage via @salvatorepuccio of @TeamSky who kindly carried one of our cameras today. More from Team Sky coming later in our Stage 4 behind-the-scenes video. ???? pic.twitter.com/3F1wJAcRWM
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) February 27, 2019
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