Now that the end has really come, it is worth going back to the beginning, when a young Vincenzo Nibali immediately struck fans and professionals. “Nibali is full of praise” writes the Gazzetta the day after his professional debut at Laigueglia 2005: a bus of fans reached him from Sicily and he repays them with an attack on Ginestro. The team manager of Fassa Bortolo is Giancarlo Ferretti – the “Ferron” – who at the end of the race declared enthusiastic: “I find nothing by saying that it is a promise, but I say that unlike many bold young men he presented himself with humility and with an excellent attitude”. A star was born.
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