Giulio Pellizzari and the growing pressure to end Italy's Giro drought

The maglia rosa changed ownership nine times and crashed into a snowbank before settling on the shoulders of an Italian. At the 2016 Giro d’Italia, as it was throughout his career, Vincenzo Nibali’s timing was perfect.Known as the ‘Shark of Messina’, Nibali waited until the very final climb to finally make his move for pink, dropping Esteban Chaves on the ramps of the Colle della Lombarda to take his second Giro, the fourth and final Grand Tour of a Triple Crown-winning career.Advertisement