France: Tour de France 2014: Vincenzo Nibali confirmed as champion as he puts Italy back on the map with triumph - by Alasdair Fotheringham

After three successive years of Tour de France winners whose nationalities and backgrounds show how cycling has developed into a global sport, the coronation of Vincenzo Nibali as the 2014 Tour champion saw one of cycling’s most traditional power bases – Italy – recoup some of its lost status.

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