Superstitious Shark bares teeth to claim first tour win

Cycling: Vincenzo Nibali bared his teeth and savoured a first Tour de France stage win of his career on another memorable day of racing in Yorkshire yesterday.

Italian Nibali, nicknamed the Shark, won the 201-kilometre second stage from York to Sheffield, launching an attack following the brutal climb of Jenkin Road 5km from the finish, and seized the yellow jersey in the process.

The Astana rider — third behind Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome in the 2012 Tour and winner of the 2013 Giro d’Italia — has a long-term goal.