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Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) has put an exclamation point on his victory in the 2013 Giro d'Italia.

Team Astana's Vincenzo Nibali soloes to victory in penultimate Giro d'Italia stage and increases overall Giro d'Italia lead before tomorrow's final stage.

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Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) has tightened his grip on the 2013 Giro d'Italia. The Shark dominated Stage 18, a 20.6-km mountain time trial from Mori to Polsa, leading at the checkpoint en route to victory in 44:29.

Team Astana's Vincenzo Nibali climbs to victory in stage 18 mountain time trial and increases overall Giro d'Italia lead.

Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) has won his second stage of the 2013 Giro d'Italia. In addition, he has snared his team's third consecutive stage win and its fourth stage win overall. Visconti attacked from the peloton with 16 km left of stage 17, cut through the remnants of the break of the day, and soloed home to win the flat, 214-km run from Caravaggio to Vicenza in 5:15:34.

Team Movistar's Giovanni Visconti soloes to victory in stage 17 of Giro d'Italia 2013; Vincenzo Nibali maintains overall Giro d'Italia lead for Team Astana.

Movistar has won its third stage of this year's Giro d'Italia and its second consecutive stage. Benat Intxausti took a three-up sprint to win the 238-km, medium mountain stage from Valloire, France to Ivrea, Italy in 5:52:48. Tanel Kangert (Astana) finished second, and Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) finished third. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) remains the maglia rosa.

Benat Intxausti sprints to stage 16 victory in Giro d'Italia 2013 for Team Movistar; Vincenzo Nibali maintains overall Giro d'Italia lead.