Student graduated with a thesis on Nibali, champion of anti-doping

“Vincent Nibali and anti-doping”. It is the title of the thesis with which Teresa Needsa 23-year-old student from Vibo Valentia, will graduate in Linguistic mediation with specialization in Criminology and intelligence. The girl is enrolled at the Italian Institute of Criminology in her city. There you met Nibali, who a couple of years ago gave a lectio magistralis on the subject which was later explored in her thesis, centered on art. 586 bis of the penal code, with reference to the use or administration of drugs or other substances to alter competitive performance. The thesis supervisor is the rector of the Calabrian university, Professor Saverio Fortunato.

Nibali has been a champion of the fight against doping throughout his career, which began among professionals in 2005 and ended in October 2022 without any blemishes, in an era still brutally marked by the evil of pharmacological aid. The rider from Messina left the business after winning around fifty races and becoming one of only seven riders ever (along with Anquetil, Gimondi, Merckx, Hinault, Contador And Froome) to have won the Giro (2013 and 2016), the Tour (2014) and the Vuelta (2010) at least once. After closing the business, Nibali chose the world of fat wheels: he is currently engaged in South Africa in the Cape Epicthe toughest mountain bike stage race in the world: together with Samuel Porro (run in pairs) is seventh in the general classification after two stages.