Italy's Vincenzo Nibali wins Tour de France

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Italy's Vincenzo Nibali wins Tour de France
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Italy's Vincenzo Nibali won the Tour de France on Sunday, becoming the first Italian rider to do so since Marco Pantani in 1998.

The Tour was highlighted by a spate of crashes that early on eliminated some of the biggest names in the field. Defending champ Chris Froome dropped out after three crashes, while three-time winner Alberto Contador broke his leg after ramming into a pothole.

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Jon Terbush
Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.