After winning the Giro in 2013, the Tour de France became the main objective for Nibali's 2014 season.
Throughout much of his season before the Tour, Nibali showed quiet form before the Tour with no race victories and high finishes.
He was also criticized by the Italian press after a disappointing Critérium du Dauphiné.
On 28 June Nibali became the 2014 Italian Champion with his first win of the year at the national road race championships, based on the route of the Trofeo Melinda.

Nibali then went on to win the Tour de France.
He first secured the leader's yellow jersey on July 6 by winning the 201 km (125 mi) second stage of the Tour, between York and Sheffield, after breaking away right before the finish.
On stage 5, a stage featuring nine sectors of pavé, he gained over 2 minutes over a majority of the GC contenders.
He continued to lead the race from stage two through eight, losing it to Frenchman Tony Gallopin in the ninth stage.
But he regained it in the tenth stage from Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles after one of his biggest general classification competitors Alberto Contador crashed and abandoned the race, and after catching Joaquim Rodríguez and Michał Kwiatkowski up the final climb to Planche des Belles Filles.
He won the stage uncontested and re-donned the yellow jersey on Bastille Day in France.
Nibali then won stage 13 into Chamrousse after passing Leopold König and Rafał Majka near the top.
He would continue to show his dominance through the rest of the Tour and on stage 18 into Hautacam he attacked from the early slopes of the climb and he would win the stage finishing over a minute ahead of second place rider Thibaut Pinot.
This gave him his fourth and final stage victory.
He finished with an excellent 4th-place finish in the final time trial.
He went on to win the general classification by 7 minutes and 52 seconds, the largest margin of victory in the Tour in 17 years.
The next race for Nibali was on 16 September at the Coppa Bernocchi.
He finished in the lead group (18th) after attacking several times during the event.
After winning the Giro in 2013, the Tour de France became the main objective for Nibali's 2014 season. Throughout much of his season before the Tour, Nibali showed quiet form before the Tour with no race victories and high finishes. He was also criticized by the Italian press after a disappointing Critérium du Dauphiné. On 28 June Nibali became the 2014 Italian Champion with his first win of the year at the national road race championships, based on the route of the Trofeo Melinda.
Nibali then went on to win the Tour de France. He first secured the leader's yellow jersey on July 6 by winning the 201 km (125 mi) second stage of the Tour, between York and Sheffield, after breaking away right before the finish. On stage 5, a stage featuring nine sectors of pavé, he gained over 2 minutes over a majority of the GC contenders. He continued to lead the race from stage two through eight, losing it to Frenchman Tony Gallopin in the ninth stage. But he regained it in the tenth stage from Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles after one of his biggest general classification competitors Alberto Contador crashed and abandoned the race, and after catching Joaquim Rodríguez and Michał Kwiatkowski up the final climb to Planche des Belles Filles. He won the stage uncontested and re-donned the yellow jersey on Bastille Day in France. Nibali then won stage 13 into Chamrousse after passing Leopold König and Rafał Majka near the top. He would continue to show his dominance through the rest of the Tour and on stage 18 into Hautacam he attacked from the early slopes of the climb and he would win the stage finishing over a minute ahead of second place rider Thibaut Pinot. This gave him his fourth and final stage victory. He finished with an excellent 4th-place finish in the final time trial. He went on to win the general classification by 7 minutes and 52 seconds, the largest margin of victory in the Tour in 17 years. The next race for Nibali was on 16 September at the Coppa Bernocchi. He finished in the lead group (18th) after attacking several times during the event.
Vincenzo Nibali