Trek-Segafredo (open in new tab) has decided that Vincenzo Nibali (open in new tab) will compete in the Giro d'Italia (open in new tab) despite breaking his wrist three weeks ago. two-time Giro winner Nibali is Bauke Mollema, Nibali, a two-time Giro winner, is part of an eight-rider lineup that also includes Bauke Mollema, Giulio Ciccone, and sprinter Matteo Moschetti.

Nibali and Trek-Segafredo confirmed that they will travel to Turin for the start of the Giro d'Italia after a final medical check with a surgeon in Lugano who recently fitted a wrist plate.

The team announced Nibali's addition to the team using a series of social media posts inspired by the movie Jaws. Nibali's nickname is "Lo squalo dello Stretto di Messina" (Shark of the Straits of Messina), a reference to his attacking style and his birthplace of Messina, Sicily.

"We need a bigger boat! The sharks are coming to the Giro d'Italia!" the team wrote, quoting a famous line from the movie Jaws.

Nibali crashed on April 14 while training near his home in Lugano, breaking the radius in his right wrist; two days later he underwent surgery to fix the fracture with a small plate and screws. He then used a special brace made of carbon fiber to alleviate the pain and spent nine days training at high altitude near Livigno.

Nibali missed the Tour of the Alps due to his injury and did not wear a number after Milan-San Remo.

"I am in pain, but my determination to move forward, my desire for the Giro is stronger than anything," Nibali said in a recent video posted on Instagram.

"It was a race against time, but I am very happy to have won. Since the day of my crash on April 14, all I have been thinking about is recovering to compete in the Giro. It's not the top conditions I would have hoped for without the crash, and I need to be careful pedaling in the peloton.

"But now, more than ever, I can finally think only about the competition that I will experience day by day. I want to be clear: whether I'm going for the overall or for a stage win, it's pointless and impossible. I want to do my best to leave my mark on the Giro, but only the road will tell me how to do that."