Vincenzo Nibali, who crashed on the final descent of the elite men's Olympic road race, is back on his bike. The Astana rider hopes to race at the end of the season. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, he could return to competition at the Tre Valle Varesine race on September 27, ride Il Lombardia on October 1 and end his season at the Abu Dhabi Tour (October 20-23).

"I'd like to race before the end of the season but naturally without any particular ambitions," Nibali told. 

His coach Paolo Slongo has confirmed that the Sicilian has been training on the rollers at home for the last few days. 

"He's healing up well. Everything is going as it should and if things continue like that Vincenzo will soon start to ride on the road too. It will all depend on how he feels during those first training rides but we’ll carefully consider how to face the end of the season. I'll see him on Saturday and we'll talk about things," he said.