Vincenzo Nibali is not in great condition these days. So, the Astana Pro Cycling leader doubt on his participation in next Sunday’s Milan-San Remo. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Italian rider said that he does not know if the course really helps. 

"At this point, considering that there isn't even the climb of Le Manie, I'm asking myself what I'm going to San Remo to do." His best performance at Milano-Sanremo was a third place, during the 2012 edition.

"In a one-day race it's different, you start with full energy whereas here [at Tirreno] you use up a lot," he said. "Even being two or three kilos over your ideal weight isn't a problem. The point is another: the course. Without Le Manie, what am I going to do at Milan-San Remo?"

This weekend, Nibali lived a difficult day on the climb to Terminillo. He slipped to 20th overall on Sunday when he was unable to keep pace with Nairo Quintana (Movistar).

"I tried to hang tough but there's no point beating about the bush – I couldn't do any more than that. I don't have the same form as riders who prepared for this race with training camps at altitude. I tried to stay at the front for as long as possible. What consoles me is that I wasn't spent at the finish."

He remains focused on his main goal: "Everything is going normally towards my big objective, the Tour."