Vincenzo Nibali, winner of the 2014 Tour de France, does not know his race program for next season, but the Astana Pro Team admitted that he could race less in order to spend less energy. Paolo Slogon, the coach, explained his program according to CyclingWeekly. 

“We might start a little later than last year, spend less energy. We can see him competitive in the Tour of Oman and Tirreno-Adriatico, then pull back after the Ardennes and skip the Tour de Romandie,” he explained. “It could be a risk that he won’t stay concentrated to do it over again, but he has a great ability to do what he needs to, to give it all to the bicycle, but also to unplug afterwards and forget everything. That can be to his advantage.”

When a runner aim the victory over a three-week race, he has to make many sacrifices. The British Bradley Wiggins knows it: "If I’m honest I don’t think I’m prepared to make those sacrifices again that I made last year,” Wiggins told The Guardian. "I didn’t go to the altitude camp before the [2013] Giro because I wanted to be with my family; the kids are getting older and I like watching [my son] Ben play rugby and other things."

The staff of the Kazakh training are tailoring Nibali’s schedule towards the Tour, likely skipping the Giro di Italia, to minimize time away from his family and to keep him motivated to win for a second consecutive year.