 Nibali started his 2013 season in good form finishing 7th in the Tour of Oman and winning the Tirreno–Adriatico.In the latter race, he took the leader's jersey off Froome's shoulders in stage 6, where he escaped with Peter Sagan and Joaquim Rodríguez on a short climb with a gradient of 30%.He held off Froome in the final time trial.