Vincenzo Nibali, probably the best Sicilian sportsman of the history, one of seven cyclists who have won the three Grand Tours in their career.
Sport in Sicily developed at a high level only from the second post-war period onwards, although there are no lack of examples between the two wars, with different clubs in the major Italian leagues.
Catania is the city with the highest number of league titles and international titles on the island.
National titles won by Sicilian teams
At the end of the 2020 sports season, the Sicilian teams won a total of 86 national titles in team sports. Only the titles won by the maximum league of each sport are taken into consideration.
^"Quarantennale scudetto Paoletti" (in Italian). globusmagazine.it. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020. nel 1978 conquistò il titolo italiano di pallavolo – il primo assoluto vinto da una società siciliana
^"Scudetto 2018 torna in Sicilia" (in Italian). canoapolo.it. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020. Dopo 2 anni di predominio ligure, i ragazzi di Siracusa (già KST) e che gareggiano col nome di Polisportica Canottieri Ct Ortea Palace riescono a prendersi la rivincita e a riportare il titolo in Sicilia