Elia Viviani was born on 7 February 1989 and is an Italian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.
11 Facts About Elia Viviani
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On 10 May 2015, Viviani won his first Grand Tour stage victory at the Giro d'Italia, winning stage 2 in a bunch sprint before Moreno Hofland and Andre Greipel.
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Elia Viviani chose Team Sky because they were willing to help tailor his road programme to help with his track ambitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Back on the road Elia Viviani made a big leap forward, consistently winning at World Tour level winning stages at the Tour de Romandie, the Eneco Tour and winning his first Grand Tour stage at the Giro d'Italia on stage 2 into Genoa.
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Elia Viviani ended the season well, becoming the European Track Champion in the omnium, gaining Olympic qualification points in the process.
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Elia Viviani won three stages at the Tour of Britain and finished where he started the season, winning in the Middle East, this time at the Abu Dhabi Tour.
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Elia Viviani got off to a good start winning Stage 3 of the Tour Down Under, the 50th victory since his professional debut in 2010.
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Elia Viviani continued the momentum in the Middle East where he won his first major overall title and two stage wins at the Dubai Tour as well as a stage in the Abu Dhabi Tour.
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Elia Viviani again got off to a good start in Australia winning the opening stage of the Tour Down Under, and followed it up with the One-day classic Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, going one better than the previous year.
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Elia Viviani won from a three-man break following the attack from trade teammate Yves Lampaert, and beating him and Pascal Ackermann in the sprint.
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In November 2021, Elia Viviani signed a three-year contract with the Ineos Grenadiers team, from the 2022 season.