Elia Viviani
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| Born |
7 February 1989 Isola della Scala, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Team Sky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road and track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008–2010 | Marchiol-Emisfero-Liquigas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2014 | Liquigas–Doimo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Team Sky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Elia Viviani (born 7 February 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who rides for Team Sky.[1] On 10 May 2015, Viviani grabbed his first Grand Tour stage victory at the Giro d'Italia, winning stage 2 in a bunch sprint before Moreno Hofland and André Greipel.[2][3]
Palmarès
- 2008
- 3rd Omnium European Track Championships
- 2009
- 4th ZLM Tour
- 7th La Côte Picarde
- 2010
- 1st Memorial Marco Pantani
- 1st Binche–Tournai–Binche
- 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Cuba
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Turkey
- 7th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 2011
- 1st Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 1st Tour de Mumbai
- 1st Coppa Città di Stresa
- USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st Stages 4 & 5
- Giro di Padania
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Beijing
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia
- 2nd Tour de Mumbai II
- 2nd UCI Track World Championships – Scratch
- 3rd UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Omnium
- 2012
- 1st Overall Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de San Luis
- 1st Stage 2a Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Beijing
- 2nd Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 1st Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Britain
- UEC European Track Championships
- 1st
Points race - 1st Madison (with Liam Bertazzo)
- 1st
- 5th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 7th GP Ouest-France
- 7th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2014
- Tour of Turkey
- 1st Stages 5 & 7
- 1st Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 4 USA Pro Challenge
- 1st Coppa Bernocchi
- Giro d'Italia
- Held
after Stages 5 & 6
- Held
- 9th RideLondon–Surrey Classic[4]
- 2015
- 1st Omnium European Track Championships
- 1st Stage 2 Dubai Tour
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie (TTT)
- 1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Alex Buttazzoni)
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2
- Held after Stages 2–5, 7–9, 13–16
- 1st Stage 1 Eneco Tour
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 8 Tour of Britain
- Abu Dhabi Tour
- 2nd Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos
- 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne[7]
- 3rd Omnium, Track Cycling World Championships[8]
- 2016
- 1st Stage 2 Dubai Tour
Grand Tour General Classification Results Timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | 119 | 145 | 125 |
| Tour |
— | — | 162 | — |
| Vuelta |
128 | — | — | — |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ "Team Sky sign Italian sprinter Elia Viviani for 2015". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Elia Viviani wins stage 2; Michael Matthews takes lead at Giro". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). 10 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "Giro d'Italia: Elia Viviani wins stage two as Michael Matthews takes lead". Sky Sports (2015 Sky). 11 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "Blythe claims London-Surrey Classic". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ Wynn, Nigel (9 October 2015). "Elia Viviani moves into Abu Dhabi Tour race lead after stage two victory". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Chaves wins inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour". cyclingnews.com. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Cavendish sprints to Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne win". cyclingnews.com. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ↑ "Track World Championships Day 4: Gaviria secures gold in men’s omnium". cyclingnews.com. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elia Viviani. |
- Official website
- Elia Viviani at Sports Reference
- Elia Viviani profile at Cycling Archives
- Elia Viviani profile at Cycling Quotient
- Elia Viviani profile at ProCyclingStats
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