Elia Viviani
 Viviani at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
7 February 1989 Isola della Scala, Italy |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Sky |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2008–2010 | Marchiol–Liquigas–Site |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010–2014 | Liquigas–Doimo |
| 2015– | Team Sky |
| Major wins | |
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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]
In August 2016 Viviani won gold in the omnium at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career achievements
Major results
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Viviani at the 2016 Rio Olympics omnium competition
- Track
- 2006
- 1st
UEC Junior European Scratch Championships - 3rd UCI Junior World Madison Championships
- 2007
- UEC Junior European Championships
- 1st Points race
- 3rd Madison
- 1st
- National Junior Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit - 1st Team sprint
- 3rd Scratch
- 1st
- 3rd UCI Junior World Team Pursuit Championships
- 2008
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Under-23 Scratch
- 3rd
Omnium - 3rd Under-23 Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2009
- 1st UEC Under-23 European Scratch Championships
- 2010
- 1st National Omnium Championships
- 2011
- UEC Under-23 European Championships
- 1st Omnium
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Madison (with Davide Cimolai)
- 1st
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Madison (with Davide Cimolai)
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Scratch
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd 1 km time trial
- 1st
- 2nd UCI World Scratch Championships
- 3rd UEC European Omnium Championships
- UCI World Cup Classics
- 3rd Omnium, Astana
- 2012
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Points race
- 3rd Madison (with Angelo Ciccone)
- 3rd Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2013
- UEC European Track Championships
- 1st Points race
- 1st Madison (with Liam Bertazzo)
- 1st
- National Championships
- 1st Madison (with Michele Scartezzini)
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd 1 km time trial
- 3rd Scratch
- 1st
- 2014
- 1st European Omnium Championships
- National Championships
- 1st Omnium
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 1st
- 2015
- 1st European Omnium Championships
- 1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Alex Buttazzoni)
- UCI World Championships
- 2nd Madison (with Liam Bertazzo)
- 3rd Omnium
- 2016
- 1st
Omnium, Olympic Games - 1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Michele Scartezzini)
- Road
- 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
- 3rd Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
- 7th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 2011
- 1st Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 1st Tour de Mumbai I
- 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
- 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
- 5th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 7th GP Ouest-France
- 7th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2014
- 1st Coppa Bernocchi
- 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
- 2nd Brussels Cycling Classic
- 3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 9th RideLondon–Surrey Classic
- Giro d'Italia
- Held
after Stages 5 & 6
- Held
- 2015
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2
- Held after Stages 2–5, 7–9, 13–16
- Tour of Britain
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 8
- Abu Dhabi Tour
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2 Dubai Tour
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Romandie
- 1st Stage 1 Eneco Tour
- 2nd Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos
- 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2016
- 1st Stage 2 Dubai Tour
- 1st Stage 2 Three Days of De Panne
Grand Tour General Classification Results Timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | 119 | 145 | 125 | WD |
| 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.
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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