Comment: Team Sky's surprise omission from their Giro d'Italia roster

Italian sprinter Elia Viviani will miss the Giro d'Italia for the first time since 2012, as Team Sky focus on general classification

Elia Viviani wins stage two of the 2016 Three Days of De Panne

(Image credit: Watson)

When Team Sky announced their roster for the 2017 Giro d'Italia (May 5-28) there was one surprise omission: Italian sprinter Elia Viviani.

The 28-year-old will miss the race for the first time since 2012, and the first time since joining the British WorldTour team in 2015.

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