Elia Viviani: Sprinting problems are in my head, not my legs

The Italian says it has been a mental struggle more than physical as he leaves the Giro d'Italia

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Elia Viviani (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) leaves the Giro d'Italia blaming his head more than his legs after missing his last sprint opportunity before a brutal week and a half in the mountains.

The Italian champion who won four stages in the Giro d'Italia last year, came up empty handed in 2019. On Wednesday when the riders sped into Novi Ligure, Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) passed the line first with Viviani in fourth.

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