Elia Viviani, Team Sky 2015

Nationality: Italian
Date of birth: February 7, 1989
Height: 178cm
Weight: 67kg
Team: Sky

Elia Viviani moved to Quick Step Floors for the 2018 season, leaving his position as the principal sprinter at Team Sky.

The team move has proved successful for Viviani so far, thanks to a greater focus on stage wins that affords him an organised and well rehearsed lead out train.

Racing the Giro d’Italia 2018 he secured wins on stages two, three, thirteen and seventeen – his fast finishes and intermediate sprint results thrusting him into the lead of the maglia ciclamino points classification.

Viviani’s early season races went well, with overall victory at the Dubai Tour and and stage wins at the Tour Down Under and Abu Dhabi Tour. 

Viviani began his pro career at Liquigas-Doimo, where he stayed as the team moved through its various guises to eventually become Cannondale, and signed for Team Sky in 2015.

His stage wins prior to his arrival at Sky include the Tour of Turkey, USA Pro Challenge, Tour of Beijing, Tour de San Luis, Critérium du Dauphiné and Tour of Britain. He has also won three European titles on the track, as well as a silver medal for Italy at the World Championships in 2011.

Viviani’s first year at Team Sky included his first Grand Tour stage win at the Giro d’Italia. He was also a top performer at the Tour of Britain, battling head-to-head with Andre Greipel to secure three stage wins during the race.