Nationality: Italian
Date of birth: February 7, 1989
Height: 178cm
Weight: 67kg
Team: Cofidis
Elia Viviani moved to Quick Step Floors for the 2018 season, leaving his position as the principal sprinter at Team Sky. For 2019, the team took on the name Deceuninck–Quick-Step.
The team move proved successful for Viviani, thanks to a greater focus on stage wins that affords him an organised and well rehearsed lead out train.
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.
Since joining Quick-Step Floors, his dominance became apparent, with 4 stage wins in his home tour and winning the points classification. The same season he won the Italian national RR and claimed 3 stages at La Vuelta.
Whilst 2019 started with several wins, Viviani failed to claim any stages in the Giro and a singular victory at the Tour de France.
Viviani will ride the 2020 season for Cofidis.
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Elia Viviani says helmet 'saved his life' in Paris-Roubaix crash
The Italian abandoned the race after 40km on Sunday, but left without any fractures
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GB's Neah Evans claims stunning first world title on final day of Track World Championships
Great Britain finishes with 10 medals, after Madison silver and elimination race bronze
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Elia Viviani outsprints the pack in wind-blown stage one of Tour de la Provence
The Ineos Grenadiers rider took his first victory since returning to the team
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'My head was filled with doubts and insecurities but I'm ready to win sprints again': says Elia Viviani as he re-joins Ineos in 2022
The former Italian champion and Olympic gold medallist is confident he can get back to the top of sprinting
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'From the moment I left the team, I had in my head that one day I would come back': Elia Viviani returns to Ineos Grenadiers after four years away
The Italian sprinter has racked up a long list of wins and achievements since leaving the British team at the end of 2017
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Belgian pro criticises Elia Viviani's lead-out after he was 'sandwiched' in sprint
The Belgian came out of Viviani's wheel late to dart for the line but had to brake to avoid Consonni
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Elia Viviani apologises to Davide Cimolai for altercation after finish of stage three at Giro d’Italia 2021
The Italian sprinter hit his compatriot after the finish line and was frustrated in his post-race interview
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Rohan Dennis takes pink as Elia Viviani sprints to Giro d'Italia 2018 stage two victory
The Italian wins the opening road stage as Dennis picks up bonus seconds to take overall lead
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Elia Viviani wins stage two of Tour of Britain after Edvald Boasson Hagen relegated
Elia Viviani was given the victory on stage two of the Tour of Britain after Edvald Boasson Hagen was relgates for deviating from his line in the sprint.
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Elia Viviani’s Pinarello MAAT 60.1 (video)
Here's an insight in on the Italian’s Olympic gold-medal winning bike
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Elia Viviani answers Giro d'Italia non-selection with Tour de Romandie stage win
Long-range late attack by Alex Dowsett reeled in as Elia Viviani takes the bunch sprint on stage three of the Tour de Romandie
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Elia Viviani wins Tour of Britain stage three as Petr Vakoc crashes out of overall lead
Italian takes second stage win of the week-long stage race as overall leader Vakoc crashes towards the finish to lose his hold on the yellow jersey
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Five talking points from stage four of the Tour de France 2019
A full set for Viviani and a tactical shambles from Jumbo-Visma - don't miss these big moments
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Elia Viviani doubles up with Giro d'Italia 2018 stage three victory
The Italian beat Sacha Modolo into second place on the final stage in Israel
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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
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Elia Viviani wins omnium elimination race as mistake costs Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish could not capitalise on mistakes by his rivals as he too went out of the elimination race in the Rio 2016 omnium earlier than expected
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Elia Viviani: 'I told the team not to pick me for Tour of Flanders'
Elia Viviani says he isn't in the right shape to take up a valuable spot in Team Sky's Tour of Flanders line-up
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Elia Viviani: Everything clicked into place at Quick-Step Floors to take Down Under stage win
Italian sprinter Elia Viviani took his first victory for new team Quick-Step Floors at the Tour Down Under, after a few adjustments were made to his lead-out train
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Elia Viviani sprints to Giro d'Italia stage two win
Team Sky sprinter pipped Moreno Hofland to the line in a messy sprint into the Genoa finish on stage two of the 2015 Giro d'Italia
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Fernando Gaviria awarded win after Elia Viviani relegated on stage three of the Giro d'Italia 2019
Tao Geoghegan Hart was one of a number of riders caught out due to a crash in the final 5km
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Jelle Wallays denies the peloton and wins stage 18 of Vuelta a España 2018 from breakaway
Jelle Wallays from Lotto-Soudal denied the sprinters victory and won from a three-man breakaway on stage 18 of the Vuelta a España.
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Elia Viviani disappointed after failing to finish off Quick-Step work at Ghent-Wevelgem
Italian champion misses out for a second year despite being well set up by his Deceuninck-Quick-Step team-mates
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Elia Viviani becomes the latest rider to leave Team Sky as he joins Quick-Step Floors for 2018
Italian sprinter Elia Viviani has become the fifth rider to announce that he will leave Team Sky at the end of the season, moving to Quick-Step Floors.
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Elia Viviani continues winning streak with victory at Bretagne Classic - Ouest France
Elia Viviani added Bretagne Classic victory to his wins at the Cyclassics Hamburg and two stages at Tour de Poitou Charentes in August
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Team of the week: Michal Kwiatkowski, Peter Sagan, Tom Dumoulin, Coryn Rivera and more
Our pick of the week's riders shaped by strong performances in Milan-San Remo, Tirreno-Adriatico and Trofeo Alfredo Binda
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Mark Cavendish and Elia Viviani do battle in nail-biting elimination race on third night of Six Day London
Thrilling racing continued at Six Day London, as Mark Cavendish and Elia Viviani went wheel-to-wheel on the third night.
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Elia Viviani sprints to victory on Vuelta a España stage three as Kwiatkowski holds lead
The Italian champion beat his compatriot Giacomo Nizzolo to the win in Alhaurín de la Torre
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Elia Viviani leaves Cofidis training camp due to heart concerns, according to report
Elia Viviani has reportedly left the Cofidis winter training camp due to heart concerns, according to Italian media.
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Greipel relegation gives Viviani win in final Tour of Britain stage; Boasson Hagen wins overall
Andre Greipel crosses the line first but is relegated for blocking Elia Viviani, with the Italian awarded the win on the final stage of the Tour of Britain
