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Sprint star Elia Viviani announces his retirement at end of season

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Olympic gold medallist and Grand Tour stage winner hangs up wheels after 17-year pro career

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This Friday on social media, the track Olympic champion announced the end of his professional career.

·Paris, France
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"I am announcing today the end of my professional career." Clap de fin pour Elia Viviani (36 years old). On October 15, the Tour de Veneto will mark the farewells of the Italian rider, who will thus complete his career on the road on his land, the finish of the race taking place at his home in Verona. Ten days later, the veteran of Lotto team, who arrived last winter in the Belgian team, will definitely draw his reverence. On Friday, Viviani ann…

Italian cyclist leaves at the end of 16 years

One of Italy's top cyclists, Elia Viviani, the 2016 Olympic track champion in Rio and the 2019 European road champion, has announced his retirement from competition at the end of the season. His final road race will be the Venetia on October 15th, and he will also compete at the Track World Championships in Chile, which will be held from October 22nd to 26th.

Elia Viviani and Simone Consonni of Italy celebrate their silver medal in the Madison at the 2024 Paris Olympics (Symbolic image) (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images) Getty Images Elia Viviani announced today his retirement from competitive cycling at the age of 36. The Rio 2016 Olympic Omnium champion will end his road cycling career on Wednesday, October 15, with the Giro del Veneto, which will conclude in his native Verona. He has amassed 90 …

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L'ÉQUIPE broke the news in Boulogne-Billancourt, France on Friday, October 10, 2025.
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