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Elia VivianI: A Golden Winter

Since first placing it around his neck in Rio, Elia Viviani has not wanted to take off the gold medal he won last summer in the Brazilian velodrome. Not being able to take the medal with him while riding, he has decided to add a golden touch to many of the things he uses daily – from helmet to shoes to glasses, and even the earphone cord for listening to music during solo training sessions. “I really pursued this gold, and the fact that I achieved my most important goal changes everything,” says the 27-year-old sprinter born in Isola della Scala in the Veneto region, who is the reigning Olympic champion in the omnium event on the track. “From an athletic perspective, you understand that you really can attain the greatest results, and you’re not afraid to aim higher and higher, and it’s also nice to be stopped on the street and recognized for that medal.” When he’s not at training camps around the world with his Team Sky teammates, Viviani enjoys riding on his home roads: “My training ride always begins the same way, with the Torricelle area of Verona, which I always include, and then the options branch out from there ...

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