{"id":191834,"date":"2025-10-11T02:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T02:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/191834\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T02:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T02:11:12","slug":"three-time-olympic-medallist-elia-viviani-announces-retirement-from-cycling-after-17-year-professional-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/191834\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-time Olympic medallist Elia Viviani announces retirement from cycling after 17-year professional career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three-time Olympic<\/a> medallist Elia Viviani has announced that he will retire from cycling at the end of the season.The announcement means the Tour de France<\/a> stage-winning rider will compete in his last road race at the Giro del Veneto on October 15 before taking to the track one last time at the Track World Championships<\/a> in Chile between October 22 and 26.<\/p>\n

Viviani won the gold medal in the omnium at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games before picking up bronze in the same event five years later in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

He also competed in the Madison in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games, winning the silver medal.<\/p>\n

Viviani revealed in his retirement announcement that he wants to compete for the rainbow journey at his final World Championship appearance.<\/p>\n

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“I started this final season wanting to prove something,” he said.<\/a><\/p>\n

“I wanted to be the one to decide when to stop, even though many people asked me over the past months if I was ready to retire.<\/p>\n

“The merger of my team, Lotto, with another squad, convinced me that this would be my final year.<\/p>\n

“I know I’m still at a good level, which is why I want to end at the World Championships \u2013 maybe even chasing that rainbow jersey.<\/p>\n

“[But] you know it’s time to let go when you’re not as competitive as before, or when everything has to be perfect just to keep up, when once it came naturally.”<\/p>\n

Viviani\u2019s announcement means the Lotto rider will call time on his illustrious career on the road in the Italian region of Veneto.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old started his cycling journey in the area, and he believes that it will be the perfect place to bring his time competing in road races to a close.<\/p>\n

“Everything aligned perfectly this year,” he said.<\/p>\n

“With the Giro del Veneto finishing in Verona, I thought this would be the perfect moment to ride my last road race: in my hometown, surrounded by fans, friends, and family.”<\/p>\n

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