After winning the Rio 2016 Olympics, our standard-bearer is confirmed on the Olympic podium also in Japan
Italian cycling continues to give emotions to Tokyo 2020 Olympics. After the historic gold medal with world record in the pursuit by Ganna, Consonni, Lamon and Milan, the blue flag bearer Elia Viviani conquer a splendid one bronze in the Omnium and confirms himself on the podium in five circles after the gold at the Rio 2016 Games. First place for the British Walls, silver for Stewart from New Zealand.
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Five years later, Elia Viviani again wrote a legendary page of Italian cycling. After the gold in Rio 2016, the Veronese runner wins the bronze in the omnium at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics thanks to a historic comeback during the four races and an authentic masterpiece in the last two stages. Magic moment for the two blue wheels: the result of Viviani, Italy’s standard-bearer at the opening ceremony, follows the triumph of Ganna, Consonni, Lamon and Milan in the pursuit. Italy thus reaches 34 medals in Japan, 17 bronze. Viviani has also been very close to finishing in second place, but he had to surrender on the last lap to the British Walls (gold) and the New Zealander Stewart (silver).
At the Izu Velodrome, the blue closes 13esimo lo scratch with 16 points, in a first race dominated by the British Walls who precedes the French Thomas and the Dutch van Schip. Viviani starts with the handbrake on, but already in the second stage of the race (the timed race) he goes up toeighth place with 21 total points, while van Schip, Thomas and Walls always play in the lead. The Rio 2016 champion then loads himself for the third round, the elimination race, where he starts the comeback going to win the fraction: first place ahead of Walls and the Swiss Schir, 82 total points and sixth place in the overall standings. The fourth test is therefore decisive and a company is needed to recover: in the points race which counts 100 laps of the track Viviani attacks until the end and closes with the total score of 124 points which is worth the bronze.
VIVIANI: “BRONZE TO CELEBRATE, SIN FOR SILVER”
“I wanted a medal, I knew it was tough and I’m sorry I lost the silver in the end. The energies were at a glance, having given everything before. To see how it started we have to celebrate“. So Viviani at RaiSport after the bronze. Before the Games” I would also have signed for a bronze. We started well and now the motivations for Saturday (Madison final, ed.) Are even higher “, added the blue athlete.
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