168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Elia Viviani (Sky) will try to bridge an 18-year gap for Italian cycling when he lines up in the omnium at this week's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:UCI Track World Championships at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines on the outskirts of Paris, though he faces stiff opposition from 𒀰a number of contenders, including Fernando Gaviria (Colombia).

Remarkably, Italy has not claimed a men’s world title on the track since 1997, when Silvio Martinello won the points race and the azzurri won the team pursuit in Perth. Viviani, who won tܫhe European Championships in the omnium in Guadeloupe in October, is the man best-placed to bring an end to that drought, especially given that the recent changes introduced to the multi-discipline event have increased the importance of the final points race.

. "The European Championships aren't the Worlds. Above all, for me it’s important to score important points for Olympic qualification. But I won't hold back. I always race to win."

Viviani arrives in France on a high 💦after claiming a stage victory ahead of Mark Cavendish (Etixx-QuickStep) at the recent Dubai Tour and he declared himself pleased both with his work on the track in Monichiari and his first months at Team Sky.

"I've built an excellent base and dedicated a lot of time to specific exercises: from standing starts to sprints, we haven’t left anything to chance," he said. "I've found an extraordin𒆙ary environment. I fe൲el a lot of expectation but also a lot of faith. I'm ready."

While Viviani will tackle the team pursuit on the Wednesday and the Madison on the final day of the Worlds on Sunday, he confirmed that he will not take part in Thursday’s scratch race, so as not to jeopardise his ch♐ances in the omnium – and his target of ensuring qualification for t🔴he Rio 2016 Olympics.

"The scratch race is the day before the omnium begins and I didn't think it was wise to take risks, because going to the Olympics is too important," he ꦆsaid.