Elia Viviani has cast doubt on the wisdom of Mark Cavendish’s decision to set himself three major ambitions across two separate disciplines in 2016, fearing that the Manxman has taken on “too much’.
Cavendish (Dimension Data) has returned to the track in recent months in a bid to win an Olympic medal that has thus far eluded him, and the Rio Games this summer are sandwiched by two equally monumental events on the road – the Tour de France in July and the World Championships in October.
Viviani, who will be one of Cavendish’s main threats when it comes to the Omnium in Rio – if indeed the Manxman bags the sole slot for Team GB – reckons his rival may be hampered by the nature of his tasks.
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“I think it’s too much,” Viviani told Cyclingnews and a small group of journalists at Team Sky’s training camp in Mallorca on Tuesday.
“The Tour de France is so close to the Olympics. After the Tour you have a really good condition. For sure he has the endurance for the points race but it could cost him in the kilo. At the Olympics you can’t afford to pay too much in the kilo because if you lose 20 points in the kilo… you’re not out, but yeah…
“You need to be 100 per cent in all six specialties, so it’s more difficult, I think, to have all those focuses.”
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