Olympic omnium gold medallist Elia Viviani will make his first appearance at the Tour Down Under since 2014 according to Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. Viviani first rode the Australian WorldTour event in 2011 and returned in 2014 where third place on stage 4 was his best result.
The 2017 Tour Down Under will be Viviani's first race of the new season which will also be his third with Team Sky. Along with his Olympic gold medal, Viviani enjoyed stage wins at the Dubai Tour and Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde as he balanced his road and track ambitions. Viviani rode the Gent Six Day last month with Iljo Keisse but will now focus on the road for the next two seasons with the 2017 Milan-San Remo a major goal for the new year.
Team Sky's Geraint Thomas recently told Cyclingnews that he will also be starting his season at the Tour Down Under with the full team to be announced in the coming weeks.
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Cannondale-Drapac's Tom-Jelte Slagter is also starting his season down under with the Dutchman making his first return to the race since his overall 2013 victory.
"Nothing but great memories of my 1st & only presence in @tourdownunder. Excited to go back: #TourDownUnder 2017, I’ll be there!" he wrote on Twitter.
The 27-year-old was fourth on stage 2 of the 2013 Tour Down Under, won stage 3 to Stirling, and then placed second on the queen stage up Willunga Hill to seal the overall and young rider classifications.
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