Elia Viviani’s gold medal in the omnium at the Rio Olympics was the highlight of his 2016 season and bike sponsor Pinarello celebrated his success by providing the Italian sprinter with a special Dogma F8 for the World Championships and the final races of the season.
Viviani likes a bit of bling and also raced with some gold-coloured DMT shoes. With IOC rules not permitting the use of the Olympic rings, a touch of gold is often used to symbolise an Olympic champion’s success, with road race winner Greg van Avermaet getting an all-gold coloured BMC bike and gold trim on his clothing after winning the road race.
Viviani has a special relationship with Pinarello, with the Treviso-based company providing him with specific bikes for the different disciplines of the omnium.
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This bike is Pinarello’s standard F8 but instead of the usual Team Sky black, Viviani’s bike celebrates his Italian origins with the azzurro and white of the national team on the rear triangle and seat tube, and with gold dominating the front half of the bike. It is decorated with the red, white and green of the Italian flag, several Wiggins style roundels and the words ‘A Tutta Elia’ – ‘Give it everything Elia’ on the top tube.
We captured this gallery of photos at the Abu Dhabi Tour, with Viviani opting for deep section 75mm rear wheel and a 50mm front wheel for the flat stages. He finished third on stage 2 and second on stage 4 just a few days after sacrificing his chances to help Giacomo Nizzolo in the finale of the World Championships.
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