Viviani and Cofidis fine-tuning lead-out train at Volta ao Algarve

Elia Viviani is banged up but ready to go for stage 4
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Cofidis sprinter Elia Viviani heads to the Volta ao Algarve this week to seek his first win of the 2020 season. The race, held entirely around Portugal's south coast, features two possible opportunities to do so – first, on stage 1 to the coastal town of Lagos, and then on stage 3 in Tavira to the east.

Viviani, whose best results thus far in 2020 have been fourth on stage 1 of the Tour Down Under and third at last weekend's Clásica de Almería, faces competition from Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-QuickStep), Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), among others.

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