Viviani ends 18-month winless streak at Cholet-Pays de la Loire

Elia Viviani (Cofidis)
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Elia Viviani (Cofidis) ended an 18-month spell without victory on Sunday, winning the Cholet-Pays de la Loire one-day race in France. 

The Italian sprinter had not won since taking a stage at the Okolo Slovenska in September 2019, when he was still with Deceuninck-QuickStep. He left for Cofidis in 2020 after securing a more lucrative contract but last year was disrupted by crashes, misfortune, and the lack of a well-oiled lead-out train that had helped him win so many times with the Belgian team. 

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Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.