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Elia Viviani warns that pure sprinters are ‘going to disappear’

Elia Viviani warns that pure sprinters are 'going to disappear'


Elia Viviani has warned that pure sprinters are an endangered species in the professional peloton, adding that fast finishers must add additional strings to their bows in order to prosper in the current era.

“The pure sprinter is going to disappear,” Viviani told La Gazzetta dello Sport (opens in new tab). “You have to be capable of hanging on in the climbs. Routes are getting harder and these days a sprint finish can come after 2,000 metres of altitude gain. You can’t just stay on the wheels and wait for a suitable stage anymore.”

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