OLYMPIC medallist Elia Viviani has been confirmed as the lead rider for British outfit Team Sky on this year's Tour of Britain.
Viviani, who won the omnium at the recent Olympic Games in Rio, is one of six medallists who has been confirmed as taking part in the race, which passes between Carlisle and Kendal on stage two this coming Monday.
The Italian rider, British Olympic medal winners Sir Bradley Wiggins, Owain Doull and Mark Cavendish, plus Tom Dumoulin will all be taking part along with Jack Bobridge, who took silver for Australia in the team pursuit.
Viviani also heads a Team Sky line-up which includes Liege-Bastogne-Liege winner Wout Poels and British duo Ian Stannard and Ben Swift, plus current Irish Road Race and Time Trial Champion Nicolas Roche.
Dutch Road Race Champion Dylan Groenewegen, who rides for Team LottoNL-Jumbo, will be aiming to add another victory on British roads too after winning the opening stage of this year's Tour de Yorkshire back in April.
Meanwhile, three teams from this country taking part in the Tour of Britain have confirmed their line-ups as well.
JLT Condor are led by former British Champion Russell Downing, NFTO include Ian Bibby, - winner of the Manx, Wiltshire and Rydale Grand Prix in 2016 - and Madison Genesis are led by Tom Stewart, who is a winner of the biggest single-day races in the UK, the Lincoln GP and Velothon Wales.
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