Viviani hoping for track success at London 2012 Olympics

Stage winner Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale).

Stage winner Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale). (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

After a highly promising start to his professional career, Liquigas-Cannondale rider Elia Viviani has outlined some ambitious plans for 2012, which are set to take in some prestigious early season targets before an assualt on the ominium race at the London Olympics in the summer. Eight victories in 2011 gave notice of the 22-year-old Italian's potential and, buoyed by his success, he is now launching a twin-pronged attack on both road and track.