Sagan looking to maintain form through to Tour de France

The Slovakian will lead the Tinkoff-Saxo team at the Tour de Suisse, which starts this weekend

Peter Sagan on the podium at the Tour of California (Photo: Graham Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Peter Sagan will be backed for stage wins at the Tour de Suisse this year as he looks to build on his GC victory in California with the Tour de France looming.

The Tinkoff-Saxo rider won the points jersey in Switzerland in 2014 during a rich vein of form that saw him crowned top sprinter at four successive completed stage races, starting at Tirreno-Adriatico and culminating with the Tour de France's green jersey.

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