When Bora-Hansgrohe team manager Ralph Denk had a bet with Peter Sagan that the Slovak star would not win a third consecutive road race world championship title he probably didn't consider the consequences.
Sagan, of course, did take the victory in Bergen, Norway, to claim a third consecutive rainbow jersey and so Denk was faced with having to come good on his bet.
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Treat yourself this Christmas with a huge £2000 off, on electric gravel bikes from Pearson CyclesDeals
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Colnago ditches the traditional diamond frame for its radical new Y1Rs - 'the most aerodynamic UCI-compliant road bike in the World Tour'Designed in conjunction with Team UAE and the result of years of innovative R&D Colnago's Y1Rs cuts a progressive departure from the existing VR4s. Is this the shape of things to come?
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‘There's no point to race for 50th place’: Peter Sagan explains why he’s a cycling esports ambassador but won’t competeAs a MyWhoosh ambassador, Sagan admires the sport’s evolution, but does he have the watts to compete with today’s virtual cycling stars?
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Peter Sagan given suspended prison sentence for drink driving offenceThree-time road world champion also banned from driving for three months, on eve of Tour de France
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Eyeing the Olympic mountain bike race in Paris, Peter Sagan will retire from WorldTour racing at season's endFinishing how he started, the former road world champion will race one last mountain bike-focused year in 2024
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Peter Sagan rescued stranded cycling tourist in Gran Canaria who thought group of pros were a 'bunch of kids'Along with three other pros, Sagan helped fix a 63-year-old's puncture in Gran Canaria
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Peter Sagan tests positive for Covid for a second timeThree-time world champion and his brother, Juraj, have had their plans disrupted by virus
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Peter Sagan expresses regret at incident with Monaco police: 'I wish to take this opportunity to convey my most sincere apologies'Sagan was fined €5,000 for resisting arrest and injuring a police officer
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Peter Sagan fined after incident with Monaco police when breaking Covid-19 curfew
The Slovakian star's representative said that he feared he would be "forced to be vaccinated" against Covid
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Peter Sagan to make Team TotalEnergies debut at 2022 Vuelta a San JuanHe will race the seven-stage Argentinian race from January 30-February 6
