Peter Sagan described the opening stage of the 2016 Tour de France as “boring” and was disgruntled by the amount of tension in the peloton.
The Tinkoff world champion rode to third in Utah Beach behind winner Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) and Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep).
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British Paralympian found alive and safe after missing person reportSam Ruddock hadn't been heard from in 11 days, but has now been located
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Tadej Pogačar was dominant at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but I hope for a competitive Tour de FranceThe Slovenian has finished on the podium of the last six Monuments, the first man to do so - when will he stop dominating?
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Peter Sagan finishes second in last ever professional raceFormer three time road world champion was the runner up in the Slovakian national MTB championships on Sunday
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'It's a miracle': The inside story of how Peter Sagan ended up on a team called Pierre BaguetteSix years after the dream first took root, Boris Horváth finally has Peter Sagan on his team
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Peter Sagan confident of return to bike in 15 days after latest heart procedureSagan recently underwent second operation in Italy to tackle heart rhythm related issues
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Peter Sagan undergoes second heart procedure, as Olympics nearsReturn to training after first operation reveals further heart rhythm issues
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Peter Sagan undergoes heart procedure after experiencing ‘tachycardic episode’Slovakian has ablation procedure in Italian hospital after heart rate exceeded 200 bpm during MTB race in Spain
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In celebration of Peter Sagan, cycling's rock and roll frontmanAs the three-time world champion is set to call time on his career in the WorldTour at the end of 2023, we thought we would take a look back at the glory days
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Wout van Aert moots building gravel world championships into 2023 programmeBelgian rider says gravel racing has a ‘great future’ as he considers worlds participation next year
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Peter Sagan to ride the UCI Gravel World Championships to ‘give back to the people’‘I still have much more to give’ says Sagan on the decision to head to Italy for the competition
