Peter Sagan's mysterious Tour de France chest-thumping explained

Tour de France points classification leader Peter Sagan thumped his chest as he came over the line in second place on Monday's stage - but why?

Peter Sagan
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Peter Sagan took inspiration from The Wolf of Wall Street as he finished second – again – on yesterday's 16th stage of the Tour de France in Gap.

Sagan was seen pounding his chest upon crossing the line after an unsuccessful chase of Lampre-Merida's Ruben Plaza down the Col de Manse descent.

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Nick Bull is an NCTJ qualified journalist who has written for a range of titles, as well as being a freelance writer at Beat Media Group, which provides reports for the PA Media wire which is circulated to the likes of the BBC and Eurosport. His work at Cycling Weekly predominantly dealt with professional cycling, and he now holds a role as PR & Digital Manager at SweetSpot Group, which organises the Tour of Britain.