Wout van Aert tried to speak to Peter Sagan after stage 11 ‘but the only thing that came back was strong words’

The sprinters had some stern words, as Sagan was relegated for shoving Van Aert in the final 

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Wout van Aert says he tried to speak to Peter Sagan after their incident of stage 11 of the Tour de France, but he only received “strong words” in response. 

Bora-Hansgrohe rider Sagan initially finished second on the sprint stage to Poitiers, but was quickly relegated after the finish for a manoeuvre on Van Aert in the last 50 metres. 

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