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About Peter Sagan:
Peter Sagan (born January 26, 1990) was unquestionably the most remarkable rider of his generation. He was World Road Champion three years in a row (2015, 2016, 2017), won the Tour de France's points classification seven times and won a giant fistful of classics, including Paris-Roubaix, Tour of Flanders and Gent - Wevelgem.

He had a superb sprint, incredible endurance and was a good climber, able to handle hills that were shorter than five kilometers without trouble. That complete arsenal of racing tools let him win almost anywhere and almost any time.

He turned pro in 2009 for a Slovak continental team, Dukla Trenčín–Merida. Late that year was was signed by the Liquigas–Doimo Pro Tour team. In 2010 he won his first Pro Tour Races, two stages in Paris-Nice. From there, his career continued on an upward arc.

His best year was 2013 when he won 22 races. By 2018 the victories weren't coming as easily with just eight wins, but included in those eight were Paris-Roubaix, Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour de France's points classification.

In 2021, with just five victories, he was still able to win the Giro's points classification. I believe his last major win was stage three of the 2022 Tour de Suisse. He finished his road racing career at the end of the 2023 season.

The Slovak National Road Race Championships was almost his private property, having won it 8 times, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022. His older brother Juraj filled in most of the missing years, winning in 2016, 2017, 2019 & 2020.

Wanting to ride the 2024 Olympics mountain bike race, doctors discovered he had heart problems including a cardiac arrhythmia and had two rounds of heart surgery. After that he tried again to resume road racing but he was not competitive and has hung up the road bike.

Major professional victories:

2010

• Paris-Nice points classification, winning stages 1 & 5.
• Tour de Romandie Stage 1
• Tour of California points & young rider classifications, winning stages 5 & 6

2011

• Tour of Poland GC & points classifications, stages 1, 3 & 4
• Giro di Sardegna GC & points classifications, stages 1, 3 & 4
• Tour de Suisse points classification, stages 3 & 8
• Tour of California points classification
• Vuelta a España stages 6, 12 & 21
• Gran Premio Industria Commercio di Prato

2012

• Tour de France points classification, winning stages 1, 3 & 6
• Tour of California points classification, winning stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 8
• Tour de Suisse points classification, winning stages 1, 3, 4 & 6
• Tour of Oman points classification, winning stage 2
• Tirreno-Adriatico stage 4
• Three Days of De Panne stage 1

2013

• Gent-Wevelgem
• GP de Montreal
• Brabantse Pijl
• GP Città di Camaiore
• Tour de France points classification, winning stage 7
• Tour de Suisse points classification, winning stage 3 & 8
• US Pro Cycling Challenge points classification, winning stages 1, 3, 7 & 7
• Tour of Alberta points classification, winning the proluge & stages 1 & 5
• Tour of California points classification, winning stage 3 & 8
• Tirreno-Adriatico stages 3 & 6
• Tour of Oman stages 2 & 3
• Three Days of De Panne stage 1

2014

• E3 Harelbeke
• Tour de France points classification
• Tirreno-Adriatico points classification, winning stage 3
• Tour de Suisse points classification, winning stage 3
• Tour of California points classification, winning stage 7
• Tour of Oman stage 4
• Three Days of De Panne stage 1

2015

• Tour of California GC, winning stages 4 & 6
• Tour de France points classification
• Tirreno-Adriatico points classification, winning stage 6
• Tour de Suisse points classification, winning stages 3 & 6
• Vuelta a España stage 3

2016

• World Championships road race
• European Road Championships
• Tour of Flanders
• Gent-Wevelgem
• GP Cycliste de Quebec
• Tour de France points classification, winning stages 2, 11 & 16
• Tour of California points classification, winning stages 1 & 4
• Tour de Suisse stages 2 & 3
• Tirreno-Adriatico points classification, 2nd in GC

2017

• GP Cycliste de Quebec
• Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
• Tirreno-Adriatico points classification, winning stages 3 & 5
• Tour de Suisse points classification, winning stage 5 * 8
• Tour of California points classification, winning stage 3
• Tour of Poland points classification, winning stage 1
• Tour de France stage 3
• BinckBank Tour points classification, winning stages 1 & 3

2018

• Paris-Roubaix
• Gent-Wevelgem
• Tour de France points classification, winning stages 2, 5 & 13
• Tour de Suisse points classification, winning stage 2
• Tour Down Under points classification, winning stage 4

2019

• Tour de France points classification, winning stage 5
• Tour de Suisse points classification, winnign stage 3
• Tour of California stage 1
• Tour Down Under stage 3

2020

• Giro d'Italia stage 10

2021

• Okolo Slovenska GC & points classifications
• Giro d'Italia points classification, winning stage 10
• Tour de Romandie stage 1
• Volta a Catalunya stage 4

2022

• Tour de Suisse stage 3
  

Professional Teams:

2009: Dukla Trenčín–Merida
2010-2014: Liquigas-Domo
2015-2016: Tinkoff
2017-2021: Bora-hansgrohe
2022-2023: Team TotalEnergies
2024: Pierre Baguette Cycling

Photos: All are by Photoreporter Sirotti.

Sagan wins 2011 Vuelta a España stage 6

2011 Vuelta a España stage 12. It's Sagan's.

Sagan wins the final stage of the 2011 Vuelta a España

2012 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage four.

2012 Tour of Switzerland, stage 1

Sagan racing in 2012 Tour de France stage 12.

Sagan on the podium after stage 12 of the 2012 Tour de France. That's Bernard Hinault behind him.

Stage 5 of the 2013 Tirreno-Adriatico

Vincenzo Nibali leads Sagan in stage 6 of the 2013 Tirreno-Adriatico.

Sagan wins stage 8 of the 2013 Tour of Switzerland

Press conference before the start of the 2013 Tour de France.

Before the start of stage 10 of the 2013 Tour de France

2013 Tour de France stage 11.

2013 Tirreno-Adriatico stage three.

A crash behind Sagan (front right) in stage five of the 2014 Tour of Switzerland

After the crash Peter Sagan and Sacha Modolo, on his wheel, duel for the sprint, which Modolo won.

2014 Tour de France stage 10.

Peter Sagan before the start of 2014 Tour de France stage 11.

Before the start of 2014 Tour stage 19 Sagan signs a Slovakian flag for a fan.

Peter Sagan talks to the press before the start of the 2014 Vuelta a España

Sagan climbs in stage 11 of the 2014 Vuelta a España

Sagan before the start of the 2014 World Championships road race.

Sagan wins 2015 Tirreno-Adriatico stage 6.

Sagan wins 2015 Tour of Switzerland stage 6.

After winning 2015 Swiss Tour stage 6.

Sagan descends during 2015 Tour de France stage 16.

After stage 21 of the 2015 Tour de France, Peter Sagan gets to take the green jersey home.

2015 Vuelta a España stage 8. He finished 64th in the stage, @ 5min 27sec.

Sagan wins the 2016 world road chanpionships...

...and gets to wear the rainbow jersey in 2017 as a reward.

In his rainbow jersey Sagan wins 2017 Tirreno Adriatico stage 5.

Peter Sagan signs into 2017 Tirreno-Adriatico stage 6.

Sagan before the start of 2017 Tour of Switzerland stage 4.

Sagan wins 2017 Tour of Switzerland stage 8

On the podium after winning stage 8.

2018 Tour de France stage 9.

Before the start of 2018 Vuelta a España stage 9

Sagan wins the 2018 Shanghai criterium

2019 Tour de France. Sagan wins stage 5.

After 2019 Tour de France stage 10. Sagan has almost made the green points leader jersey his private property.

At the end of the 2019 Tour de France

Start of 2020 Tour de France stage 3, Sagan in green, Julian Alaphilippe in yellow.

Peter Sagan (right front) finishes 2020 Tour de France stage 6.

2021 Tirreno-Adriatico, before the start of stage 5.

Peter Sagan at the start of 2022 Tour de France stage 3.

2023 Tirreno-Adriatico stage 1. Sagan time trials in his new Team TotalEnergies kit.

About to start the 4th stage of the 2023 Tour of Switzerland.

Sagan about to start 2023 Tour de France stage 18.

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