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Peter Sagan
	Peter Sagan in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Peter Sagan
Nickname	"Peťo"; "Peter The Great"; "Three-Pete"; "Tourminator";
Born	26 January 1990 (age 34); Žilina, Czechoslovakia; (now Slovakia);
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Team information
Current team	Pierre Baguette Cycling
Disciplines	Road; Mountain biking;
Role	Rider
Rider type	Puncheur; Sprinter; Classics specialist
Professional teams
2009	Dukla Trenčín–Merida
2010–2014	Liquigas–Doimo
2015–2016	Tinkoff
2017–2021	Bora–Hansgrohe
2022–2023	Team TotalEnergies
2024–2024	Pierre Baguette Cycling
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France Points classification; (2012–2016, 2018, 2019) Combativity award (2016) 12 individual stages; (2012, 2013, 2016–2019) Giro d'Italia Points classification (2021) 2 individual stages (2020, 2021) Vuelta a España 4 individual stages (2011, 2015) Stage races Tour de Pologne (2011) Tour of California (2015) One-day races and Classics World Road Race Championships; (2015, 2016, 2017) European Road Race Championships (2016) National Road Race Championships; (2011–2015, 2018, 2021, 2022) National Time Trial Championships (2015) Tour of Flanders (2016) Paris–Roubaix (2018) Gent–Wevelgem (2013, 2016, 2018) E3 Harelbeke (2014) GP de Montréal (2013) GP de Québec (2016, 2017) Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (2017) Brabantse Pijl (2013) Other UCI World Tour (2016) UCI World Ranking (2016) Vélo d'Or (2016)
Medal record
Representing Slovakia
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
European Championships
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
European Championships
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
European Championships

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Peter Sagan (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpeter ˈsaɡan]; born 26 January 1990) is a former Slovak professional cyclist, who competed in road bicycle racing and mountain bicycle racing. Sagan had a successful junior cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing career, winning the junior cross-country race at the 2008 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, before moving to road racing. Following 121 victories in road racing, Sagan is scheduled to return to mountain bike racing in 2024 with Specialized Factory Racing.^[9]^[10]

Sagan is considered one of cycling's greatest talents, having earned many prestigious victories,^[11]^[12] including three consecutive World Championships, one European Championship, two Paris–Nice stages, seven Tirreno–Adriatico stages, one in the Tour de Romandie, three and the overall classification in the Tour de Pologne, a record seventeen stages and the overall in the Tour of California,^[13] and another fifteen in the Tour de Suisse.

Following his win at the 2017 UCI World Road Race Championships, Sagan wore the rainbow jersey for the duration of 2018 for an unprecedented third consecutive season.^[14]

Early life and amateur career

Born in Žilina, Peter Sagan is the youngest child among three brothers and a sister. He was brought up by his sister as his parents spent most of the day taking care of a small grocery shop they own in his hometown. His older brother Juraj Sagan is also a professional cyclist, and is also a member of the TotalEnergies team.^[15]

Sagan started to ride bikes at the age of nine when he joined Cyklistický spolok Žilina, a small local club in his home town.^[16] Throughout his junior years Sagan rode both mountain bikes and road bikes, and was well known for his unconventional style of riding in tennis shoes and T-shirts and drinking just pure water. Sagan drew a significant amount of attention when he appeared at the Slovak Cup with a bicycle borrowed from his sister. Sagan had mistakenly sold his own and had not received a spare from the Velosprint sponsor in time. He won the race despite riding a supermarket bike with poor brakes and limited gearing.^[17]^[18]^[19]

Professional career

Dukla Trenčín–Merida (2009)

Sagan's first professional cycling opportunity came along when he was hired by the Dukla Trenčín–Merida team, a Slovak outfit in the Continental (third) division. In 2008, he won the Mountain Bike Junior World Championship in Val di Sole. That same year he also finished second in the junior race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Treviso and Paris–Roubaix Juniors.^[20] Sagan was focused on continuing his career as a mountain bike rider, but his management company Optimus Agency approached several professional road cycling teams. They received four answers to bring young Sagan for testing. The first three-day test was performed in Quick-Step but Sagan failed to secure a contract.^[21] His frustration was so deep that he decided to quit road cycling, however pressed by his family he gave it a try with Liquigas–Doimo and succeeded.

Liquigas–Doimo (2010–14)

In November 2009, Liquigas' Stefano Zanatta, Paolo Slongo and Enrico Zanardo offered Sagan, who spoke neither Italian or English, a ten-month contract valued at €1,000 per month.^[22] The agreement was later replaced by a two-year contract for 2010 and 2011 with an option to ride mountain bikes for Cannondale. Liquigas doctors and managers were stunned by results of Sagan's medical tests, saying that they had never seen a 19-year-old rider as physically strong and capable. During the training camp Sagan destroyed more mountain bikes than any other rider due to his ability to put a bike through its paces. This earned him the nickname "Terminator".^[23]

2010

I do not want to be the second Eddy Merckx. I want to be the first Peter Sagan.

Sagan at a press conference in Slovakia on numerous comparisons of him to Eddy Merckx^[24]

Liquigas selected Sagan for his first UCI ProTour road race, the Tour Down Under in January at the age of 19. He was involved in a crash during the second stage but kept riding with 17 stitches in his arm and left thigh. In the queen stage to Willunga he joined an attack over the last climb with Cadel Evans, Alejandro Valverde and Luis León Sánchez. The four fought to hold off the sprinters' group over the next 20 kilometres (12 miles), with Sánchez taking the win.^[25] Sagan won his two ProTour stages during Paris–Nice, a race he was not initially nominated for, but joined the team after his teammate Maciej Bodnar broke his collarbone.^[26] His first stage win was gained on the third stage, when Sagan joined a move initiated by Nicolas Roche on the final climb and out-sprinted Roche and Joaquim Rodríguez for the stage win in Aurillac. The result also gave Sagan the lead in the points classification, giving him the green jersey.^[27] Sagan's second win came from a solo attack on the fifth stage into Aix-en-Provence. Attacking three kilometres from the finish, on a steep climb, Sagan was able to hold off the peloton to claim the win.^[28]

Following a stage win at the Tour de Romandie,^[29] Sagan next raced at the Tour of California, where he won the fifth and sixth stages, coming in with the overall contenders each time.^[30]^[31] Lying third overall in the general classification, Sagan lost more than a minute in the 33.5-kilometre (20.8-mile) individual time trial on the penultimate day,^[32] and ultimately finished eighth overall; he won the young rider and sprints classifications.^[33] Sagan finished fourth in the opening prologue of the Tour de Suisse, only three seconds behind Fabian Cancellara, but finished almost 11 minutes down in the second stage and did not take the start the following day alleging severe fatigue.^[34] He planned to ride several late season races including Paris–Tours and the Giro di Lombardia but an intestinal issue forced him out of the former and weakened him in the latter.^[35]

2011

Liquigas–Doimo became the renamed Liquigas–Cannondale for the 2011 season, and at a team training camp in December 2010, Sagan said that his first goal for the season was Milan–San Remo.^[36] After beginning his season with some solid placings in a couple of Italian one-day races, Sagan won three of the five stages at the Giro di Sardegna, and won both the overall and the points classification, narrowly hanging on to beat José Serpa by three seconds in the general classification.^[37] During the Tour of California, he won stage 5 as he ultimately won the sprints classification for the second straight year.^[38] In June he took part in the Tour de Suisse starting off with a third place in the opening prologue. He then won the third stage, a mountain stage, showing his versatility when he caught Damiano Cunego on the descent of the Grosse Scheidegg and then outsprinted him in the dash to the finish line.^[39] Sagan managed two other podium placings in the flat stages with an uphill sprint finish before winning stage 8 in another bunch sprint; he won the points classification at the race as well.^[40]^[41]

Sagan rode the Tour de Pologne as a preparation for the Vuelta a España, his first Grand Tour appearance. He took the leader's jersey after winning stages 4 and 5.^[42]^[43] Although he lost the lead to Dan Martin after a difficult finish of stage 6,^[44] he managed to regain it on the final day of the race thanks to bonus seconds earned on the stage.^[45] He also claimed the points classification.^[41]^[46] Sagan then won three stages at the Vuelta a España; on stage 6, he caused a split in the small lead group by leading them down the final descent crouched on his bike to increase speed. Only three teammates and Pablo Lastras (Movistar Team) were able to keep up, and Sagan went on to win the sprint.^[47] After winning stage 12 in a sprint finish,^[48] his next objective was the final stage in Madrid, which he won by a narrow margin ahead of Daniele Bennati and Alessandro Petacchi.^[49]

2012

Sagan began the season in good form, winning a stage and the points classification in the Tour of Oman.^[50]^[51] Sagan won Stage 4 of Tirreno–Adriatico,^[52] and also played a key role in helping Vincenzo Nibali win the event overall. Sagan's good form continued into the classics season, with fourth place in Milan–San Remo,^[53] second in Gent–Wevelgem,^[54] a stage victory in the Three Days of De Panne,^[55] fifth in the Tour of Flanders,^[56] and third in the Amstel Gold Race.^[57] On the first stage of the Tour of California, Sagan had a puncture with 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) to go. He worked his way back to the bunch and avoided a crash that occurred with 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) left. His teammate Daniel Oss piloted him in the last few kilometres, and Sagan out sprinted his rivals, taking the stage win.^[58] On Stage 2, Sagan crashed on the Empire Grade climb, but he was able to return to the peloton for the sprint finish; he was first out of the final corner and accelerated to the finish, taking his second victory in a row.^[59] On the third stage, Sagan took his third consecutive victory ahead of Heinrich Haussler (Garmin–Barracuda),^[60] before doing the same on the fourth stage.^[61] Sagan took his fifth stage win on the final day in Los Angeles, to win the sprints classification.^[13]^[62] By doing so, he took the record for most stage wins at the race, with eight.^[62]^[63]

"I have never seen a rider like him. I do not think anyone has. He is the first-of-a-kind rider. You can expect everything because he can win what he wants. Anything. If he wins the Tour de France someday, it will not be a surprise to me. Watch out."

Ivan Basso on Sagan.^[64]

Sagan demonstrated good form once again in the World Tour classified Tour de Suisse by winning four stages and the points classification. He kicked things off with a win in the opening prologue, besting local favourite and time trial specialist Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack–Nissan) by 4 seconds over the 7.3-kilometre (4.5-mile) course.^[65] His next win came on a rainy stage 3, where the peloton caught the final two escapees inside the final kilometre. Sagan's foot came out of his pedal in one of the last bends, but he managed to stay upright and pass Orica–GreenEDGE's Baden Cooke before the line for the victory.^[66] With about 350 metres (1,150 feet) to go on the fourth stage, Marcus Burghardt of BMC Racing Team launched a sprint for the finish line in rainy conditions. Sagan jumped out of his teammate's wheel to get into Burghardt's slipstream and sailed past him to take the win. He thanked his team for their efforts afterward, especially Moreno Moser.^[67] The next win came on stage 6, the last stage of the Tour which was suited to the sprinters. The final kilometres in Bischofszell were filled with urban obstacles such as roundabouts and sharp bends, and Sagan stayed towards the head of the bunch. With 200 metres (660 feet) to go, Sagan took a left bend with a small patch of cobbles in it at full speed. He scraped the barriers as he came out of the corner but sprinted his way to victory. When asked about the seemingly close call he had, Sagan stated that "you need to invent something to find some space [...]".^[68]

Sagan started the Tour de France by finishing in 53rd place on the prologue after losing some time in the corners. He won the first stage in Seraing atop a small climb after breaking away with a little more than a kilometre to go with Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack–Nissan) and out sprinting him and Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky).^[69] According to Sagan's SRM file, in the final 1.5 kilometres (0.93 miles) when Cancellara initiated the move, Sagan ramped up his cadence to over 120 rpm to stay with him and averaged 493 watts of power in the last 2 minutes 20 seconds of the race. His power output maximum in the finale was 1,236 watts, and he averaged 970 watts in the last 200 metres.^[70] On Stage 3, he went clear on the final Category 4 climb in Boulogne-sur-Mer sprinting away and leaving the field behind.^[71] As Sagan crossed the finish line, he performed a "running man" salute akin to the eponymous character portrayed by Tom Hanks in 1994 film Forrest Gump.^[72] He won again on Stage 6, which had a course suited for a bunch sprint; he beat pure sprinters André Greipel of Lotto–Belisol and Matthew Goss of the Orica–GreenEDGE squad by around a bike length in Metz.^[73] He finished the Tour with three stage wins and as winner of the points classification, also earning the "most combative" rider award on the mountainous Stage 14.^[74] He won a Porsche since he made a bet with the Liquigas management that he could win two stages and the points classification.^[75]

2013

He is a once-in-a-generation rider. He is super, super good. He is making us all look like juniors.

Mark Cavendish on Sagan.^[76]

In 2013, Sagan's team changed its name to Cannondale, since Liquigas ended its cycling sponsorship after eight years.^[77] Sagan started his season at the Tour de San Luis, finishing second to Mattia Gavazzi on the final stage.^[78] He took his first victory of the season on the second stage of the Tour of Oman, as he broke away from a chasing group in the final kilometres, joined and dropped three escapees before soloing to the win.^[79] He won again the following day, on the same parcours as the second stage of the 2012 Tour of Oman, which he had also won.^[80] Before the start of stage 5, he withdrew due to bronchitis.^[81] He won his comeback race, the Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, by out sprinting a group of twelve riders.^[82] He finished second at Strade Bianche, behind his teammate Moreno Moser; Sagan covered the late break attempts to help Moser's bid for victory, then attacked himself to complete a one-two for Cannondale.^[83] He went on to win stages 3 and 6 of Tirreno–Adriatico; on stage 3, he out sprinted Mark Cavendish and André Greipel in the pouring rain after his team accelerated the race's speed on a small climb nearing the finish.^[84] On stage 6, Sagan survived a climb featuring a section at a 30% incline, and formed a breakaway with former teammate Vincenzo Nibali and Joaquim Rodríguez, beating both in the sprint.^[85]

Sagan's form meant he entered Milan–San Remo as the favourite for victory, however, he was beaten into second place in the sprint by MTN–Qhubeka's Gerald Ciolek.^[86] He won Gent–Wevelgem, which had been shortened by 90 kilometres (56 miles) due to extremely cold weather. Sagan broke away from a group of ten riders with 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) remaining and won solo, performing a series of wheelies after crossing the line.^[87] Two days later, Sagan carried his form to the Three Days of De Panne, where he won a close sprint on the first stage ahead of Arnaud Démare of FDJ. Démare complained to the race officials that Sagan had swerved slightly in the final metres, but the race result was not altered.^[88] Sagan finished second at the Tour of Flanders after breaking away with Fabian Cancellara and joining Jürgen Roelandts. Cancellara attacked on the last climb, the Paterberg, dropped Sagan and went on to win solo.^[89] Sagan caused some controversy on the podium by pinching the bottom of podium girl Maja Leye,^[90] and after a media backlash, he apologised the next day.^[91] Prior to the Brabantse Pijl, Sagan apologised in person to Leye and gave her a flower bouquet.^[92] He then went on to win the race, where he chased an attack by Greg Van Avermaet in the final kilometres. Only Philippe Gilbert could follow, and Sagan was faster in the final sprint.^[93] His next win came in May on stage 3 of the Tour of California, when he beat Michael Matthews in the sprint finish, finding a passage on the right side of the road.^[94] He concluded the race by winning the last stage in Santa Rosa, securing the sprints classification jersey for the fourth year in a row.^[95]

On stage 3 of the Tour de Suisse, Sagan made the selection on the first-category Hasliberg climb along with Rui Costa, Roman Kreuziger, and Mathias Frank, and took the stage victory from the quartet.^[96] Sagan cemented his victory in the points classification by taking the eighth stage, which was flatter and more suited to the sprinters, ahead of Daniele Bennati and Gilbert.^[97] He then went on to win the Slovak National Road Race Championships for the third time, taking the national champion's jersey to the Tour de France.^[98] At the Tour de France, Sagan scored three second-place finishes before winning stage 7 to Albi, after his team worked to shed the pure sprinters on the Category 2 Col de la Croix de Mounis. He outsprinted the select group he was part of, crossing the line before John Degenkolb.^[99] Sagan retained the green jersey as leader of the points classification to Paris and dyed his beard green to underline that victory.^[100] He then went on to win the sprints classification and numerous stages in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge (4 stage wins) and the Tour of Alberta (2 stage wins). Sagan fell short of success in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec where he accelerated on one of the final climbs but faded in sight of the finishing line. Two days later, he took victory in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, escaping the leading group on a climb with 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) to go and winning solo.^[101]

His successful year was also acknowledged in Slovakia, where he became the Athlete of the Year, for the first time.^[102]

2014

Sagan started the 2014 season at the Tour de San Luis, where he finished second on the final stage.^[103] He took second and third place stage finishes at the Dubai Tour, only to lose to Marcel Kittel on both occasions.^[104]^[105] Sagan finished second at Strade Bianche again, this time he was defeated by Michał Kwiatkowski. The two riders attacked with 21 kilometres (13 miles) to go, but Kwiatkowski was stronger on the final climb towards the Piazza del Campo.^[106]^[107] At Tirreno–Adriatico Sagan won a stage and the points classification,^[108]^[109] before he finished tenth in Milan–San Remo, despite being considered one of pre-race favourites.^[110]^[111] He then went on to win E3 Harelbeke and finished third in Gent–Wevelgem.^[112]^[113] Sagan's next attempt to win his first monument was at the Tour of Flanders, but he finished 16th.^[114] A week later Sagan competed at Paris–Roubaix, where he finished 6th.^[115]

Sagan won the penultimate stage of the Tour of California,^[116] and also won the sprints classification, for the fifth successive year. In the first week of the Tour de France, Sagan scored seven consecutive top-5 stage finishes without registering a victory, a feat that had not been recorded since Charles Pélissier had eight successive top five stage finishes in 1914.^[117] The seventh of those results came in a sprint with Matteo Trentin, where Sagan had to settle for second by a few millimetres in the photo finish.^[118] Sagan went on to compete in the Clásica de San Sebastián but withdrew.^[119] He then headed to the Vuelta a España and had a difficult first week, his first notable result coming with a third place on Stage 8.^[120] He later withdrew from the race on Stage 14.^[121] He made his return at the Coppa Bernocchi, where he acted as a lead-out man for teammate Elia Viviani, who won.^[122]

Tinkoff–Saxo (2015–16)

In early August 2014, Sagan and his older brother Juraj Sagan signed a three-year contract with Tinkoff–Saxo starting in 2015.^[123] The team's owner Oleg Tinkov confirmed Sagan's salary reached €4.5 million a year.^[124] In November 2014, Sagan climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with his new team as a team-building experience.^[125]

2015

Sagan started his season at the Tour of Qatar, taking his first podium spots with second-place finishes on stages four,^[126] and five,^[127] and won the young rider classification.^[128] After a winless Tour of Oman, Sagan finished second on the first two road stages of Tirreno–Adriatico.^[129]^[130] On Stage 6, Sagan took his first win in Tinkoff–Saxo colours in a rainy, flat stage.^[131] He finished the race as winner of the points classification.^[132] He sprinted to fourth place at Milan–San Remo,^[133] while at E3 Harelbeke, Sagan got clear of the main group with Geraint Thomas and Zdeněk Štybar on the Oude Kwaremont with 41 kilometres (25 miles) left, but faded to 30th following Thomas' attack with 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) to go.^[134] He finished tenth at an attritional Gent–Wevelgem,^[135] before a fourth-place finish at the Tour of Flanders, after he faded in the closing kilometres.^[136] At Paris–Roubaix, he was in a group chasing the leaders, but lost time following a mechanical and subsequent bike change, ultimately finishing 23rd.^[137]

After a break from competition, Sagan returned at May's Tour of California. On the first two stages, he finished second to Mark Cavendish.^[138]^[139] On stage 3, Sagan led the peloton across the line behind breakaway winner Toms Skujiņš, maintaining his second-place overall standing.^[140] Sagan won the fourth stage ahead of Wouter Wippert and Cavendish; as he crossed the finish, Sagan banged his front wheel twice on the tarmac and celebrated with a no-footed wheelie.^[141] Third on stage five, Sagan took the race lead with victory on the sixth stage, a 10.6-kilometre (6.6-mile) individual time trial starting and finishing at the Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park.^[142] After losing the overall lead to Julian Alaphilippe the next day on a mountainous finish to Mount Baldy Ski Lifts,^[143] Sagan usurped Alaphilippe by taking five bonus seconds during the final stage to Pasadena, taking a three-second victory in the general classification.^[144]

Sagan returned to racing at the Tour de Suisse. He finished fourth on the opening time trial, before taking victory on the third stage; his teammate Rafał Majka nullified several attacks in the closing kilometres, before Sagan outsprinted the reduced group to the finish line.^[145] Second the following day,^[146] Sagan won the sixth stage in a bunch sprint for his eleventh stage victory at the race, equalling the record of Hugo Koblet and Ferdinand Kübler.^[147] With a further second-place finish on the seventh stage,^[148] Sagan won the race's points classification.^[149] He won both the Slovak National Time Trial Championships,^[150] and the Slovak National Road Race Championships in his hometown of Žilina.^[151]

In the Tour de France, after he suffered a flat tyre and caught back up to the 25-rider lead group, Sagan took second position on Stage 2 behind André Greipel.^[152] On the fourth stage, Sagan sprinted to third position after protecting his leader Alberto Contador on the cobbles during the stage.^[153] On the fifth stage, he again came second to Greipel,^[154] and was also second on the sixth stage, after Štybar went solo on the last small climb before the finish.^[155] He was third to Cavendish and Greipel on the seventh stage,^[156] and second to Greg Van Avermaet on the thirteenth stage.^[157] On the next stage, Sagan was part of the breakaway, amassing maximum points at the intermediate sprint and finishing fifth.^[158] On Stage 15, Sagan featured again in the breakaway and took fourth position in the final sprint; he won the day's combativity award for his efforts.^[159] On Stage 16, Rubén Plaza (Movistar Team) escaped the leading group on the Col de Manse, and Sagan attempted to chase him down on the descent into Gap, but to no avail as Plaza soloed to victory. Sagan came in second and was awarded 'most combative' of the day again.^[160] Sagan amassed five second places during the Tour de France, and won the points classification by a margin of 66 points over Greipel.^[161]

Sagan broke his Grand Tour victory drought at the Vuelta a España by outsprinting Nacer Bouhanni and John Degenkolb on the third stage.^[162] On the next stage he finished second to Alejandro Valverde in a punchy finish.^[163] On the eighth stage, a race organisation motorcycle, which was overtaking the peloton, caused Sagan to crash.^[164] Although Sagan finished the stage, he was forced to retire from the race while leading the points classification.^[165] The following month, he won the road race at the UCI Road World Championships after attacking on a short cobbled climb around 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the finish line.^[166] He finished the season at the Abu Dhabi Tour, where he recorded two second-place finishes.^[167]

2016

Sagan started his season at the Tour de San Luis, taking his first podium place of the year on Stage 2 by finishing second.^[168] In February, after a three-week training camp in Spain's Sierra Nevada, he competed in the opening races of the Belgian classics season, finishing second in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and seventh in Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne.^[169] He then came in fourth at the Strade Bianche, being part of the four-man decisive move, but was dropped on the final climb to Siena.^[170] He took part in Tirreno–Adriatico, where he finished second overall, one second behind Greg Van Avermaet, and also won the points classification.^[171] Sagan claimed his eighth second-place finish following his World Championship win at E3 Harelbeke, before taking his first win as world champion at Gent-Wevelgem,^[172] becoming the first reigning world champion to win the race since Rik Van Looy in 1962.^[173] Upon his win at Gent–Wevelgem, Sagan became the number one-ranked rider in the UCI Men's road racing world ranking.^[174]

Sagan continued his successes by taking his first Monument victory at the Tour of Flanders, dropping his last opponent Sep Vanmarcke on the Paterberg and soloing the last 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) of the race solo. He dedicated the win to Antoine Demoitié and Daan Myngheer, two cyclists that had died in the weeks prior to the race.^[175] A week later, he took part in Paris–Roubaix, finishing eleventh after a split in the peloton occurred. During the race, he avoided a crash by Fabian Cancellara directly in front of him, by bunny hopping over his bike, despite having only one foot clipped into his pedals at the time.^[176] In the Tour of California, Sagan won on stages one – a bunch sprint finish – and four, where the finish was contested at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.^[177]^[178] On stage 7, he was part of the breakaway, went solo from 50 kilometres (31 miles) remaining to cover and was caught with 20 kilometres (12 miles) to go; he ultimately finished second to Alexander Kristoff.^[179] He clinched the sprints classification with another second-place finish on the final stage.^[180] At the Tour de Suisse, Sagan took his record twelfth stage victory with a win on the second stage around Baar.^[181] He also won the next day, joining the late breakaway after attacking the reduced peloton at the end of a climb, and outsprinted Michael Albasini and Silvan Dillier.^[182]

If I lose yellow, I have green. If I lose the green jersey, I have the rainbow jersey.

Sagan at a press conference after winning his first yellow jersey at the 2016 Tour de France^[183]

In the first stage of the Tour de France, Sagan came in third.^[184] He then won the second stage,^[185] which featured a finish on a category 3 climb, to claim his first yellow jersey as leader of the general classification; he was unaware he had won upon reaching the finish line, thinking more riders from the breakaway had crossed the line before him.^[185] Sagan was part of the breakaway on stage 10; he finished second to Michael Matthews and won the most combative award for his efforts.^[186] On the next stage, Sagan broke away with teammate Maciej Bodnar, yellow jersey wearer Chris Froome and his teammate Geraint Thomas in the final kilometres. He outsprinted Froome to foil the sprinters' plans. After the stage, asked why he undertook such a daring move, he said: "We are artists".^[187] Sagan claimed his third stage victory by winning stage 16 in Bern, beating Kristoff in the sprint by few centimetres.^[188] He finished second to Greipel on the last stage, finishing on the Champs-Élysées, securing his green jersey.^[189] He also won the combativity award for the race.^[190]

At the Rio Olympics, Sagan did not contest the road race, instead competing in the cross-country mountain biking event.^[191] He suffered a puncture on the second lap while he was in third position on the trail, and finished a lapped 35th.^[192] After abandoning the Bretagne Classic Ouest–France due to a virus,^[193] he went on to win the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec,^[194] finished second in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal,^[195] and won the first elite men's road race at the European Road Championships.^[196] In October, Sagan won the road race at the UCI Road World Championships for the second consecutive year in Doha, Qatar. He came into the finish with the other 24 breakaway riders, and won the subsequent bunch sprint ahead of Great Britain's Mark Cavendish and Tom Boonen of Belgium, respectively.^[197] In December, he was awarded the prestigious Vélo d'Or award for the best rider of the year.^[198]

Bora–Hansgrohe (2017–21)

After it was announced that Tinkoff would disband at the end of the 2016 season, Sagan's agent Giovanni Lombardi negotiated a new contract with Bora–Hansgrohe. According to Oleg Tinkov, Sagan was expected to earn €6 million a year.^[199]^[200]

2017

Peter Sagan affects the way everyone races. He is the best bike rider in the world. What is going to affect how people race is how well or not he is going.

Matt White^[201]

Sagan began the 2017 season at the Tour Down Under,^[201] where he finished in second place on stages 3, 4, and 6.^[202] After training for the next few weeks, Sagan finished in second place at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to Olympic Road Race Champion Greg Van Avermaet.^[203] The following day, Sagan attacked the breakaway in the final few hundred metres to take his first victory of the season at Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne. This also marked the first victory for the renamed Bora–Hansgrohe team, and was Sagan's 90th career win.^[204] Sagan entered Strade Bianche as a race favourite, but following a crash roughly 75 kilometres (47 miles) into the race, he abandoned 20 kilometres (12 miles) later citing illness. Sagan claimed he possibly needed stitches to his hand following that crash and would hope to be ready for the start of his next race later in the week.^[205] Sagan achieved his second victory of the season by sprinting to the line ahead of the pack in Stage 3 of Tirreno–Adriatico.^[206] Sagan sprinted to another victory on the fifth stage,^[207] and ultimately won the points classification despite an incident during the final time trial stage of the race, when a woman and her dog abruptly crossed his path and he had to swerve in avoidance.^[208]

At Milan–San Remo, Sagan initiated a move on the slope of the Poggio di San Remo near the finish, with only Michał Kwiatkowski and Julian Alaphilippe able to follow. Kwiatkowski had the better of him in the end after a close sprint on the Via Roma, and Sagan finished in second place.^[209] Sagan entered the Tour of Flanders in hopes of defending his title. With 55 kilometres (34 miles) to go, Philippe Gilbert attacked the peloton in a solo breakaway. In an attempt to close that gap, Sagan began to chase with rival Van Avermaet. With 16.9 kilometres (10.5 miles) to go and 59 seconds down, Sagan's handlebar was caught on a jacket draped over the spectator barrier on the Oude Kwaremont causing him to crash, and ruining his chances of victory.^[210] In the Tour de Suisse, Sagan took another two stage victories on stages 5 and 8,^[211]^[212] and won the points classification for the sixth time.

Sagan won the third stage of the Tour de France from an uphill sprint in Vittel.^[213] After the bunch sprint finish of stage four, in which Sagan placed second, he was disqualified after race officials judged that he caused Mark Cavendish to crash, with the jury president Philippe Marien saying that he "endangered some of his colleagues seriously".^[214]^[215] Before the crash, Cavendish tried to squeeze through a space that he saw was closing. Opinions have been largely negative on whether Sagan should be disqualified from the race.^[216] The opinion of many commentators and former riders was that a disqualification is not justified and even senseless.^[217] Months after the Tour de France, Sagan was officially exonerated by the UCI.^[218] Cavendish withdrew from the race later that day due to his injuries.^[219] Following his disqualification from the Tour de France, Sagan turned his focus to the Tour de Pologne, where he won Stage 1.^[220] He also stated he would skip the Vuelta a España, opting to train for an unprecedented third consecutive victory at the UCI Road World Championships in Norway. In September, Sagan sprinted to his 100th career victory at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec.^[221] Two weeks later, Sagan won the road race at the UCI Road World Championships in a bunch sprint, ahead of Norway's Alexander Kristoff and Australia's Michael Matthews, to become the first male rider to win three consecutive world road race titles.^[222]^[223]

2018

Sagan kicked off the 2018 season by winning the Down Under Classic,^[224] the prelude criterium to the Tour Down Under. In the Tour Down Under itself, he finished third on the first stage and won the fourth stage.^[225]^[226] Following the race, Sagan visited the Vatican and offered a custom race bike to Pope Francis,^[227] which was later auctioned for charity in 2020.^[228] He skipped the Belgian season openers to prepare at an altitude camp in the Sierra Nevada before starting his European campaign in Italy. He finished eighth in Strade Bianche,^[229] 43rd overall in Tirreno–Adriatico,^[230] and sixth in Milan–San Remo.^[231] Moving on to the cobbled classics, he was 26th in E3 Harelbeke before winning a record-equalling third Gent–Wevelgem.^[232]^[233]

One week later he finished sixth in the Tour of Flanders.^[234] On 8 April, Sagan won Paris–Roubaix with an attack at 55 kilometres (34 miles) from the finish to join an earlier break.^[235] Only Silvan Dillier could keep up and Sagan beat Dillier in a two-up sprint on the Roubaix Velodrome. He closed his classics campaign with fourth place in the Amstel Gold Race.^[236] In the Tour de France, Sagan finished 2nd on the opening stage behind Fernando Gaviria.^[237] In Stage 2, Sagan won the stage and earned the green jersey and wore it for the rest of the tour.^[238] Sagan also won Stages 5^[239] and 13,^[240] before he crashed on a descent during stage 17,^[241] but ultimately won the points classification for a record-equalling sixth time.^[242]

2019–2021

Sagan's first victory of the 2019 season came on the third stage of the Tour Down Under, as he won in Uraidla for the second successive year.^[243] He did not podium in any of the spring classics, with best results of fourth at Milan–San Remo and fifth at Paris–Roubaix.^[244]^[245] He won stages at the Tour California and the Tour de Suisse,^[246]^[247] prior to the Tour de France. He won the fifth stage at the Tour de France,^[248] and took eight other top-five stage finishes as he surpassed Erik Zabel with his seventh points classification victory.^[249]

In 2020, Sagan started his season at the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina,^[250] where he finished second to Fernando Gaviria on the final stage.^[251] He then went on to race Paris–Nice,^[252] prior to the COVID-19 pandemic-enforced suspension of racing. When racing resumed in August, Sagan took fourth-place finishes at Milano–Torino and Milan–San Remo.^[253]^[254] At the Tour de France, Sagan failed to win a stage and finished second to Sam Bennett in the points classification.^[255] During stage 11, he was relegated after he was adjudged to have used his head to barge Wout van Aert during the sprint finish.^[256] Sagan's final race of the season was the Giro d'Italia, where he won the tenth stage – his only win of the season – and finished second to Arnaud Démare in the points classification.^[257]^[258]

As he did in 2019 and 2020, Sagan finished fourth in the 2021 Milan–San Remo,^[259] his fifth such result at the race. Prior to the Giro d'Italia, Sagan won stages at the Volta a Catalunya and the Tour de Romandie.^[260]^[261] At the Giro d'Italia, he won the tenth stage for the second year in a row,^[262] and moved into the lead of the points classification ahead of Tim Merlier; he held the lead for the remainder of the race.^[263] After winning the Slovak National Road Race Championships for the seventh time,^[264] he contested the Tour de France, but withdrew midway through the race due to bursitis, having recorded a best stage finish of fifth on two occasions.^[265] In September, he contested the Okolo Slovenska for the first time, winning the race overall.^[266]

Team TotalEnergies (2022–23)

In August 2021, Sagan signed a two-year contract with Team TotalEnergies, a UCI ProTeam, from the 2022 season onwards.^[8] He was joined at the team by his Bora–Hansgrohe teammates Maciej Bodnar, Daniel Oss and his brother Juraj Sagan.^[267] He was due to make his first start with the team at the Vuelta a San Juan in late January,^[268] but the international event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.^[269] Sagan took his first win for the team at the Tour de Suisse in June, winning the third stage into Grenchen.^[270] He later had to withdraw from the race, following a positive test (his third) for COVID-19.^[271] He won his eighth Slovak National Road Race Championships the following week,^[272] finishing nearly two minutes clear of his closest competitor, Lukáš Kubiš. At the Tour de France,^[273] Sagan failed to record any top-three stage finishes for the second year in a row, and he finished the season with a seventh-place finish in the road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Australia.^[274]

On 27 January 2023, Sagan announced that at the end of the 2023 season, he would retire from road cycling and aim to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in cross-country cycling.^[275]^[276] He finished second to Matúš Štoček at the Slovak National Road Race Championships, despite crashing in the final sprint.^[277] On 1 October 2023, Sagan apparently concluded his career as a professional road cyclist with a ninth-place finish at the Tour de Vendée.^[278]

Heart surgery and surprise return to the road (2024-)

After retiring from the road to focus on qualifying for the 2024 Olympics mountain bike competition, Sagan was diagnosed with anomalous tachycardia, a cardiac arrhythmia and acute bradycardia^{[citation needed]} in February 2024. He subsequently had two rounds of heart surgery.^[279] Having missed the start of the mountain bike season, Sagan returned to road racing, signing for the UCI Continental team Pierre Baguette. He competed at the 2024 Tour de Hongrie as part of an attempt to rebuild fitness.^[280]^[281] As of May 2024, Sagan's plans beyond the Tour de Hongrie, and whether he would be able to compete at the 2024 Olympics, had not been confirmed.^[280]

Personal life

Sagan is a Catholic and met Pope Francis in Vatican City in January 2018.^[282]

Sagan was formerly married to Katarína Smolková.^[283] They married on 11 November 2015 in Slovakia and resided in Monaco.^[284] Their first child, Marlon, was born on 25 October 2017.^[285]^{[better source needed]} On 18 July 2018, Sagan announced their separation.^[286]^[287]^{[better source needed]}

In April 2021, Sagan was drunk, riding as a passenger with his older brother Juraj Sagan in Monaco when the pair were stopped by the police as they were in violation of a curfew due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco. The younger Sagan "struggled like a madman" during the incident giving a policeman a minor injury. The pair were arrested for violating curfew.^[288] He later apologised for the incident and was fined €6,600; he stated that he feared he was going to be taken to the hospital against his will and forcibly vaccinated.^[289] In an interview with Spanish sports publication Marca, Sagan responded to the state of the sport during the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that "without people, cycling is different and worse".^[290]

Career achievements

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External links

Official website
Peter Sagan at UCI
Peter Sagan at Cycling Archives
Peter Sagan at ProCyclingStats
Peter Sagan at Cycling Quotient
Peter Sagan at CycleBase

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Zuzana Štefečeková	Sportsperson of Slovakia 2013	Succeeded by Anastasiya Kuzmina
Preceded by Anastasiya Kuzmina	Sportsperson of Slovakia 2015	Succeeded by Matej Tóth
Preceded by Matej Tóth	Sportsperson of Slovakia 2017	Succeeded by Anastasiya Kuzmina

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-'''Peter Sagan''' ({{IPA-sk|ˈpeter ˈsaɡan}}; born 26 January 1990) is a [[Slovakia|Slovak]] professional [[road bicycle racer]] who currently rides for [[UCI ProSeries|UCI ProTeam]] {{ct|TDE}}.<ref name="TotalEnergies">{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-signs-with-team-totalenergies-for-2022-and-2023/|title=Peter Sagan signs with Team TotalEnergies for 2022 and 2023|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=3 August 2021|access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref> Sagan had a successful junior [[cyclo-cross]] and [[mountain bike racing]] career, winning the junior cross-country race at the [[2008 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships]], before moving to [[Road bicycle racing|road racing]].
+'''Peter Sagan''' ({{IPA-sk|ˈpeter ˈsaɡan}}; born 26 January 1990) is a former [[Slovakia|Slovak]] professional cyclist, who competed in [[road bicycle racing]] and [[mountain bicycle racing]]. Sagan had a successful junior [[cyclo-cross]] and [[mountain bike racing]] career, winning the junior cross-country race at the [[2008 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships]], before moving to road racing. Following 121 victories in road racing, Sagan is scheduled to return to mountain bike racing in 2024 with Specialized Factory Racing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportovy.cas.sk/clanok/2830341/peter-sagan-uz-nebude-sucastou-totalenergies-meni-bicykel-aj-tim/|title=Peter Sagan uz nebude sucastou Totalenergies|trans-title=Peter Sagan will no longer be part of TotalEnergies: He is changing the bike and the team!|website=[[Nový čas]]|publisher=FPD Media, a.s.|date=10 August 2023|access-date=10 August 2023|language=sk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-prepares-to-join-specialized-mtb-team-after-storied-road-career/|title=Peter Sagan prepares to join Specialized MTB team after storied road career|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=13 August 2023|accessdate=25 August 2023}}</ref>
-Sagan is considered one of cycling's greatest talents, having earned many prestigious victories,<ref>{{cite news |title=Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Man of the week Sagan&nbsp;— a Merckx in the making? |first=John |last=Wilcockson |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/02/news/inside-cycling-with-john-wilcockson-man-of-the-week-sagan-%E2%80%94-a-merckx-in-the-making_162049 |newspaper=Velonews.com |date=28 February 2011 |access-date=19 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Breschel: Peter Sagan is the biggest talent in cycling |first=Daniel |last=Benson |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/breschel-peter-sagan-is-the-biggest-talent-in-cycling/ |newspaper=CyclingNews.com |date=7 December 2014 |access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> including three consecutive [[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]], one [[European Road Championships|European Championship]], two [[Paris–Nice]] stages, seven [[Tirreno–Adriatico]] stages, one in the [[Tour de Romandie]], three and the overall classification in the [[Tour de Pologne]], a record seventeen stages and the overall in the [[Tour of California]],<ref name="competitor1">{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/05/race-report/sagan-makes-an-even-four-with-amgen-win-in-clovis_219094 |title=Sagan nabs record-breaking seventh career Amgen win in Clovis |work=VeloNews|date=16 May 2012 |access-date=17 May 2012}}</ref> and another fifteen in the [[Tour de Suisse]]. He has won a number of classics, including the Monument races [[Paris–Roubaix|Paris-Roubaix]] and [[Tour of Flanders]], three [[Gent–Wevelgem]] races and [[E3 Saxo Bank Classic|E3 Harelbeke]], together with eighteen stages in [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]: twelve at the [[Tour de France]], four at the [[Vuelta a España]], and two at the [[Giro d'Italia]]. After having become the first rider to win the [[points classification in the Tour de France|points classification of the Tour de France]] on his first five attempts, he went on to win it a record seven times, in [[2012 Tour de France|2012]], [[2013 Tour de France|2013]], [[2014 Tour de France|2014]], [[2015 Tour de France|2015]], [[2016 Tour de France|2016]], [[2018 Tour de France|2018]] and [[2019 Tour de France|2019]].
+Sagan is considered one of cycling's greatest talents, having earned many prestigious victories,<ref>{{cite news |title=Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Man of the week Sagan&nbsp;— a Merckx in the making? |first=John |last=Wilcockson |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/02/news/inside-cycling-with-john-wilcockson-man-of-the-week-sagan-%E2%80%94-a-merckx-in-the-making_162049 |newspaper=Velonews.com |date=28 February 2011 |access-date=19 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Breschel: Peter Sagan is the biggest talent in cycling |first=Daniel |last=Benson |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/breschel-peter-sagan-is-the-biggest-talent-in-cycling/ |newspaper=CyclingNews.com |date=7 December 2014 |access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> including three consecutive [[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]], one [[European Road Cycling Championships|European Championship]], two [[Paris–Nice]] stages, seven [[Tirreno–Adriatico]] stages, one in the [[Tour de Romandie]], three and the overall classification in the [[Tour de Pologne]], a record seventeen stages and the overall in the [[Tour of California]],<ref name="competitor1">{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/05/race-report/sagan-makes-an-even-four-with-amgen-win-in-clovis_219094|title=Sagan nabs record-breaking seventh career Amgen win in Clovis|work=VeloNews|date=16 May 2012|access-date=17 May 2012}}</ref> and another fifteen in the [[Tour de Suisse]].
-Following his win at the [[2017 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|2017 UCI World Road Race Championships]], Sagan wore the [[rainbow jersey]] for the duration of 2018 for an unprecedented third consecutive season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/world-championships-peter-sagan-claims-second-world-title-in-lottery-sprint/|title=World Championships: Peter Sagan claims second world title in 'lottery' sprint – Cyclingnews.com}}</ref>
+Following his win at the [[2017 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|2017 UCI World Road Race Championships]], Sagan wore the [[rainbow jersey]] for the duration of 2018 for an unprecedented third consecutive season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/world-championships-peter-sagan-claims-second-world-title-in-lottery-sprint/|title=World Championships: Peter Sagan claims second world title in 'lottery' sprint|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=16 October 2016 |accessdate=15 November 2022}}</ref>
 ==Early life and amateur career==
 Born in [[Žilina]], Peter Sagan is the youngest child among three brothers and a sister. He was brought up by his sister as his parents spent most of the day taking care of a small grocery shop they own in his hometown. His older brother [[Juraj Sagan]] is also a professional cyclist, and is also a member of the TotalEnergies team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Updated: Professional Cycling Transfers 2021-2022 |url=https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/9964/updated-professional-cycling-transfers-2021-2022 |newspaper=Cyclist |date=13 January 2022 |access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref>
-Sagan started to ride bikes at the age of nine when he joined Cyklistický spolok Žilina, a small local club in his home town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Sagan – Legenda |trans-title=Peter Sagan – Legend|url=http://www.tikzilina.eu/peter-sagan-legenda/ |publisher=City of Zilina|access-date=16 March 2019|language=sk}}</ref> Throughout his junior years Sagan rode both mountain bikes and road bikes, and was well known for his unconventional style of riding in tennis shoes and T-shirts and drinking just pure water. Sagan drew a significant amount of attention when he appeared at the Slovak Cup with a bicycle borrowed from his sister. Sagan had mistakenly sold his own and had not received a spare from the Velosprint sponsor in time. He won the race despite riding a supermarket bike with poor brakes and limited gearing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Champion Sagan says uninterested in worlds circuit trial run|url=http://www.muslimglobal.com/2017/09/champion-sagan-says-uninterested-in.html|access-date=24 September 2017|publisher=Muslim Global}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bilancia Petra Sagana v sezóne 2007 |first=Peter |last=Zánický |url=http://www.mtbiker.sk/clanky/1060/bilancia-petra-sagana-v-sezone-2007.html |newspaper=Mtbiker.sk |date=14 January 2008 |access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media | title = Peter Sagan once borrowed his sister's supermarket bike to win a race | url =https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/video/detail/peter-sagan-once-borrowed-his-sister-s-supermarket-bike-to-win-a-race/ | access-date = 16 March 2019 | publisher = Olympic Channel}}</ref>
+Sagan started to ride bikes at the age of nine when he joined Cyklistický spolok Žilina, a small local club in his home town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Sagan – Legenda |trans-title=Peter Sagan – Legend|url=http://www.tikzilina.eu/peter-sagan-legenda/ |publisher=City of Zilina|access-date=16 March 2019|language=sk}}</ref> Throughout his junior years Sagan rode both mountain bikes and road bikes, and was well known for his unconventional style of riding in tennis shoes and T-shirts and drinking just pure water. Sagan drew a significant amount of attention when he appeared at the Slovak Cup with a bicycle borrowed from his sister. Sagan had mistakenly sold his own and had not received a spare from the Velosprint sponsor in time. He won the race despite riding a supermarket bike with poor brakes and limited gearing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Champion Sagan says uninterested in worlds circuit trial run|url=http://www.muslimglobal.com/2017/09/champion-sagan-says-uninterested-in.html|access-date=24 September 2017|publisher=Muslim Global}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bilancia Petra Sagana v sezóne 2007 |first=Peter |last=Zánický |url=http://www.mtbiker.sk/clanky/1060/bilancia-petra-sagana-v-sezone-2007.html |newspaper=MT Biker|date=14 January 2008 |access-date=18 May 2012|language=sk}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media | title = Peter Sagan once borrowed his sister's supermarket bike to win a race | url =https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/video/detail/peter-sagan-once-borrowed-his-sister-s-supermarket-bike-to-win-a-race/ | access-date = 16 March 2019 | publisher = Olympic Channel}}</ref>
 ==Professional career==
 ===Dukla Trenčín–Merida (2009)===
-Sagan's first professional cycling opportunity came along when he was hired by the {{ct|DUK|2009}} team, a Slovak outfit in the Continental (third) division. In 2008, he won the Mountain Bike Junior World Championship in [[Val di Sole]]. That same year he also finished second in the [[2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's junior race|junior race]] at the [[2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships|UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships]] in [[Treviso]] and [[Paris–Roubaix Juniors]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sagan, what a story... |url=http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NTg1Mw&MenuId=MTI1OTU&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuId%3DMTI1OTU |newspaper=uci.ch |date=19 June 2008 |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402195816/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NTg1Mw&MenuId=MTI1OTU&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuId%3DMTI1OTU |archive-date= 2 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sagan was focused on continuing his career as a mountain bike rider, but his management company Optimus Agency approached several professional road cycling teams. They received four answers to bring young Sagan for testing. The first three-day test was performed in {{ct|QST|2009}} but Sagan failed to secure a contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagana QuickStep kedysi nechcel, hovoril len po slovensky|url=https://sport.sme.sk/c/7305229/sagana-quickstep-kedysi-nechcel-hovoril-len-po-slovensky.html |newspaper=SME |date=27 July 2014 |access-date=5 March 2017| language=sk}}</ref> His frustration was so deep that he decided to quit road cycling, however pressed by his family he gave it a try with {{ct|LIQ|2010}} and succeeded.
+Sagan's first professional cycling opportunity came along when he was hired by the {{UCI team code|DUK|2009}} team, a Slovak outfit in the Continental (third) division. In 2008, he won the Mountain Bike Junior World Championship in [[Val di Sole]]. That same year he also finished second in the [[2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's junior race|junior race]] at the [[2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships|UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships]] in [[Treviso]] and [[Paris–Roubaix Juniors]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sagan, what a story... |url=http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NTg1Mw&MenuId=MTI1OTU&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuId%3DMTI1OTU |newspaper=uci.ch |date=19 June 2008 |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402195816/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NTg1Mw&MenuId=MTI1OTU&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuId%3DMTI1OTU |archive-date= 2 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sagan was focused on continuing his career as a mountain bike rider, but his management company Optimus Agency approached several professional road cycling teams. They received four answers to bring young Sagan for testing. The first three-day test was performed in {{UCI team code|QST|2009}} but Sagan failed to secure a contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagana QuickStep kedysi nechcel, hovoril len po slovensky|url=https://sport.sme.sk/c/7305229/sagana-quickstep-kedysi-nechcel-hovoril-len-po-slovensky.html |newspaper=[[Sme]]|publisher=Petit Press|date=27 July 2014 |access-date=5 March 2017| language=sk}}</ref> His frustration was so deep that he decided to quit road cycling, however pressed by his family he gave it a try with {{UCI team code|LIQ|2010}} and succeeded.
 ===Liquigas–Doimo (2010–14)===
-In November 2009, Liquigas' [[Stefano Zanatta]], Paolo Slongo and Enrico Zanardo offered Sagan, who spoke neither Italian or English, a ten-month contract valued at €1,000 per month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jozef Korbel: Taký talent ako Sagan sa narodí raz za sto rokov|url=http://sportzurnal.sk/1113/jozef-korbel-taky-talent-sagan-sa-narodi-za-sto-rokov/|trans-title=Jozef Korbel: A talent like Sagan is born once in a hundred years|newspaper=ŠPORT žurnál |date=11 March 2017 |access-date=16 January 2020| language=sk}}</ref> The agreement was later replaced by a two-year contract for 2010 and 2011 with an option to ride mountain bikes for [[Cannondale]]. Liquigas doctors and managers were stunned by results of Sagan's medical tests, saying that they had never seen a 19-year-old rider as physically strong and capable. During the training camp Sagan destroyed more mountain bikes than any other rider due to his ability to put a bike through its paces. This earned him the nickname "Terminator".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/blog/530281/peter-sagan-rider-profile.html |title=Peter Sagan: Rider Profile |last1=Abraham |first1=Richard |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |access-date=26 October 2013}}</ref>
+In November 2009, Liquigas' [[Stefano Zanatta]], Paolo Slongo and Enrico Zanardo offered Sagan, who spoke neither Italian or English, a ten-month contract valued at €1,000 per month.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jozef Korbel: Taký talent ako Sagan sa narodí raz za sto rokov|trans-title=Jozef Korbel: A talent like Sagan is born once in a hundred years|url=http://sportzurnal.sk/1113/jozef-korbel-taky-talent-sagan-sa-narodi-za-sto-rokov/|newspaper=Šport žurnál|date=11 March 2017|access-date=16 January 2020|language=sk|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217062626/http://sportzurnal.sk/1113/jozef-korbel-taky-talent-sagan-sa-narodi-za-sto-rokov/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The agreement was later replaced by a two-year contract for 2010 and 2011 with an option to ride mountain bikes for [[Cannondale]]. Liquigas doctors and managers were stunned by results of Sagan's medical tests, saying that they had never seen a 19-year-old rider as physically strong and capable. During the training camp Sagan destroyed more mountain bikes than any other rider due to his ability to put a bike through its paces. This earned him the nickname "Terminator".<ref>{{cite web |first=Richard|last=Abraham|title=Peter Sagan: Rider Profile|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/blog/530281/peter-sagan-rider-profile.html|website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=27 September 2011 |access-date=26 October 2013}}</ref>
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-Liquigas selected Sagan for his first [[UCI ProTour]] road race, the [[2010 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]] in January at the age of 19. He was involved in a crash during the second stage but kept riding with 17 stitches in his arm and left thigh. In the queen stage to [[Willunga, South Australia|Willunga]] he joined an attack over the last climb with [[Cadel Evans]], [[Alejandro Valverde]] and [[Luis León Sánchez]]. The four fought to hold off the sprinters' group over the next {{convert|20|km|abbr=off}}, with Sánchez taking the win.<ref name=DownUnder2010>{{cite news |title=LATEST FEATURES: LIVE FROM LAKE COMO: SAGAN LETS HIS LEGS DO THE TALKING |first=Gregor |last=Brown |url=http://www.roadbikeaction.com/ARCHIVE-HOME-PAGE--LATEST-FEATURES/content/100/2756/Live-from-Lake-Como-Sagan-Lets-His-Legs-Do-the-Talking.html |date=4 February 2010 |access-date=20 June 2011}}</ref> Sagan won his two ProTour stages during [[2010 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]], a race he was not initially nominated for, but joined the team after his teammate [[Maciej Bodnar]] broke his collarbone.<ref>{{cite news |title=BOY WONDER THE FUTURE IS NOW FOR PETER SAGAN |first=Brian |last=Holcombe |url=http://www.velonews-digital.com/velonews/201009?pg=48#pg48 |newspaper=velonews-digital.com |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=19 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094610/http://www.velonews-digital.com/velonews/201009?pg=48#pg48 |archive-date=11 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His first stage win was gained on the third stage, when Sagan joined a move initiated by [[Nicolas Roche]] on the final climb and out-sprinted Roche and [[Joaquim Rodríguez]] for the stage win in [[Aurillac]]. The result also gave Sagan the lead in the [[points classification]], giving him the green jersey.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2010/stage-3/results/|title=Sagan gets his victory, Voigt into yellow|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=10 March 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312084628/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/68th-paris-nice-his/stage-3/results|archivedate=12 March 2010}}</ref> Sagan's second win came from a solo attack on the fifth stage into [[Aix-en-Provence]]. Attacking three kilometres from the finish, on a steep climb, Sagan was able to hold off the peloton to claim the win.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2010/stage-5/results/|title=Sagan wins his second stage with audacious attack|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=12 March 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314083507/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/68th-paris-nice-his/stage-5/results|archivedate=14 March 2010}}</ref> Alongside his two stage wins, Sagan also finished second in stage two into [[Limoges]] and third in stage six into [[Tourrettes-sur-Loup]]. The combination of high stage placings and intermediate sprint points meant Sagan won the [[points classification]], and he finished 17th overall, three minutes and twenty one seconds behind race winner [[Alberto Contador]], who praised him and predicted he would be a rival to watch in future races. In April 2010 his contract was extended to 2012.
+Liquigas selected Sagan for his first [[UCI ProTour]] road race, the [[2010 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]] in January at the age of 19. He was involved in a crash during the second stage but kept riding with 17 stitches in his arm and left thigh. In the queen stage to [[Willunga, South Australia|Willunga]] he joined an attack over the last climb with [[Cadel Evans]], [[Alejandro Valverde]] and [[Luis León Sánchez]]. The four fought to hold off the sprinters' group over the next {{convert|20|km|abbr=off}}, with Sánchez taking the win.<ref name=DownUnder2010>{{cite news|first=Gregor |last=Brown|title=Latest Features {{!}} Live from Lake Como: Sagan lets his legs do the talking|url=http://www.roadbikeaction.com/ARCHIVE-HOME-PAGE--LATEST-FEATURES/content/100/2756/Live-from-Lake-Como-Sagan-Lets-His-Legs-Do-the-Talking.html |date=4 February 2010 |access-date=20 June 2011}}</ref> Sagan won his two ProTour stages during [[2010 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]], a race he was not initially nominated for, but joined the team after his teammate [[Maciej Bodnar]] broke his collarbone.<ref>{{cite news|first=Brian |last=Holcombe|title=Boy Wonder the Future is now for Peter Sagan|url=http://www.velonews-digital.com/velonews/201009?pg=48#pg48 |newspaper=velonews-digital.com |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=19 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094610/http://www.velonews-digital.com/velonews/201009?pg=48#pg48 |archive-date=11 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His first stage win was gained on the third stage, when Sagan joined a move initiated by [[Nicolas Roche]] on the final climb and out-sprinted Roche and [[Joaquim Rodríguez]] for the stage win in [[Aurillac]]. The result also gave Sagan the lead in the [[points classification]], giving him the green jersey.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2010/stage-3/results/|title=Sagan gets his victory, Voigt into yellow|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=10 March 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312084628/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/68th-paris-nice-his/stage-3/results|archivedate=12 March 2010}}</ref> Sagan's second win came from a solo attack on the fifth stage into [[Aix-en-Provence]]. Attacking three kilometres from the finish, on a steep climb, Sagan was able to hold off the peloton to claim the win.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2010/stage-5/results/|title=Sagan wins his second stage with audacious attack|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=12 March 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314083507/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/68th-paris-nice-his/stage-5/results|archivedate=14 March 2010}}</ref>
 [[File:Peter Sagan 2010 TOC.jpg|thumb|left|Sagan at the [[2010 Tour of California]], where he finished eighth overall as well as winning the sprints and young rider classifications.]]
-Following a stage win at the [[2010 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/64th-tour-de-romandie-upt/stage-1/results/|title=Sagan superior in Fleurier|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=28 April 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan next raced at the [[2010 Tour of California|Tour of California]], where he won the fifth and sixth stages, coming in with the overall contenders each time.<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2010/stage-5/results/|title=Slovak Sagan's success continues in California|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=21 May 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first1=Greg|last1=Johnson|first2=Laura|last2=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2010/stage-6/results/|title=Sagan takes Liquigas' winning streak to three|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=22 May 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Lying third overall in the general classification, Sagan lost more than a minute in the {{convert|33.5|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[individual time trial]] on the penultimate day,<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2010/stage-7/results/|title=Martin lights up LA time trial|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=23 May 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and ultimately finished eighth overall; he won the young rider and sprints classifications.<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2010/stage-8/results/|title=Hesjedal wins Amgen Tour of California finale|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=24 May 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan finished fourth in the opening prologue of the [[2010 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], only three seconds behind [[Fabian Cancellara]], but finished almost 11 minutes down in the second stage and did not take the start the following day alleging severe fatigue.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Sagan out of the Tour de Suisse |first=Jered |last=Gruber |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4543/Peter-Sagan-out-of-the-Tour-de-Suisse.aspx |newspaper=Velonation.com |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=19 June 2011}}</ref> After taking a break during July, he returned to form later in the season, securing high placings in a number of European races as well as second place in the inaugural [[2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]]. He rode the [[2010 UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]] in [[Geelong]], Australia for Slovakia, but failed to make an impact in the race. He planned to ride several late season races including [[2010 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]] and the [[2010 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]] but an intestinal issue forced him out of the former and weakened him in the latter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Sagan's season start pushed back, still suffering from stomach problems |first=Jered |last=Gruber |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6527/Peter-Sagans-season-start-pushed-back-still-suffering-from-stomach-problems.aspx |newspaper=Velonation.com |date=28 November 2010 |access-date=19 June 2011}}</ref>
+Following a stage win at the [[2010 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/64th-tour-de-romandie-upt/stage-1/results/|title=Sagan superior in Fleurier|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=28 April 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan next raced at the [[2010 Tour of California|Tour of California]], where he won the fifth and sixth stages, coming in with the overall contenders each time.<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2010/stage-5/results/|title=Slovak Sagan's success continues in California|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=21 May 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first1=Greg|last1=Johnson|first2=Laura|last2=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2010/stage-6/results/|title=Sagan takes Liquigas' winning streak to three|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=22 May 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Lying third overall in the general classification, Sagan lost more than a minute in the {{convert|33.5|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[individual time trial]] on the penultimate day,<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2010/stage-7/results/|title=Martin lights up LA time trial|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=23 May 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and ultimately finished eighth overall; he won the young rider and sprints classifications.<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2010/stage-8/results/|title=Hesjedal wins Amgen Tour of California finale|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=24 May 2010|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan finished fourth in the opening prologue of the [[2010 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], only three seconds behind [[Fabian Cancellara]], but finished almost 11 minutes down in the second stage and did not take the start the following day alleging severe fatigue.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Sagan out of the Tour de Suisse |first=Jered |last=Gruber |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4543/Peter-Sagan-out-of-the-Tour-de-Suisse.aspx |newspaper=Velonation.com |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=19 June 2011}}</ref> He planned to ride several late season races including [[2010 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]] and the [[2010 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]] but an intestinal issue forced him out of the former and weakened him in the latter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Sagan's season start pushed back, still suffering from stomach problems |first=Jered |last=Gruber |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6527/Peter-Sagans-season-start-pushed-back-still-suffering-from-stomach-problems.aspx |newspaper=Velonation.com |date=28 November 2010 |access-date=19 June 2011}}</ref>
 ====2011====
-{{ct|LIQ|2010|nolink=yes}} became the renamed {{ct|LIQ|2011}} for the 2011 season, and at a team training camp in December 2010, Sagan said that his first goal for the season was [[2011 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/liquigas-cannondale-hit-the-dolomites-for-training-camp |title=Liquigas-Cannondale hit the Dolomites for training camp |author=Richard Tyler |work=Cyclingnews.com}}</ref> After beginning his season with some solid placings in a couple of Italian one-day races, Sagan won three of the five stages at the [[Giro di Sardegna]], and won both the overall and the points classification, narrowly hanging on to beat [[José Serpa]] by three seconds in the general classification.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-di-sardegna-2-1/stage-5/results |title=Sagan secures Sardegna success |last1=Farrand |first1=Stephen |date=26 February 2011 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=26 October 2013}}</ref> During the [[2011 Tour of California|Tour of California]], he won stage 5 as he ultimately won the sprints classification for the second straight year.<ref name="tourofcal11">{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/chris-horner-wins-2011-amgen-tour-of-california-as-matt-goss-takes-stage-8-s_175419 |title=Chris Horner wins 2011 Amgen Tour of California as Matt Goss takes stage 8 |publisher=VeloNews.com |date=22 May 2011 |access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> In June he took part in the [[2011 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]] starting off with a third place in the opening prologue. He then won the third stage, a mountain stage, showing his versatility when he caught [[Damiano Cunego]] on the descent of the [[Grosse Scheidegg]] and then outsprinted him in the dash to the finish line.<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Hymas|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2011/stage-3/results/|title=Sagan tops Cunego in Grindelwald|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=13 June 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan managed two other podium placings in the flat stages with an uphill sprint finish before winning stage 8 in another bunch sprint; he won the points classification at the race as well.<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2011/stage-8/results/|title=Sagan sprints to second stage win|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=18 June 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=2011results>{{cite web |url=http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=12193&year=2011&all=0&current=0 |title=Peter Sagan|website=Cycling Quotient |access-date=26 October 2013}}</ref>
+{{UCI team code|LIQ|2010|nolink=yes}} became the renamed {{UCI team code|LIQ|2011}} for the 2011 season, and at a team training camp in December 2010, Sagan said that his first goal for the season was [[2011 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Tyler|title=Liquigas-Cannondale hit the Dolomites for training camp|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/liquigas-cannondale-hit-the-dolomites-for-training-camp|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=2 December 2010 }}</ref> After beginning his season with some solid placings in a couple of Italian one-day races, Sagan won three of the five stages at the [[Giro di Sardegna]], and won both the overall and the points classification, narrowly hanging on to beat [[José Serpa]] by three seconds in the general classification.<ref>{{cite web |first=Stephen|last=Farrand|title=Sagan secures Sardegna success|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-di-sardegna-2-1/stage-5/results|date=26 February 2011 |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=26 October 2013}}</ref> During the [[2011 Tour of California|Tour of California]], he won stage 5 as he ultimately won the sprints classification for the second straight year.<ref name="tourofcal11">{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/chris-horner-wins-2011-amgen-tour-of-california-as-matt-goss-takes-stage-8-s_175419 |title=Chris Horner wins 2011 Amgen Tour of California as Matt Goss takes stage 8 |website=VeloNews.com |date=22 May 2011 |access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> In June he took part in the [[2011 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]] starting off with a third place in the opening prologue. He then won the third stage, a mountain stage, showing his versatility when he caught [[Damiano Cunego]] on the descent of the [[Grosse Scheidegg]] and then outsprinted him in the dash to the finish line.<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Hymas|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2011/stage-3/results/|title=Sagan tops Cunego in Grindelwald|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=13 June 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan managed two other podium placings in the flat stages with an uphill sprint finish before winning stage 8 in another bunch sprint; he won the points classification at the race as well.<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2011/stage-8/results/|title=Sagan sprints to second stage win|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=18 June 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=2011results>{{cite web |url=http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=12193&year=2011&all=0&current=0 |title=Peter Sagan|website=Cycling Quotient |access-date=26 October 2013}}</ref>
-He rode the [[2011 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]] as a preparation for the [[2011 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], his first [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] appearance. He took the leader's jersey after winning stage 4 and then he also won stage 5.<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-upt-1/stage-4/results/|title=Sagan strikes in Cieszyn|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=3 August 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-upt-1/stage-5/results/|title=Sagan makes it two in Zakopane|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=4 August 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Although he lost the lead to [[Dan Martin (cyclist)|Dan Martin]] after a difficult finish of stage 6,<ref>{{cite news|first=Pierre|last=Carrey|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-upt-1/stage-6/results/|title=Epic win for Martin in Poland|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=5 August 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> he managed to regain it on the final day of the race thanks to bonus seconds earned on the stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-upt-1/stage-7/results/|title=Sagan secures time bonus, wins overall|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=6 August 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He also claimed the points classification.<ref name=2011results /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://2011.tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=66 |title=Tour de Pologne Peter Sagan's Accomplishment in Krakow |date=6 August 2011 |website=[[Tour de Pologne]] |access-date=26 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190845/http://2011.tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=66 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Sagan then won three stages at the Vuelta a España; on stage 6, he caused a split in the small lead group by leading them down the final descent crouched on his bike to increase speed. Only three teammates and [[Pablo Lastras]] ({{ct|MOV|2011}}) were able to keep up, and Sagan went on to win the sprint.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9533/Vuelta-a-Espana-Peter-Sagan-wins-as-Liquigas-Cannondale-tears-stage-six-apart.aspx |title=Vuelta a España: Peter Sagan wins as Liquigas-Cannondale tears stage six apart |work=Velo Nation |date=25 August 2011 |access-date=13 October 2012 }}</ref> After winning stage 12 in a sprint finish,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/cycling/news/12040/7142807/sagan-doubles-up-at-vuelta|title=Sagan doubles up at Vuelta|work=[[Sky Sports]]|publisher=[[Sky UK]]|date=4 September 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> his next objective was the final stage in [[Madrid]], which he won by a narrow margin ahead of [[Daniele Bennati]] and [[Alessandro Petacchi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9745/Vuelta-a-Espana-Peter-Sagans-third-stage-win-seals-Juan-Jose-Cobos-victory.aspx |title=Vuelta a España: Peter Sagan's third stage win seals Juan José Cobo's victory |work=Velo Nation |date=11 September 2011 |access-date=13 October 2012 |author=Ben Atkins}}</ref>
+Sagan rode the [[2011 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]] as a preparation for the [[2011 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], his first [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] appearance. He took the leader's jersey after winning stages 4 and 5.<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-upt-1/stage-4/results/|title=Sagan strikes in Cieszyn|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=3 August 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-upt-1/stage-5/results/|title=Sagan makes it two in Zakopane|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=4 August 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Although he lost the lead to [[Dan Martin (cyclist)|Dan Martin]] after a difficult finish of stage 6,<ref>{{cite news|first=Pierre|last=Carrey|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-upt-1/stage-6/results/|title=Epic win for Martin in Poland|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=5 August 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> he managed to regain it on the final day of the race thanks to bonus seconds earned on the stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-upt-1/stage-7/results/|title=Sagan secures time bonus, wins overall|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=6 August 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He also claimed the points classification.<ref name=2011results /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://2011.tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=66 |title=Tour de Pologne Peter Sagan's Accomplishment in Krakow |date=6 August 2011 |website=[[Tour de Pologne]] |access-date=26 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190845/http://2011.tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=66 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Sagan then won three stages at the Vuelta a España; on stage 6, he caused a split in the small lead group by leading them down the final descent crouched on his bike to increase speed. Only three teammates and [[Pablo Lastras]] ({{UCI team code|MOV|2011}}) were able to keep up, and Sagan went on to win the sprint.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9533/Vuelta-a-Espana-Peter-Sagan-wins-as-Liquigas-Cannondale-tears-stage-six-apart.aspx |title=Vuelta a España: Peter Sagan wins as Liquigas-Cannondale tears stage six apart |work=Velo Nation |date=25 August 2011 |access-date=13 October 2012 }}</ref> After winning stage 12 in a sprint finish,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/cycling/news/12040/7142807/sagan-doubles-up-at-vuelta|title=Sagan doubles up at Vuelta|work=[[Sky Sports]]|publisher=[[Sky UK]]|date=4 September 2011|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> his next objective was the final stage in [[Madrid]], which he won by a narrow margin ahead of [[Daniele Bennati]] and [[Alessandro Petacchi]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben|last=Atkins|title=Vuelta a España: Peter Sagan's third stage win seals Juan José Cobo's victory|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9745/Vuelta-a-Espana-Peter-Sagans-third-stage-win-seals-Juan-Jose-Cobos-victory.aspx|website=Velo Nation |date=11 September 2011 |access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref>
 ====2012====
 [[File:Peter Sagan.jpg|thumb|Sagan at the [[2012 Tour of Flanders]], where he finished in fifth place.]]
-He began the season in good form, winning a stage and the points classification in the [[2012 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-oman-2012/stage-2/results/|title=Sagan triumphs on day two in Oman|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=15 February 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-oman-2012/stage-6/results/|title=Velits wins 2012 Tour of Oman|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=19 February 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan won Stage 4 of [[2012 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/sagan-rockets-ahead-for-tirreno-stage-win-horner-grabs-lead-44737|title=Sagan rockets ahead for Tirreno stage win, Horner grabs lead|date=10 March 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|IPC Media Limited]]}}</ref> and also played a key role in helping [[Vincenzo Nibali]] win the event overall. Sagan's good form continued into the classics season, with fourth place in [[2012 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/MilanoSanremo/download/2012/OrdineArrivo.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|title=Order of Arrival|work=[[Milan–San Remo]]|publisher=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]; [[RCS MediaGroup]]|date=17 March 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> second in [[2012 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-2012/results/|title=Boonen wins Gent-Wevelgem|date=25 March 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]}}</ref> a stage victory in the [[2012 Three Days of De Panne|Three Days of De Panne]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Gregor|last=Brown|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/sagan-takes-first-belgian-win-in-de-panne-44376|title=Sagan takes first Belgian win in De Panne|date=27 March 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|IPC Media Limited]]}}</ref> fifth in the [[2012 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Brecht|last=Decaluwé|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-flanders-2012/results/|title=Boonen wins 2012 Tour of Flanders|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=1 April 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and third in the [[2012 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/amstel-gold-race-2012/results/|title=Gasparotto wins Amstel stunner|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=15 April 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> On the first stage of the [[2012 Tour of California|Tour of California]], Sagan had a puncture with {{convert|7|km|abbr=off}} to go. He worked his way back to the bunch and avoided a crash that occurred with {{convert|3|km|abbr=off}} left. His teammate [[Daniel Oss]] piloted him in the last few kilometres, and Sagan out sprinted his rivals, taking the stage win.<ref>{{cite news|first=Pat|last=Malach|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2012/stage-1/results/ |title=Tour of California: Peter Sagan wins in Santa Rosa |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=13 May 2012 |accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517002725/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-of-california/stage-1/results |archive-date=17 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On Stage 2, Sagan crashed on the Empire Grade climb, but he was able to return to the peloton for the sprint finish; he was first out of the final corner and accelerated to the finish, taking his second victory in a row.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/05/tour-of-california/sagan-wins-stage-2-of-the-amgen-tour_218533 |title=Sagan wins stage 2 of the Amgen Tour |work=Velo News |date=14 May 2012 |access-date=14 May 2012 }}</ref> On the third stage, Sagan took his third consecutive victory ahead of  [[Heinrich Haussler]] ({{ct|GRS|2012a}}),<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2012/stage-3/results/|title=Sagan three-peats in Livermore |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=15 May 2012 |accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516021823/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-of-california/stage-3/results |archive-date=16 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> before doing the same on the fourth stage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11892/Tour-of-California-Peter-Sagan-sprints-again-to-go-four-from-four.aspx |title=Tour of California: Peter Sagan sprints again to go four from four |work=VeloNation |date=16 May 2012 |access-date=16 May 2012 |first=Ben |last=Atkins}}</ref> Sagan took his fifth stage win on the final day in [[Los Angeles]], to win the sprints classification.<ref name="competitor1" /><ref name="LA">{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2012/stage-8/results/|title=Gesink seals overall victory in Tour of California |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=20 May 2012 |accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523034717/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-of-california/stage-8/results |archive-date=23 May 2012 }}</ref> In doing so, he took the record for most stage wins at the race, with eight.<ref name="LA"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/Peter-Sagan-repeats-performance-and-clinches-Stage-4-victory.html |title=Peter Sagan repeats performance and clinches Stage 4 victory |work=[[Tour of California]] |publisher=[[Anschutz Entertainment Group]] |date=16 May 2012 |access-date=17 May 2012 |quote=He [Sagan] now also holds the record for most stage wins&nbsp;– seven&nbsp;– in the history of the Amgen Tour of California. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519090619/http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/Peter-Sagan-repeats-performance-and-clinches-Stage-4-victory.html |archive-date=19 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+Sagan began the season in good form, winning a stage and the points classification in the [[2012 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-oman-2012/stage-2/results/|title=Sagan triumphs on day two in Oman|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=15 February 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-oman-2012/stage-6/results/|title=Velits wins 2012 Tour of Oman|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=19 February 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan won Stage 4 of [[2012 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/sagan-rockets-ahead-for-tirreno-stage-win-horner-grabs-lead-44737|title=Sagan rockets ahead for Tirreno stage win, Horner grabs lead|date=10 March 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|IPC Media Limited]]}}</ref> and also played a key role in helping [[Vincenzo Nibali]] win the event overall. Sagan's good form continued into the classics season, with fourth place in [[2012 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/MilanoSanremo/download/2012/OrdineArrivo.pdf|title=Order of Arrival|work=[[Milan–San Remo]]|publisher=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]|agency=[[RCS MediaGroup]]|date=17 March 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> second in [[2012 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-2012/results/|title=Boonen wins Gent-Wevelgem|date=25 March 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]}}</ref> a stage victory in the [[2012 Three Days of De Panne|Three Days of De Panne]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Gregor|last=Brown|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/sagan-takes-first-belgian-win-in-de-panne-44376|title=Sagan takes first Belgian win in De Panne|date=27 March 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|IPC Media Limited]]}}</ref> fifth in the [[2012 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Brecht|last=Decaluwé|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-flanders-2012/results/|title=Boonen wins 2012 Tour of Flanders|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=1 April 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and third in the [[2012 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/amstel-gold-race-2012/results/|title=Gasparotto wins Amstel stunner|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=15 April 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> On the first stage of the [[2012 Tour of California|Tour of California]], Sagan had a puncture with {{convert|7|km|abbr=off}} to go. He worked his way back to the bunch and avoided a crash that occurred with {{convert|3|km|abbr=off}} left. His teammate [[Daniel Oss]] piloted him in the last few kilometres, and Sagan out sprinted his rivals, taking the stage win.<ref>{{cite news|first=Pat|last=Malach|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2012/stage-1/results/ |title=Tour of California: Peter Sagan wins in Santa Rosa |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=13 May 2012 |accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517002725/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-of-california/stage-1/results |archive-date=17 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On Stage 2, Sagan crashed on the Empire Grade climb, but he was able to return to the peloton for the sprint finish; he was first out of the final corner and accelerated to the finish, taking his second victory in a row.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/05/tour-of-california/sagan-wins-stage-2-of-the-amgen-tour_218533 |title=Sagan wins stage 2 of the Amgen Tour |work=Velo News |date=14 May 2012 |access-date=14 May 2012 |archive-date=26 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226172701/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/05/tour-of-california/sagan-wins-stage-2-of-the-amgen-tour_218533 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On the third stage, Sagan took his third consecutive victory ahead of  [[Heinrich Haussler]] ({{UCI team code|GRS|2012a}}),<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2012/stage-3/results/|title=Sagan three-peats in Livermore |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=15 May 2012 |accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516021823/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-of-california/stage-3/results |archive-date=16 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> before doing the same on the fourth stage.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben|last=Atkins|title=Tour of California: Peter Sagan sprints again to go four from four|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11892/Tour-of-California-Peter-Sagan-sprints-again-to-go-four-from-four.aspx|website=VeloNation |date=16 May 2012 |access-date=16 May 2012}}</ref> Sagan took his fifth stage win on the final day in [[Los Angeles]], to win the sprints classification.<ref name="competitor1" /><ref name="LA">{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2012/stage-8/results/|title=Gesink seals overall victory in Tour of California |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=20 May 2012 |accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523034717/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-of-california/stage-8/results |archive-date=23 May 2012 }}</ref> By doing so, he took the record for most stage wins at the race, with eight.<ref name="LA"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/Peter-Sagan-repeats-performance-and-clinches-Stage-4-victory.html |title=Peter Sagan repeats performance and clinches Stage 4 victory |website=[[Tour of California]] |publisher=[[Anschutz Entertainment Group]] |date=16 May 2012 |access-date=17 May 2012 |quote=He [Sagan] now also holds the record for most stage wins&nbsp;– seven&nbsp;– in the history of the Amgen Tour of California. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519090619/http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/Peter-Sagan-repeats-performance-and-clinches-Stage-4-victory.html |archive-date=19 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-{{quote box|align=left | width=25% | quote="I have never seen a rider like him. I do not think anyone has. He is the first-of-a-kind rider. You can expect everything because he can win what he wants. Anything. If he wins the Tour de France someday, it will not be a surprise to me. Watch out."|source=Ivan Basso on Sagan.<ref name=IvanBasso>{{cite news |title=Second Coming of the Cannibal? |url=http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/second-coming-cannibal |date=9 February 2013 |access-date=9 February 2013 |work=[[Bicycling (magazine)|Bicycling]] }}</ref>}}
+{{quote box|align=left | width=25% | quote="I have never seen a rider like him. I do not think anyone has. He is the first-of-a-kind rider. You can expect everything because he can win what he wants. Anything. If he wins the Tour de France someday, it will not be a surprise to me. Watch out."|source=Ivan Basso on Sagan.<ref name=IvanBasso>{{cite news |title=Second Coming of the Cannibal? |url=http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/second-coming-cannibal|magazine=[[Bicycling (magazine)|Bicycling]]|date=9 February 2013 |access-date=9 February 2013}}</ref>}}
-Sagan demonstrated good form once again in the [[UCI World Tour|World Tour]] classified [[2012 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]] by winning four stages and the points classification. He kicked things off with a win in the opening prologue, besting local favourite and time trial specialist [[Fabian Cancellara]] ({{ct|RNT|2012}}) by 4 seconds over the {{convert|7.3|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} course.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12074/Tour-de-Suisse-Peter-Sagan-descends-fearlessly-to-take-opening-time-trial.aspx |title=Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan descends fearlessly to take opening time trial |work=Velo Nation |date=9 June 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012 |first=Ben |last=Atkins}}</ref> His next win came on a rainy stage 3, where the peloton caught the final two escapees inside the final kilometre. Sagan's foot came out of his pedal in one of the last bends, but he managed to stay upright and pass {{ct|OGE|2012b}}'s [[Baden Cooke]] before the line for the victory.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12094/Tour-de-Suisse-Peter-Sagan-wins-stage-three-as-Swiss-Railways-gives-the-breakaway-a-chance.aspx |title=Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan wins stage three as Swiss Railways gives the breakaway a chance |work=Velo Nation |date=11 June 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012 |first=Ben |last=Atkins}}</ref> With about {{convert|350|m|abbr=off}} to go on the fourth stage, [[Marcus Burghardt]] of {{ct|BMC|2012}} launched a sprint for the finish line in rainy conditions. Sagan jumped out of his teammate's wheel to get into Burghardt's slipstream and sailed past him to take the win. He thanked his team for their efforts afterward, especially [[Moreno Moser]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12101/Tour-de-Suisse-Sagan-unbeatable-again-in-a-rain-sodden-fourth-stage.aspx |title=Tour de Suisse: Sagan unbeatable again in a rain sodden fourth stage |work=Velo Nation |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012 |first=Ben |last=Atkins}}</ref> The next win came on stage 6, the last stage of the Tour which was suited to the sprinters. The final kilometres in [[Bischofszell]] were filled with urban obstacles such as roundabouts and sharp bends, and Sagan stayed towards the head of the bunch. With {{convert|200|m|abbr=off}} to go, Sagan took a left bend with a small patch of cobbles in it at full speed. He scraped the barriers as he came out of the corner but sprinted his way to victory. When asked about the seemingly close call he had, Sagan stated that "you need to invent something to find some space [...]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2012/stage-6/results |title=Sagan wins stage 6 in Bischofszell |work=Cycling News |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012 |first=Susan |last=Westemeyer}}</ref>
+Sagan demonstrated good form once again in the [[UCI World Tour|World Tour]] classified [[2012 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]] by winning four stages and the points classification. He kicked things off with a win in the opening prologue, besting local favourite and time trial specialist [[Fabian Cancellara]] ({{UCI team code|RNT|2012}}) by 4 seconds over the {{convert|7.3|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} course.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Atkins|title=Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan descends fearlessly to take opening time trial|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12074/Tour-de-Suisse-Peter-Sagan-descends-fearlessly-to-take-opening-time-trial.aspx|work=Velo Nation|date=9 June 2012|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> His next win came on a rainy stage 3, where the peloton caught the final two escapees inside the final kilometre. Sagan's foot came out of his pedal in one of the last bends, but he managed to stay upright and pass {{UCI team code|OGE|2012b}}'s [[Baden Cooke]] before the line for the victory.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Atkins|title=Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan wins stage three as Swiss Railways gives the breakaway a chance |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12094/Tour-de-Suisse-Peter-Sagan-wins-stage-three-as-Swiss-Railways-gives-the-breakaway-a-chance.aspx|work=Velo Nation |date=11 June 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> With about {{convert|350|m|abbr=off}} to go on the fourth stage, [[Marcus Burghardt]] of {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}} launched a sprint for the finish line in rainy conditions. Sagan jumped out of his teammate's wheel to get into Burghardt's slipstream and sailed past him to take the win. He thanked his team for their efforts afterward, especially [[Moreno Moser]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben|last=Atkins|title=Tour de Suisse: Sagan unbeatable again in a rain sodden fourth stage |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12101/Tour-de-Suisse-Sagan-unbeatable-again-in-a-rain-sodden-fourth-stage.aspx|work=Velo Nation |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> The next win came on stage 6, the last stage of the Tour which was suited to the sprinters. The final kilometres in [[Bischofszell]] were filled with urban obstacles such as roundabouts and sharp bends, and Sagan stayed towards the head of the bunch. With {{convert|200|m|abbr=off}} to go, Sagan took a left bend with a small patch of cobbles in it at full speed. He scraped the barriers as he came out of the corner but sprinted his way to victory. When asked about the seemingly close call he had, Sagan stated that "you need to invent something to find some space [...]".<ref>{{cite news|first=Susan|last=Westemeyer|title=Sagan wins stage 6 in Bischofszell|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2012/stage-6/results|website=CyclingNews.com|date=14 June 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref>
 [[File:Peter Sagan TDF2012.jpg|thumb|Sagan at the [[2012 Tour de France]]. Sagan won the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]], winning three stages during the race.]]
-Sagan started the [[2012 Tour de France|Tour de France]] by finishing in 53rd place on the prologue after losing some time in the corners. He won the [[2012 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 1|first stage]] in [[Seraing]] atop a small climb after breaking away with a little more than a kilometre to go with [[Fabian Cancellara]] ({{ct|RNT|2012}}) and out sprinting him and [[Edvald Boasson Hagen]] ({{ct|SKY|2012}}).<ref>{{cite news|first=Susan|last=Westemeyer|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-1/results/|title=Sagan triumphs in Seraing|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=1 July 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> According to Sagan's SRM file, in the final {{convert|1.5|km|abbr=off}} when Cancellara initiated the move, Sagan ramped up his cadence to over 120 rpm to stay with him and averaged 493 watts of power in the last 2 minutes 20 seconds of the race. His power output maximum in the finale was 1,236 watts, and he averaged 970 watts in the last 200 metres.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.srm.de/index.php/us/srm-blog/tour-de-france/727 |title=Sagan Soars to Victory in Stage 1 |work=SRM |date=1 July 2012 |access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref> On [[2012 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 3|Stage 3]], he went clear on the final Category 4 climb in [[Boulogne-sur-Mer]] sprinting away and leaving the field behind.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-3/results/|title=Sagan dances to second Tour de France stage win|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=3 July 2012|access-date=3 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704130443/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-3/results |archive-date=4 July 2012 }}</ref> As Sagan crossed the finish line, he performed a "[[Forrest Gump (character)#Running|running man]]" salute akin to the eponymous character portrayed by [[Tom Hanks]] in 1994 film ''[[Forrest Gump]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.supersport.com/cycling/tour-de-france/news/120703/Sagan_nails_second_Tour_victory |title=Sagan nails second Tour victory |work=SuperSport |publisher=MultiChoice LTD |date=3 July 2012 |access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref> He won again on [[2012 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 6|Stage 6]], which had a course suited for a bunch sprint; he beat pure sprinters [[André Greipel]] of {{ct|OLO|2012}} and [[Matthew Goss]] of the {{ct|OGE|2012b}} squad by around a bike length in [[Metz]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-6/results/|title=Sagan wins Tour de France stage 6 in Metz|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=6 July 2012 |access-date=6 July 2012 |first=Les |last=Clarke|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709014312/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-6/results |archive-date=9 July 2012 }}</ref> He finished the Tour with three stage wins and as winner of the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]], also earning the "most combative" rider award on the mountainous [[2012 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20#Stage14|Stage 14]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-i-wanted-a-tour-stage-win-and-i-got-three |title=Sagan: I wanted a Tour stage win and I got three |work=Cycling News |date=23 July 2012 |access-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> He won a Porsche since he made a bet with the Liquigas management that he could win two stages and the points classification.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-set-to-win-porsche-in-paris |title=Sagan set to win Porsche in Paris |work=Cycling News |date=17 July 2012 |access-date=26 July 2012}}</ref>
+Sagan started the [[2012 Tour de France|Tour de France]] by finishing in 53rd place on the prologue after losing some time in the corners. He won the [[2012 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 1|first stage]] in [[Seraing]] atop a small climb after breaking away with a little more than a kilometre to go with [[Fabian Cancellara]] ({{UCI team code|RNT|2012}}) and out sprinting him and [[Edvald Boasson Hagen]] ({{UCI team code|SKY|2012}}).<ref>{{cite news|first=Susan|last=Westemeyer|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-1/results/|title=Sagan triumphs in Seraing|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=1 July 2012|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> According to Sagan's SRM file, in the final {{convert|1.5|km|abbr=off}} when Cancellara initiated the move, Sagan ramped up his cadence to over 120 rpm to stay with him and averaged 493 watts of power in the last 2 minutes 20 seconds of the race. His power output maximum in the finale was 1,236 watts, and he averaged 970 watts in the last 200 metres.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.srm.de/index.php/us/srm-blog/tour-de-france/727 |title=Sagan Soars to Victory in Stage 1 |work=[[Schoberer Rad Meßtechnik]]|date=1 July 2012 |access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref> On [[2012 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 3|Stage 3]], he went clear on the final Category 4 climb in [[Boulogne-sur-Mer]] sprinting away and leaving the field behind.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-3/results/|title=Sagan dances to second Tour de France stage win|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=3 July 2012|access-date=3 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704130443/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-3/results |archive-date=4 July 2012 }}</ref> As Sagan crossed the finish line, he performed a "[[Forrest Gump (character)#Running|running man]]" salute akin to the eponymous character portrayed by [[Tom Hanks]] in 1994 film ''[[Forrest Gump]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.supersport.com/cycling/tour-de-france/news/120703/Sagan_nails_second_Tour_victory |title=Sagan nails second Tour victory |work=SuperSport |publisher=MultiChoice LTD |date=3 July 2012 |access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref> He won again on [[2012 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 6|Stage 6]], which had a course suited for a bunch sprint; he beat pure sprinters [[André Greipel]] of {{UCI team code|OLO|2012}} and [[Matthew Goss]] of the {{UCI team code|OGE|2012b}} squad by around a bike length in [[Metz]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-6/results/|title=Sagan wins Tour de France stage 6 in Metz|website=[[CyclingNews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=6 July 2012 |access-date=6 July 2012 |first=Les |last=Clarke|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709014312/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-6/results |archive-date=9 July 2012 }}</ref> He finished the Tour with three stage wins and as winner of the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]], also earning the "most combative" rider award on the mountainous [[2012 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20#Stage14|Stage 14]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-i-wanted-a-tour-stage-win-and-i-got-three |title=Sagan: I wanted a Tour stage win and I got three|website=CyclingNews.com|date=23 July 2012 |access-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> He won a Porsche since he made a bet with the Liquigas management that he could win two stages and the points classification.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-set-to-win-porsche-in-paris |title=Sagan set to win Porsche in Paris|website=CyclingNews.com|date=17 July 2012 |access-date=26 July 2012}}</ref>
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-In 2013, Sagan's team changed its name to {{ct|LIQ|2013}}, since Liquigas ended its cycling sponsorship after eight years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/12/analysis/as-liquigas-exits-cycling-company-claims-brand-recognition-worth-at-least-five-times-its-investment_267889 |title=As Liquigas exits cycling, company claims brand recognition worth 'at least' five times its investment |work=VeloNews |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=13 February 2013 |author=Gregor Brown}}</ref> Sagan started his season at the [[2013 Tour de San Luis|Tour de San Luis]], finishing second to [[Mattia Gavazzi]] on the final stage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13800/Tour-de-San-Luis-Daniel-Diaz-confirms-overall-as-Mattia-Gavazzi-marks-return-with-stage-seven-victory.aspx |title=Daniel Diaz confirms overall as Mattia Gavazzi marks return with stage seven victory |work=VeloNation |date=27 January 2013 |access-date=13 February 2013 |first=Ben |last=Atkins}}</ref> He took his first victory of the season on the second stage of the [[2013 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], as he broke away from a chasing group in the final kilometres, joined and dropped three escapees before soloing to the win.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13925/Tour-of-Oman-Peter-Sagan-wins-stage-two-in-a-late-solo-break.aspx |title=Tour of Oman: Peter Sagan wins stage two in a late solo break |work=VeloNation |date=12 February 2013 |access-date=13 February 2013 |author=Ben Atkins}}</ref> He won again the following day, on the same parcours as the second stage of the [[2012 Tour of Oman]], which he had also won.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/tour-oman-peter-sagan-wins-again |title=Tour of Oman: Peter Sagan Wins Again |work=Bicycling |agency=AFP |date=13 February 2013 |access-date=15 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200118/http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/tour-oman-peter-sagan-wins-again |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Before the start of stage 5, he withdrew due to [[bronchitis]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-oman-2013/stage-5/results |title=Tour of Oman: Froome takes stage five |work=Cycling News |date=15 February 2013 |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> He won his comeback race, the [[Gran Premio Città di Camaiore]], by out sprinting a group of twelve riders.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14034/Sagan-over-bronchitis-sprints-to-victory-in-GP-Camaiore.aspx |title=Sagan over bronchitis, sprints to victory in G.P. Camaiore |work=VeloNation |date=28 February 2013 |access-date=28 February 2013 |author=Shane Stokes}}</ref> He finished second at [[2013 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]], behind his teammate [[Moreno Moser]]; Sagan covered the late break attempts to help Moser's bid for victory, then attacked himself to complete a one-two for {{ct|LIQ|2013|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/moreno-moser-wins-2013-strade-bianche-on-final-climb_276525 |title=Moreno Moser wins 2013 Strade Bianche on final climb |work=VeloNews |date=2 March 2013 |access-date=2 March 2013}}</ref> He went on to win stages 3 and 6 of [[2013 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]; on stage 3, he out sprinted [[Mark Cavendish]] and [[André Greipel]] in the pouring rain after his team accelerated the race's speed on a small climb nearing the finish.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://au.eurosport.com/cycling/sagan-beats-cavendish-in-tirreno-adriatico-sprint_sto3656798/story.shtml |title=Sagan beats Cavendish in Tirreno-Adriatico sprint |work=Eurosport |date=9 March 2013 |access-date=11 March 2013}}</ref> On stage 6, Sagan survived a climb featuring a section at a 30% incline, and formed a breakaway with former teammate [[Vincenzo Nibali]] and [[Joaquim Rodríguez]], beating both in the sprint.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2013/stage-6/results |title=Sagan wins, Nibali takes race lead in Tirreno-Adriatico breakaway |work=Cycling News |date=11 March 2013 |access-date=11 March 2013}}</ref>
+In 2013, Sagan's team changed its name to {{UCI team code|LIQ|2013}}, since Liquigas ended its cycling sponsorship after eight years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/12/analysis/as-liquigas-exits-cycling-company-claims-brand-recognition-worth-at-least-five-times-its-investment_267889 |title=As Liquigas exits cycling, company claims brand recognition worth 'at least' five times its investment |work=VeloNews |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=13 February 2013 |author=Gregor Brown |archive-date=10 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610101131/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/12/analysis/as-liquigas-exits-cycling-company-claims-brand-recognition-worth-at-least-five-times-its-investment_267889 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sagan started his season at the [[2013 Tour de San Luis|Tour de San Luis]], finishing second to [[Mattia Gavazzi]] on the final stage.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben|last=Atkins|title=Daniel Diaz confirms overall as Mattia Gavazzi marks return with stage seven victory|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13800/Tour-de-San-Luis-Daniel-Diaz-confirms-overall-as-Mattia-Gavazzi-marks-return-with-stage-seven-victory.aspx|work=VeloNation |date=27 January 2013 |access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref> He took his first victory of the season on the second stage of the [[2013 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], as he broke away from a chasing group in the final kilometres, joined and dropped three escapees before soloing to the win.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13925/Tour-of-Oman-Peter-Sagan-wins-stage-two-in-a-late-solo-break.aspx |title=Tour of Oman: Peter Sagan wins stage two in a late solo break |work=VeloNation |date=12 February 2013 |access-date=13 February 2013 |author=Ben Atkins}}</ref> He won again the following day, on the same parcours as the second stage of the [[2012 Tour of Oman]], which he had also won.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/tour-oman-peter-sagan-wins-again |title=Tour of Oman: Peter Sagan Wins Again|website=Bicycling|agency=AFP |date=13 February 2013 |access-date=15 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200118/http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/tour-oman-peter-sagan-wins-again |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Before the start of stage 5, he withdrew due to [[bronchitis]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-oman-2013/stage-5/results |title=Tour of Oman: Froome takes stage five |website=CyclingNews.com|date=15 February 2013 |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> He won his comeback race, the [[Gran Premio Città di Camaiore]], by out sprinting a group of twelve riders.<ref>{{cite news|first=Shane|last=Stokes|title=Sagan over bronchitis, sprints to victory in G.P. Camaiore|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14034/Sagan-over-bronchitis-sprints-to-victory-in-GP-Camaiore.aspx|work=VeloNation|date=28 February 2013 |access-date=28 February 2013}}</ref> He finished second at [[2013 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]], behind his teammate [[Moreno Moser]]; Sagan covered the late break attempts to help Moser's bid for victory, then attacked himself to complete a one-two for {{UCI team code|LIQ|2013|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/moreno-moser-wins-2013-strade-bianche-on-final-climb_276525 |title=Moreno Moser wins 2013 Strade Bianche on final climb |work=VeloNews |date=2 March 2013 |access-date=2 March 2013 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305150301/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/moreno-moser-wins-2013-strade-bianche-on-final-climb_276525 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He went on to win stages 3 and 6 of [[2013 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]; on stage 3, he out sprinted [[Mark Cavendish]] and [[André Greipel]] in the pouring rain after his team accelerated the race's speed on a small climb nearing the finish.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://au.eurosport.com/cycling/sagan-beats-cavendish-in-tirreno-adriatico-sprint_sto3656798/story.shtml |title=Sagan beats Cavendish in Tirreno-Adriatico sprint |work=Eurosport |date=9 March 2013 |access-date=11 March 2013}}</ref> On stage 6, Sagan survived a climb featuring a section at a 30% incline, and formed a breakaway with former teammate [[Vincenzo Nibali]] and [[Joaquim Rodríguez]], beating both in the sprint.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2013/stage-6/results |title=Sagan wins, Nibali takes race lead in Tirreno-Adriatico breakaway|website=CyclingNews.com|date=11 March 2013 |access-date=11 March 2013}}</ref>
-Sagan's form meant he entered [[2013 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] as the  favourite for victory, however, he was beaten into second place in the sprint by {{ct|MTN|2013}}'s [[Gerald Ciolek]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Barry |title=Sagan rues missed opportunity at Milan-San Remo |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-rues-missed-opportunity-at-milan-san-remo |work=Cycling News |access-date=18 March 2013 |date=17 March 2013}}</ref> He won [[2013 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]], which had been shortened by {{convert|90|km|abbr=off}} due to extremely cold weather. Sagan broke away from a group of ten riders with {{convert|4|km|abbr=off}} remaining and won solo, performing a series of wheelies after crossing the line.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21919397 |title=Peter Sagan wins Gent-Wevelgem one-day classic in style |work=BBC Sports |date=24 March 2013 |access-date=26 March 2013}}</ref> Two days later, Sagan carried his form to the [[2013 Three Days of De Panne|Three Days of De Panne]], where he won a close sprint on the first stage ahead of [[Arnaud Démare]] of {{ct|FDJ|2013a}}. Démare complained to the race officials that Sagan had swerved slightly in the final metres, but the race result was not altered.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vdk-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde-2013/stage-1/results |title=Sagan wins opening stage at Driedaagse De Panne |work=Cycling News |date=26 March 2013 |access-date=26 March 2013}}</ref> Sagan finished second at the [[2013 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] after breaking away with [[Fabian Cancellara]] and joining [[Jürgen Roelandts]]. Cancellara attacked on the last climb, the Paterberg, dropped Sagan and went on to win solo.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/cancellara-wins-2013-tour-flanders |title=Cancellara Wins 2013 Tour of Flanders |work=Bicycling.com |agency=AFP |date=31 March 2013 |access-date=1 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194046/http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/cancellara-wins-2013-tour-flanders |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Sagan caused some controversy on the podium by pinching the bottom of [[podium girl]] Maja Leye,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/slovakian-cyclist-peter-sagan-criticised-for-pinching-the-bottom-of-podium-girl-after-tour-de-flanders-29166831.html |title=Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan criticised for pinching the bottom of podium girl after Tour de Flanders |work=Belfasttelegraph.co.uk |date=1 April 2013 |access-date=1 April 2013 |author=Emma Bamford}}</ref> and after a media backlash, he apologised the next day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-apologizes-for-the-pinch-on-tour-of-flanders-podium |title=Sagan apologizes for the pinch on Tour of Flanders podium |work=Cyclingnews |date=1 April 2013 |access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> Prior to the [[2013 Brabantse Pijl|Brabantse Pijl]], Sagan apologised in person to Leye and gave her a flower bouquet.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/04/news/sagan-apologizes-gives-flowers-to-podium-girl-after-flanders-incident_281536 |title=Sagan apologizes, gives flowers to podium girl after Flanders incident |work=VeloNews |date=9 April 2013 |access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref> He then went on to win the race, where he chased an attack by [[Greg Van Avermaet]] in the final kilometres. Only [[Philippe Gilbert]] could follow, and Sagan was faster in the final sprint.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14339/Peter-Sagan-outsprints-Philippe-Gilbert-to-take-the-Brabantse-Pijl.aspx |title=Peter Sagan outsprints Philippe Gilbert to take the Brabantse Pijl |work=VeloNation |date=9 April 2013 |access-date=10 April 2013 |author=Ben Atkins}}</ref> His next win came in May on stage 3 of the [[2013 Tour of California|Tour of California]], when he beat [[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]] in the sprint finish, finding a passage on the right side of the road.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/05/news/sagan-wins-stage-3-of-2013-amgen-tour-of-california_286705 |title=Sagan wins stage 3 of 2013 Amgen Tour of California |work=VeloNews |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013 }}</ref> He concluded the race by winning the last stage in [[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]], securing the sprints classification jersey for the fourth year in a row.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/05/news/peter-sagan-wins-finale-as-tejay-van-garderen-wins-2012-amgen-tour-of-california_287671 |title=Peter Sagan takes finale as Tejay van Garderen wins 2013 Amgen Tour of California |work=VeloNews |date=19 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2013}}</ref>
+Sagan's form meant he entered [[2013 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] as the  favourite for victory, however, he was beaten into second place in the sprint by {{UCI team code|MTN|2013}}'s [[Gerald Ciolek]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Barry |title=Sagan rues missed opportunity at Milan-San Remo |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-rues-missed-opportunity-at-milan-san-remo |work=Cycling News |access-date=18 March 2013 |date=17 March 2013}}</ref> He won [[2013 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]], which had been shortened by {{convert|90|km|abbr=off}} due to extremely cold weather. Sagan broke away from a group of ten riders with {{convert|4|km|abbr=off}} remaining and won solo, performing a series of wheelies after crossing the line.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21919397 |title=Peter Sagan wins Gent-Wevelgem one-day classic in style|website=BBC Sports|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=24 March 2013 |access-date=26 March 2013}}</ref> Two days later, Sagan carried his form to the [[2013 Three Days of De Panne|Three Days of De Panne]], where he won a close sprint on the first stage ahead of [[Arnaud Démare]] of {{UCI team code|FDJ|2013a}}. Démare complained to the race officials that Sagan had swerved slightly in the final metres, but the race result was not altered.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vdk-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde-2013/stage-1/results |title=Sagan wins opening stage at Driedaagse De Panne|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=26 March 2013 |access-date=26 March 2013}}</ref> Sagan finished second at the [[2013 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] after breaking away with [[Fabian Cancellara]] and joining [[Jürgen Roelandts]]. Cancellara attacked on the last climb, the Paterberg, dropped Sagan and went on to win solo.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/cancellara-wins-2013-tour-flanders |title=Cancellara Wins 2013 Tour of Flanders |work=Bicycling.com |agency=AFP |date=31 March 2013 |access-date=1 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194046/http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/cancellara-wins-2013-tour-flanders |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Sagan caused some controversy on the podium by pinching the bottom of [[podium girl]] Maja Leye,<ref>{{cite news |first=Emma|last=Bamford|title=Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan criticised for pinching the bottom of podium girl after Tour de Flanders|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/slovakian-cyclist-peter-sagan-criticised-for-pinching-the-bottom-of-podium-girl-after-tour-de-flanders-29166831.html|website=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|date=1 April 2013 |access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> and after a media backlash, he apologised the next day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-apologizes-for-the-pinch-on-tour-of-flanders-podium |title=Sagan apologizes for the pinch on Tour of Flanders podium |work=Cyclingnews |date=1 April 2013 |access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> Prior to the [[2013 Brabantse Pijl|Brabantse Pijl]], Sagan apologised in person to Leye and gave her a flower bouquet.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/04/news/sagan-apologizes-gives-flowers-to-podium-girl-after-flanders-incident_281536 |title=Sagan apologizes, gives flowers to podium girl after Flanders incident |work=VeloNews |date=9 April 2013 |access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref> He then went on to win the race, where he chased an attack by [[Greg Van Avermaet]] in the final kilometres. Only [[Philippe Gilbert]] could follow, and Sagan was faster in the final sprint.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14339/Peter-Sagan-outsprints-Philippe-Gilbert-to-take-the-Brabantse-Pijl.aspx |title=Peter Sagan outsprints Philippe Gilbert to take the Brabantse Pijl |work=VeloNation |date=9 April 2013 |access-date=10 April 2013 |author=Ben Atkins}}</ref> His next win came in May on stage 3 of the [[2013 Tour of California|Tour of California]], when he beat [[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]] in the sprint finish, finding a passage on the right side of the road.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/05/news/sagan-wins-stage-3-of-2013-amgen-tour-of-california_286705 |title=Sagan wins stage 3 of 2013 Amgen Tour of California |work=VeloNews |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210533/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/05/news/sagan-wins-stage-3-of-2013-amgen-tour-of-california_286705 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He concluded the race by winning the last stage in [[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]], securing the sprints classification jersey for the fourth year in a row.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/05/news/peter-sagan-wins-finale-as-tejay-van-garderen-wins-2012-amgen-tour-of-california_287671 |title=Peter Sagan takes finale as Tejay van Garderen wins 2013 Amgen Tour of California |work=VeloNews |date=19 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210513/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/05/news/peter-sagan-wins-finale-as-tejay-van-garderen-wins-2012-amgen-tour-of-california_287671 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 [[File:UPCC 2013 Final stage 3.jpg|thumb|Sagan performs a victory salute on the third stage of the [[2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge]]]]
-On stage 3 of the [[2013 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], Sagan made the selection on the first-category Hasliberg climb along with [[Rui Costa (cyclist)|Rui Costa]], [[Roman Kreuziger]] and [[Mathias Frank]], and took the stage victory from the quartet.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/sagan-wins-tour-de-suisse-stage-3 |title=Sagan Wins Tour de Suisse Stage 3 |work=Bicycling |date=10 June 2013 |access-date=17 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620225734/http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/sagan-wins-tour-de-suisse-stage-3 |archive-date=20 June 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Sagan cemented his victory in the points classification by taking the eighth stage, which was flatter and more suited to the sprinters, ahead of [[Daniele Bennati]] and Gilbert.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-8-of-the-2013-tour-de-suisse_291019 |title=Peter Sagan wins stage 8 of the 2013 Tour de Suisse |work=VeloNews |date=15 June 2013 |access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> He then went on to win the [[Slovak National Road Race Championships]] for the third time, taking the national champion's jersey to the [[2013 Tour de France|Tour de France]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-frances-top-sprinters-in-national-colors |title=Tour de France's top sprinters in national colors |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=23 June 2013 |access-date=24 June 2013}}</ref> At the Tour de France, Sagan scored three second-place finishes before winning stage 7 to [[Albi]], after his team worked to shed the pure sprinters on the Category 2 [[Col de la Croix de Mounis]]. He outsprinted the select group he was part of, crossing the line before [[John Degenkolb]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/slovakian-peter-sagan-wins-stage-7-of-tour-de-france/article13023710/ |title=Slovakian Peter Sagan wins Stage 7 of Tour de France |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Globe and Mail |date=5 July 2013 |access-date=17 July 2013 |author=Jerome Pugmire}}</ref> Sagan retained the green jersey as leader of the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] to Paris and dyed his beard green to underline that victory.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/10149880/Tour-de-France-2013-stage-21-as-it-happened.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/10149880/Tour-de-France-2013-stage-21-as-it-happened.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Tour de France 2013, stage 21: as it happened |work=The Telegraph |date=21 July 2013 |access-date=16 October 2013 |author=John MacLeary}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He then went on to win the sprints classification and numerous stages in the [[2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge|USA Pro Cycling Challenge]] (4 stage wins) and the [[2013 Tour of Alberta|Tour of Alberta]] (2 stage wins). Sagan fell short of success in the [[2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]] where he accelerated on one of the final climbs but faded in sight of the finishing line. Two days later, he took victory in the [[2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]], escaping the leading group on a climb with {{convert|5|km|abbr=off}} to go and winning solo.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Slovac+Sagan+wins+Grand+Prix+Cycliste+Montr%C3%A9al/8915273/story.html |title=Slovac Sagan wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal |work=The Montreal Gazette |date=15 September 2013 |access-date=16 October 2013 |author=Pat Hickey}}</ref>
+On stage 3 of the [[2013 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], Sagan made the selection on the first-category Hasliberg climb along with [[Rui Costa (cyclist)|Rui Costa]], [[Roman Kreuziger]], and [[Mathias Frank]], and took the stage victory from the quartet.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/sagan-wins-tour-de-suisse-stage-3 |title=Sagan Wins Tour de Suisse Stage 3 |website=Bicycling |date=10 June 2013 |access-date=17 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620225734/http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/sagan-wins-tour-de-suisse-stage-3 |archive-date=20 June 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Sagan cemented his victory in the points classification by taking the eighth stage, which was flatter and more suited to the sprinters, ahead of [[Daniele Bennati]] and Gilbert.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-8-of-the-2013-tour-de-suisse_291019 |title=Peter Sagan wins stage 8 of the 2013 Tour de Suisse |work=VeloNews |date=15 June 2013 |access-date=17 June 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110006/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-8-of-the-2013-tour-de-suisse_291019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He then went on to win the [[Slovak National Road Race Championships]] for the third time, taking the national champion's jersey to the [[2013 Tour de France|Tour de France]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-frances-top-sprinters-in-national-colors |title=Tour de France's top sprinters in national colors |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=23 June 2013 |access-date=24 June 2013}}</ref> At the Tour de France, Sagan scored three second-place finishes before winning stage 7 to [[Albi]], after his team worked to shed the pure sprinters on the Category 2 [[Col de la Croix de Mounis]]. He outsprinted the select group he was part of, crossing the line before [[John Degenkolb]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jerome|last=Pugmire|title=Slovakian Peter Sagan wins Stage 7 of Tour de France|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/slovakian-peter-sagan-wins-stage-7-of-tour-de-france/article13023710/|work=The Globe and Mail|agency=The Associated Press|date=5 July 2013 |access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> Sagan retained the green jersey as leader of the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] to Paris and dyed his beard green to underline that victory.<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=MacLeary|title=Tour de France 2013, stage 21: as it happened|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/10149880/Tour-de-France-2013-stage-21-as-it-happened.html |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=21 July 2013 |access-date=16 October 2013|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/10149880/Tour-de-France-2013-stage-21-as-it-happened.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He then went on to win the sprints classification and numerous stages in the [[2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge|USA Pro Cycling Challenge]] (4 stage wins) and the [[2013 Tour of Alberta|Tour of Alberta]] (2 stage wins). Sagan fell short of success in the [[2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]] where he accelerated on one of the final climbs but faded in sight of the finishing line. Two days later, he took victory in the [[2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]], escaping the leading group on a climb with {{convert|5|km|abbr=off}} to go and winning solo.<ref>{{cite news|first=Pat|last=Hickey|title=Slovac Sagan wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Slovac+Sagan+wins+Grand+Prix+Cycliste+Montr%C3%A9al/8915273/story.html|website=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Montreal Gazette]]|date=15 September 2013 |access-date=16 October 2013}}</ref>
-His successful year was also acknowledged in [[Slovakia]], where he became the [[Sportsperson of the Year (Slovakia)|Athlete of the Year]], for the first time.<ref name="Athleteofyear2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/peter_sagan_wins_slovakian_athlete_of_the_year_award/ |title=Peter Sagan wins Slovakian athlete of the year award |publisher=CyclingQuotes |date=22 December 2013 |access-date=3 February 2014 |author=Matt Shu}}</ref>
+His successful year was also acknowledged in [[Slovakia]], where he became the [[Sportsperson of the Year (Slovakia)|Athlete of the Year]], for the first time.<ref name="Athleteofyear2013">{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Shu|title=Peter Sagan wins Slovakian athlete of the year award|url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/peter_sagan_wins_slovakian_athlete_of_the_year_award/|publisher=CyclingQuotes|date=22 December 2013 |access-date=3 February 2014}}</ref>
 ====2014====
 [[File:Le Touquet-Paris-Plage - Tour de France, étape 4, 8 juillet 2014, départ (B169).JPG|thumb|upright|Sagan in the 2014 Tour de France, wearing the green jersey]]
-Sagan started the 2014 season at the [[Tour de San Luis]], where he finished second on the final stage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagan eyes Milan-San Remo after San Luis outing |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-eyes-milan-san-remo-after-san-luis-outing |first=Peter |last=Hymas |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=27 January 2014 |access-date=10 February 2014}}</ref> Then he competed at [[2014 Dubai Tour|Dubai Tour]], where he took second and third place stage finishes; he lost out to [[Marcel Kittel]] on both occasions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagan satisfied with second in the Dubai Tour sprint |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-satisfied-with-second-in-the-dubai-tour-sprint |first=Stephen |last=Farrand |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=6 February 2014 |access-date=10 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Marcel Kittel wins stage 3 |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-dubai-2014/stage-3/results |first=Daniel |last=Benson |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=7 February 2014 |access-date=10 February 2014}}</ref> He finished second at [[2014 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]] again, this time he was defeated by [[Michał Kwiatkowski]]. The two riders attacked with {{convert|21|km|abbr=off}} to go, but Kwiatkowski was stronger on the final climb towards the [[Piazza del Campo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagan struggles to smile after second place in Strade Bianche |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-struggles-to-smile-after-second-place-in-strade-bianche |first=Stephen |last=Farrand |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=9 March 2014 |access-date=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kwiatkowski wins Strade Bianche |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-2014/results |first=Daniel |last=Benson |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=8 March 2014 |access-date=24 March 2014}}</ref> At [[2014 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] Sagan won a stage and the points classification,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/03/news/sagan-grabs-stage-3-win-at-tirreno-adriatico_320056 |title=Sagan dedicates Tirreno stage win to ailing mother |work=VeloNews |date=14 March 2014 |access-date=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2014/stage-7/photos/297440 |title=Peter Sagan Won Points Classification in Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 |work=Cycling News |access-date=23 March 2014}}</ref> before he finished tenth in [[2014 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]], despite being considered one of pre-race favourites.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagan suffers in the cold and rain at Milan-San Remo |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-suffers-in-the-cold-and-rain-at-milan-san-remo |access-date=12 April 2014 |date=23 March 2014 |first=Stephen |last=Farrand |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sagan: I'll be satisfied if I win Milan-San Remo |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-ill-be-satisfied-if-i-win-milan-san-remo |access-date=12 April 2014 |date=20 March 2014 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]}}</ref> He then went on to win [[2014 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]] and finished third in [[2014 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/mar/28/peter-sagan-wins-e3-harelbeke-belgium|title=Peter Sagan sees off sprint rivals to win E3 Harelbeke in Belgium|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=28 March 2014|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/26811094|title=Gent-Wevelgem: John Degenkolb outpaces Demare and Sagan|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=30 March 2014|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan's next attempt to win his first monument was at the [[2014 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]], but he finished 16th.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cancellara wins the 2014 Tour of Flanders |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-flanders-2014/results |access-date=12 April 2014 |date=6 April 2014 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]}}</ref> A week later Sagan competed at [[2014 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], where he finished 6th.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Barry |title=Sagan happy to give a demonstration at Paris-Roubaix |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-happy-to-give-a-demonstration-at-paris-roubaix |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref>
+Sagan started the 2014 season at the [[Tour de San Luis]], where he finished second on the final stage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagan eyes Milan-San Remo after San Luis outing |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-eyes-milan-san-remo-after-san-luis-outing |first=Peter |last=Hymas|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=27 January 2014 |access-date=10 February 2014}}</ref> He took second and third place stage finishes at the [[2014 Dubai Tour|Dubai Tour]], only to lose to [[Marcel Kittel]] on both occasions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagan satisfied with second in the Dubai Tour sprint |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-satisfied-with-second-in-the-dubai-tour-sprint |first=Stephen |last=Farrand |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=6 February 2014 |access-date=10 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Marcel Kittel wins stage 3 |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-dubai-2014/stage-3/results |first=Daniel |last=Benson |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=7 February 2014 |access-date=10 February 2014}}</ref> Sagan finished second at [[2014 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]] again, this time he was defeated by [[Michał Kwiatkowski]]. The two riders attacked with {{convert|21|km|abbr=off}} to go, but Kwiatkowski was stronger on the final climb towards the [[Piazza del Campo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagan struggles to smile after second place in Strade Bianche |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-struggles-to-smile-after-second-place-in-strade-bianche |first=Stephen |last=Farrand |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=9 March 2014 |access-date=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kwiatkowski wins Strade Bianche |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-2014/results |first=Daniel |last=Benson |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=8 March 2014 |access-date=24 March 2014}}</ref> At [[2014 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] Sagan won a stage and the points classification,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/03/news/sagan-grabs-stage-3-win-at-tirreno-adriatico_320056 |title=Sagan dedicates Tirreno stage win to ailing mother |work=VeloNews |date=14 March 2014 |access-date=23 March 2014 |archive-date=14 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614203955/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/03/news/sagan-grabs-stage-3-win-at-tirreno-adriatico_320056 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2014/stage-7/photos/297440 |title=Peter Sagan Won Points Classification in Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 |work=Cycling News |access-date=23 March 2014 |archive-date=13 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713222946/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2014/stage-7/photos/297440 |url-status=dead }}</ref> before he finished tenth in [[2014 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]], despite being considered one of pre-race favourites.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagan suffers in the cold and rain at Milan-San Remo |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-suffers-in-the-cold-and-rain-at-milan-san-remo |access-date=12 April 2014 |date=23 March 2014 |first=Stephen |last=Farrand |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sagan: I'll be satisfied if I win Milan-San Remo |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-ill-be-satisfied-if-i-win-milan-san-remo |access-date=12 April 2014 |date=20 March 2014 |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]}}</ref> He then went on to win [[2014 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]] and finished third in [[2014 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/mar/28/peter-sagan-wins-e3-harelbeke-belgium|title=Peter Sagan sees off sprint rivals to win E3 Harelbeke in Belgium|work=[[The Guardian]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=28 March 2014|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/26811094|title=Gent-Wevelgem: John Degenkolb outpaces Demare and Sagan|website=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=30 March 2014|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan's next attempt to win his first monument was at the [[2014 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]], but he finished 16th.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cancellara wins the 2014 Tour of Flanders |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-flanders-2014/results |access-date=12 April 2014 |date=6 April 2014 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]}}</ref> A week later Sagan competed at [[2014 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], where he finished 6th.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Barry |title=Sagan happy to give a demonstration at Paris-Roubaix |date=14 April 2014 |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-happy-to-give-a-demonstration-at-paris-roubaix |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref>
-Sagan won the penultimate stage of the [[2014 Tour of California|Tour of California]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/05/news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-7-amgen-tour-california_328468 |title=Peter Sagan wins stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California |work=VeloNews |date=17 May 2014 |access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref> and also won the sprints classification, for the fifth successive year. In the first week of the [[2014 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Sagan scored seven consecutive top-5 stage finishes without registering a victory, a feat that had not been recorded since [[Charles Pélissier]] had eight successive top-5 stage finishes in [[1914 Tour de France|1914]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sportsspiritactu.wordpress.com/2014/07/11/tour-de-france-2014-meme-sans-gagner-sagan-marque-lhistoire/ |title=our de France 2014 – Même sans gagner, Sagan marque l'histoire |work=SportsSpirit |publisher=WordPress |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=24 July 2014 |language=fr}}</ref> The seventh of those results came in a sprint with [[Matteo Trentin]], where Sagan had to settle for second by a few millimetres in the photo finish.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-7/results |title=Trentin wins stage 7 of the Tour de France |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=24 July 2014}}</ref> Sagan went on to compete in the [[2014 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] but withdrew.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/clasica-ciclista-san-sebastian-2014/results/|title=Valverde wins Clásica San Sebástian|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=2 August 2014|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He then headed to the [[2014 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] and had a difficult first week, his first notable result coming with a third place on Stage 8.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/08/news/results-2014-vuelta-espana-stage-8_343289 |title=Results: 2014 Vuelta a España, stage 8 |work=VeloNews |date=30 August 2014 |access-date=31 August 2014}}</ref> He later withdrew from the race on Stage 14.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/cycling/news/sagan-withdraws-from-vuelta-a-espana_175273.html |title=Cannondale's Peter Sagan withdraws from Vuelta a España |work=Sports Mole |date=6 September 2014 |access-date=6 September 2014 |author=Joe Sharratt}}</ref> He made his return at the [[Coppa Bernocchi]], where he acted as a lead-out man for teammate [[Elia Viviani]], who won.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/viviani_wins_unusually_hard_coppa_bernocchi/ |title=Viviani wins unusually hard Coppa Bernocchi |work=CyclingQuotes |publisher=CyclingQuotes.com 2013 |date=16 September 2014 |access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref>
+Sagan won the penultimate stage of the [[2014 Tour of California|Tour of California]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/05/news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-7-amgen-tour-california_328468|title=Peter Sagan wins stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California |work=VeloNews|date=17 May 2014|access-date=18 May 2014 |archive-date=20 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620194807/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/05/news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-7-amgen-tour-california_328468 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and also won the sprints classification, for the fifth successive year. In the first week of the [[2014 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Sagan scored seven consecutive top-5 stage finishes without registering a victory, a feat that had not been recorded since [[Charles Pélissier]] had eight successive top five stage finishes in [[1914 Tour de France|1914]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sportsspiritactu.wordpress.com/2014/07/11/tour-de-france-2014-meme-sans-gagner-sagan-marque-lhistoire/ |title=Tour de France 2014 – Même sans gagner, Sagan marque l'histoire|work=SportsSpirit |publisher=WordPress |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=24 July 2014|language=fr}}</ref> The seventh of those results came in a sprint with [[Matteo Trentin]], where Sagan had to settle for second by a few millimetres in the photo finish.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-7/results |title=Trentin wins stage 7 of the Tour de France |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=24 July 2014}}</ref> Sagan went on to compete in the [[2014 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] but withdrew.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/clasica-ciclista-san-sebastian-2014/results/|title=Valverde wins Clásica San Sebástian|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=2 August 2014|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> He then headed to the [[2014 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] and had a difficult first week, his first notable result coming with a third place on Stage 8.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/08/news/results-2014-vuelta-espana-stage-8_343289|title=Results: 2014 Vuelta a España, stage 8 |work=VeloNews |date=30 August 2014 |access-date=31 August 2014}}</ref> He later withdrew from the race on Stage 14.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/cycling/news/sagan-withdraws-from-vuelta-a-espana_175273.html |title=Cannondale's Peter Sagan withdraws from Vuelta a España |work=Sports Mole |date=6 September 2014 |access-date=6 September 2014 |author=Joe Sharratt}}</ref> He made his return at the [[Coppa Bernocchi]], where he acted as a lead-out man for teammate [[Elia Viviani]], who won.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/viviani_wins_unusually_hard_coppa_bernocchi/ |title=Viviani wins unusually hard Coppa Bernocchi |work=CyclingQuotes|date=16 September 2014 |access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref>
 ===Tinkoff–Saxo (2015–16)===
-In early August 2014, Sagan and his older brother [[Juraj Sagan]] signed a three-year contract with {{ct|SAX|2015}} starting in 2015.<ref name="tinkoff-transfer">{{cite web |url=http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/news/tinkoff-saxo-signs-peter-sagan/ |title=Tinkoff-Saxo signs Peter Sagan |publisher=Team Tinkoff-Saxo |date=8 August 2014 |access-date=8 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208192718/http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/news/tinkoff-saxo-signs-peter-sagan/ |archive-date=8 February 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The team's owner Oleg Tinkov confirmed Sagan's salary reached €4.5 million a year.<ref name="sagan-contract-value">{{cite web |url=http://hnonline.sk/sport/796900-sagan-podpisal-s-borou-stane-sa-najlepsie-platenym-cyklistom-sveta |title=Sagan podpísal s Borou, stane sa najlepšie plateným cyklistom sveta |publisher=MAFRA Slovakia |date=20 July 2016 |access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref> In November 2014, Sagan climbed [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] with his new team as a team-building experience.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/film-released-alberto-contador-peter-sagan-tinkoff-saxo-team-climbing-kilimanjaro-144313 |title=Film released of Alberto Contador, Peter Sagan and Tinkoff-Saxo team climbing Kilimanjaro |work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=12 November 2014 |access-date=22 November 2014 |author=Nigel Wynn}}</ref>
+In early August 2014, Sagan and his older brother [[Juraj Sagan]] signed a three-year contract with {{UCI team code|SAX|2015}} starting in 2015.<ref name="tinkoff-transfer">{{cite web |url=http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/news/tinkoff-saxo-signs-peter-sagan/ |title=Tinkoff-Saxo signs Peter Sagan |publisher=Team Tinkoff-Saxo |date=8 August 2014 |access-date=8 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208192718/http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/news/tinkoff-saxo-signs-peter-sagan/ |archive-date=8 February 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The team's owner Oleg Tinkov confirmed Sagan's salary reached €4.5 million a year.<ref name="sagan-contract-value">{{cite web |url=http://hnonline.sk/sport/796900-sagan-podpisal-s-borou-stane-sa-najlepsie-platenym-cyklistom-sveta |title=Sagan podpísal s Borou, stane sa najlepšie plateným cyklistom sveta|website=[[Hospodárske noviny]]|date=20 July 2016 |access-date=20 July 2016|language=sk}}</ref> In November 2014, Sagan climbed [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] with his new team as a team-building experience.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nigel|last=Wynn|title=Film released of Alberto Contador, Peter Sagan and Tinkoff-Saxo team climbing Kilimanjaro|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/film-released-alberto-contador-peter-sagan-tinkoff-saxo-team-climbing-kilimanjaro-144313|work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=12 November 2014 |access-date=22 November 2014}}</ref>
 ====2015====
 [[File:Antwerpen - Scheldeprijs, 8 april 2015, vertrek (B116).JPG|thumb|Sagan at the [[2015 Scheldeprijs]]]]
-Sagan started his season at the [[2015 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]], taking his first podium spots with second-place finishes on stages four,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/02/news/kristoff-grabs-another-qatar-stage-win-terpstra-stays-front_360629 |title=Kristoff grabs another Qatar stage win, Terpstra stays in front |work=[[VeloNews]] |date=11 February 2015 |access-date=11 February 2015}}</ref> and five,<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2015/stage-5/results/|title=Kristoff takes his third sprint victory|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=12 February 2015|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and won the young rider classification.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2015/stage-6/results/|title=Sam Bennett wins final stage of Tour of Qatar|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=13 February 2015|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> After a winless [[2015 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], Sagan finished second on the first two road stages of [[2015 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/debusschere-wins-tirreno-adriatico-stage-two-as-cavendish-caught-up-in-crash-161997 |title=Debusschere wins Tirreno-Adriatico stage two as Cavendish caught up in crash |work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |author=Stuart Clarke}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-3/results |title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Van Avermaet wins stage 3 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=13 March 2015 |access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> On Stage 6, Sagan took his first win in {{ct|SAX|2015}} colours in a rainy, flat stage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-sagan-takes-first-victory-of-season-in-tirreno-adriatico-162391 |title=Peter Sagan takes first victory of season in Tirreno-Adriatico |work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=16 March 2015 |access-date=16 March 2015 |author=Nigel Wynn}}</ref> He finished the race as winner of the [[points classification]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2015/it/download/T07_Classifica_Punti_Tappa_Generale_2015.pdf|title=Tappa / étape / Stage 7 (cronometro individuale / contre-la-montre individuel / individual time trial): San Benedetto del Tronto, km 10 - Classifica a punti / Classement général individuel par points / Overall points standing|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Tirreno–Adriatico]]|publisher=[[RCS MediaGroup]]|date=17 March 2015|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He sprinted to fourth place at [[2015 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/results-2015-milano-sanremo_364169 |title=Results: 2015 Milano-Sanremo |work=[[VeloNews]] |date=22 March 2015 |access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref> while at [[2015 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]], Sagan got clear of the main group with [[Geraint Thomas]] and [[Zdeněk Štybar]] on the [[Oude Kwaremont]] with {{convert|41|km|abbr=off}} left, but faded to 30th following Thomas' attack with {{convert|4|km|abbr=off}} to go.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/e3-harelbeke-2015/results |title=Thomas solos away from Stybar to win E3 Harelbeke |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=27 March 2015 |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> He finished tenth at an attritional [[2015 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/luca-paolini-wins-memorable-edition-of-ghent-wevelgem-164332 |title=Luca Paolini wins memorable edition of Ghent-Wevelgem |work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=29 March 2015 |access-date=29 March 2015 |author=Nigel Wynn}}</ref> before a fourth-place finish at the [[2015 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]], after he faded in the closing kilometres.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-falls-short-again-in-tour-of-flanders-finale |title=Sagan falls short again in Tour of Flanders finale |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=5 April 2015 |access-date=5 April 2015 |author=Barry Ryan}}</ref> At [[2015 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], he was in a group chasing the leaders, but lost time following a mechanical and subsequent bike change, ultimately finishing 23rd.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/broken-shifter-spoils-sagans-chances-at-paris-roubaix |title=Broken shifter spoils Sagan's chances at Paris-Roubaix |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=12 April 2015 |access-date=13 April 2015 |author=Sadhbh O'Shea}}</ref>
+Sagan started his season at the [[2015 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]], taking his first podium spots with second-place finishes on stages four,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/02/news/kristoff-grabs-another-qatar-stage-win-terpstra-stays-front_360629 |title=Kristoff grabs another Qatar stage win, Terpstra stays in front |work=[[VeloNews]] |date=11 February 2015 |access-date=11 February 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211194023/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/02/news/road/kristoff-grabs-another-qatar-stage-win-terpstra-stays-front_360629|archivedate=11 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and five,<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2015/stage-5/results/|title=Kristoff takes his third sprint victory|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=12 February 2015|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and won the young rider classification.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2015/stage-6/results/|title=Sam Bennett wins final stage of Tour of Qatar|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=13 February 2015|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> After a winless [[2015 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], Sagan finished second on the first two road stages of [[2015 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Stuart|last=Clarke|title=Debusschere wins Tirreno-Adriatico stage two as Cavendish caught up in crash|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/debusschere-wins-tirreno-adriatico-stage-two-as-cavendish-caught-up-in-crash-161997|work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-3/results |title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Van Avermaet wins stage 3 |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=13 March 2015 |access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> On Stage 6, Sagan took his first win in {{UCI team code|SAX|2015}} colours in a rainy, flat stage.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|title=Peter Sagan takes first victory of season in Tirreno-Adriatico|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-sagan-takes-first-victory-of-season-in-tirreno-adriatico-162391|work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=16 March 2015 |access-date=16 March 2015}}</ref> He finished the race as winner of the [[points classification]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2015/it/download/T07_Classifica_Punti_Tappa_Generale_2015.pdf|title=Tappa / étape / Stage 7 (cronometro individuale / contre-la-montre individuel / individual time trial): San Benedetto del Tronto, km 10 - Classifica a punti / Classement général individuel par points / Overall points standing|work=[[Tirreno–Adriatico]]|publisher=[[RCS MediaGroup]]|date=17 March 2015|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He sprinted to fourth place at [[2015 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/results-2015-milano-sanremo_364169 |title=Results: 2015 Milano-Sanremo |work=[[VeloNews]] |date=22 March 2015 |access-date=22 March 2015 |archive-date=29 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429010140/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/results-2015-milano-sanremo_364169 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while at [[2015 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]], Sagan got clear of the main group with [[Geraint Thomas]] and [[Zdeněk Štybar]] on the [[Oude Kwaremont]] with {{convert|41|km|abbr=off}} left, but faded to 30th following Thomas' attack with {{convert|4|km|abbr=off}} to go.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/e3-harelbeke-2015/results |title=Thomas solos away from Stybar to win E3 Harelbeke |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=27 March 2015 |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> He finished tenth at an attritional [[2015 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|title=Luca Paolini wins memorable edition of Ghent-Wevelgem |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/luca-paolini-wins-memorable-edition-of-ghent-wevelgem-164332|work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=29 March 2015 |access-date=29 March 2015}}</ref> before a fourth-place finish at the [[2015 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]], after he faded in the closing kilometres.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-falls-short-again-in-tour-of-flanders-finale |title=Sagan falls short again in Tour of Flanders finale |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=5 April 2015 |access-date=5 April 2015 |author=Barry Ryan}}</ref> At [[2015 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], he was in a group chasing the leaders, but lost time following a mechanical and subsequent bike change, ultimately finishing 23rd.<ref>{{cite news|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|title=Broken shifter spoils Sagan's chances at Paris-Roubaix|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/broken-shifter-spoils-sagans-chances-at-paris-roubaix|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=12 April 2015 |access-date=13 April 2015}}</ref>
-After a break from competition, Sagan returned at May's [[2015 Tour of California|Tour of California]]. On the first two stages, he finished second to [[Mark Cavendish]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/cavendish_crushes_the_opposition_in_california_opener/ |title=Cavendish crushes the opposition in California opener |work=Cycling Quotes |publisher=CyclingQuotes.com |date=10 May 2015 |access-date=11 May 2015 |author=Emil Axelgaard}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/cavendish_beats_sagan_in_close_sprint_in_california/ |title=Cavendish beats Sagan in close sprint in California |work=Cycling Quotes |publisher=CyclingQuotes.com|date=11 May 2015 |access-date=11 May 2015 |author=Emil Axelgaard}}</ref> On stage 3, Sagan led the peloton across the line behind breakaway winner [[Toms Skujiņš]], maintaining his second-place overall standing.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/mark-cavendish-loses-tour-of-california-overall-lead-to-surprise-stage-winner-170979 |title=Mark Cavendish loses Tour of California overall lead to surprise stage winner |work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=12 May 2015 |access-date=12 May 2015 |author=Nigel Wynn}}</ref> Sagan won the fourth stage ahead of [[Wouter Wippert]] and Cavendish; as he crossed the finish, Sagan banged his front wheel twice on the tarmac and celebrated with a no-footed wheelie.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2015/stage-4/results |title=Tour of California: Sagan finally gets his win in Avila Beach |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=13 May 2015 |access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref> Third on stage five, Sagan took the race lead with victory on the sixth stage, a {{convert|10.6|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[individual time trial]] starting and finishing at the [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] theme park.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/05/race-report/sagan-wears-amgen-tour-of-california-yellow-after-winning-tt_370429 |title=Sagan wears Amgen Tour of California yellow after winning TT |work=[[VeloNews]] |date=15 May 2015 |access-date=15 May 2015 |author=Spencer Powlison}}</ref> After losing the overall lead to [[Julian Alaphilippe]] the next day on a mountainous finish to [[Mount Baldy Ski Lifts]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2015/stage-7/results |title=Tour of California: Alaphilippe wins on Mt. Baldy|date=18 May 2015 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] | access-date=19 May 2015}}</ref> Sagan usurped Alaphilippe by taking five bonus seconds during the final stage to [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], taking a three-second victory in the general classification.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2015/stage-8/results |title=Sagan wins Tour of California on time bonus|date=18 May 2015 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] | access-date=19 May 2015}}</ref>
+After a break from competition, Sagan returned at May's [[2015 Tour of California|Tour of California]]. On the first two stages, he finished second to [[Mark Cavendish]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/cavendish_crushes_the_opposition_in_california_opener/ |title=Cavendish crushes the opposition in California opener|website=Cycling Quotes|date=10 May 2015 |access-date=11 May 2015 |first=Emil|last=Axelgaard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Emil|last=Axelgaard|title=Cavendish beats Sagan in close sprint in California|url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/cavendish_beats_sagan_in_close_sprint_in_california/|website=Cycling Quotes|date=11 May 2015 |access-date=11 May 2015}}</ref> On stage 3, Sagan led the peloton across the line behind breakaway winner [[Toms Skujiņš]], maintaining his second-place overall standing.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nigel|last=Wynn|title=Mark Cavendish loses Tour of California overall lead to surprise stage winner|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/mark-cavendish-loses-tour-of-california-overall-lead-to-surprise-stage-winner-170979|work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=12 May 2015 |access-date=12 May 2015}}</ref> Sagan won the fourth stage ahead of [[Wouter Wippert]] and Cavendish; as he crossed the finish, Sagan banged his front wheel twice on the tarmac and celebrated with a no-footed wheelie.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2015/stage-4/results |title=Tour of California: Sagan finally gets his win in Avila Beach|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=13 May 2015 |access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref> Third on stage five, Sagan took the race lead with victory on the sixth stage, a {{convert|10.6|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[individual time trial]] starting and finishing at the [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] theme park.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/05/race-report/sagan-wears-amgen-tour-of-california-yellow-after-winning-tt_370429 |title=Sagan wears Amgen Tour of California yellow after winning TT |work=[[VeloNews]] |date=15 May 2015 |access-date=15 May 2015 |author=Spencer Powlison |archive-date=12 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612053222/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/05/race-report/sagan-wears-amgen-tour-of-california-yellow-after-winning-tt_370429 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After losing the overall lead to [[Julian Alaphilippe]] the next day on a mountainous finish to [[Mount Baldy Ski Lifts]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2015/stage-7/results |title=Tour of California: Alaphilippe wins on Mt. Baldy|date=18 May 2015 |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] | access-date=19 May 2015}}</ref> Sagan usurped Alaphilippe by taking five bonus seconds during the final stage to [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], taking a three-second victory in the general classification.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2015/stage-8/results |title=Sagan wins Tour of California on time bonus|date=18 May 2015 |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] | access-date=19 May 2015}}</ref>
-Sagan returned to racing at the [[2015 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]]. He finished fourth on the opening time trial, before taking victory on the third stage; his teammate [[Rafał Majka]] nullified several attacks in the closing kilometres, before Sagan outsprinted the reduced group to the finish line.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-three-of-the-tour-de-suisse-thomas-fourth-overall-177045 |title=Peter Sagan wins stage three of the Tour de Suisse; Thomas fourth overall |work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=15 June 2015 |access-date=15 June 2015 |author=Stuart Clarke}}</ref> Second the following day,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-4/results |title=Tour de Suisse: Matthews wins stage 4 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=16 June 2015 |access-date=16 June 2015}}</ref> Sagan won the sixth stage in a bunch sprint for his eleventh stage victory at the race, equalling the record of [[Hugo Koblet]] and [[Ferdinand Kübler]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-6/results |title=Tour de Suisse: Sagan wins stage 6 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=18 June 2015 |access-date=18 June 2015}}</ref> With a further second-place finish on the seventh stage,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/road/kristoff-claims-tour-de-suisse-stage-7-in-long-range-sprint_374546 |title=Kristoff claims Tour de Suisse stage 7 in long-range sprint |work=[[VeloNews]] |date=19 June 2015 |access-date=19 June 2015}}</ref> Sagan won the race's points classification.<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-9/results/|title=Simon Špilak wins Tour de Suisse|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=21 June 2015|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He then won both the [[Slovak National Time Trial Championships]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cyclingquotes.com/news/sagan_crushes_the_opposition_at_slovakian_tt_championships/ |title=Sagan crushes the opposition at Slovakian TT championships |work=Cycling Quotes |publisher=CyclingQuotes.com|date=26 June 2015 |access-date=26 June 2015 |last=Axelgaard |first=Emil}}</ref> and the [[Slovak National Road Race Championships]] in his hometown of [[Žilina]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sport.co.uk/cycling/nibali-valverde-and-sagan-amongst-the-national-champions/6439623/#Rje5RYLZr4bvX2TB.97 |title=Nibali, Valverde And Sagan Amongst The National Champions |website=Sport.co.uk |date=29 June 2015 |access-date=30 June 2015 |last=Monks |first=Kev}}</ref>
+Sagan returned to racing at the [[2015 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]]. He finished fourth on the opening time trial, before taking victory on the third stage; his teammate [[Rafał Majka]] nullified several attacks in the closing kilometres, before Sagan outsprinted the reduced group to the finish line.<ref>{{cite news|first=Stuart|last=Clarke|title=Peter Sagan wins stage three of the Tour de Suisse; Thomas fourth overall|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-three-of-the-tour-de-suisse-thomas-fourth-overall-177045|work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=15 June 2015 |access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref> Second the following day,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-4/results |title=Tour de Suisse: Matthews wins stage 4 |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=16 June 2015 |access-date=16 June 2015}}</ref> Sagan won the sixth stage in a bunch sprint for his eleventh stage victory at the race, equalling the record of [[Hugo Koblet]] and [[Ferdinand Kübler]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-6/results |title=Tour de Suisse: Sagan wins stage 6 |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=18 June 2015 |access-date=18 June 2015}}</ref> With a further second-place finish on the seventh stage,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/road/kristoff-claims-tour-de-suisse-stage-7-in-long-range-sprint_374546 |title=Kristoff claims Tour de Suisse stage 7 in long-range sprint |work=[[VeloNews]] |date=19 June 2015 |access-date=19 June 2015 |archive-date=19 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619215859/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/road/kristoff-claims-tour-de-suisse-stage-7-in-long-range-sprint_374546 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sagan won the race's points classification.<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-9/results/|title=Simon Špilak wins Tour de Suisse|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=21 June 2015|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He won both the [[Slovak National Time Trial Championships]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cyclingquotes.com/news/sagan_crushes_the_opposition_at_slovakian_tt_championships/ |title=Sagan crushes the opposition at Slovakian TT championships |work=Cycling Quotes |publisher=CyclingQuotes.com|date=26 June 2015 |access-date=26 June 2015 |last=Axelgaard |first=Emil}}</ref> and the [[Slovak National Road Race Championships]] in his hometown of [[Žilina]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sport.co.uk/cycling/nibali-valverde-and-sagan-amongst-the-national-champions/6439623/#Rje5RYLZr4bvX2TB.97 |title=Nibali, Valverde And Sagan Amongst The National Champions |website=Sport.co.uk |date=29 June 2015 |access-date=30 June 2015 |last=Monks |first=Kev}}</ref>
 [[File:Peter Sagan - Tour de France 2015 (19444229335).jpg|thumb|Sagan during the [[2015 Tour de France]]]]
-In the [[2015 Tour de France|Tour de France]], after he suffered a flat tyre and caught back up to the 25-rider lead group, Sagan took second position on Stage 2 behind [[André Greipel]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Zeb|last=Woodpower|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-2/results/|title=Tour de France: Greipel wins storm-swept stage to Neeltje Jans |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=5 July 2015|accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707060737/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-2/results |archive-date=7 July 2015 }}</ref> On the fourth stage, Sagan sprinted to third position after protecting his leader [[Alberto Contador]] on the cobbles during the stage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://road.cc/content/news/156648-tour-de-france-stage-4-tony-martin-attacks-finally-get-yellow |title=Tour de France Stage 4: Tony Martin attacks to finally get into yellow |work=RoadCC |publisher=Farrelly Atkinson |date=7 July 2015 |access-date=7 July 2015 |last=MacMichael |first=Simon}}</ref> On the fifth stage, he again came second to Greipel,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://road.cc/content/news/156880-tour-de-france-stage-5-andr-greipel-takes-second-win-mark-cavendish-third |title=Tour de France Stage 5: André Greipel takes second win, Mark Cavendish third |work=RoadCC |publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Ltd |date=8 July 2015 |access-date=8 July 2015 |last=MacMichael |first=Simon}}</ref> and was also second on the sixth stage, after Štybar went solo on the last small climb before the finish.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-6/results/|title=Tour de France: Stybar wins stage 6 on short, punchy hill in Le Havre |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=9 July 2015 |accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710061521/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-6/results |archive-date=10 July 2015 }}</ref> He was third to Cavendish and Greipel on the seventh stage,<ref>{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-7/results/|title=Tour de France: Cavendish gets his first in Fougères |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=10 July 2015 |accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and second to [[Greg Van Avermaet]] on the thirteenth stage.<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-13/results/|title=Tour de France: Van Avermaet wins uphill sprint in Rodez |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=17 July 2015 |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> On the next stage, Sagan was part of the breakaway, amassing maximum points at the intermediate sprint and finishing fifth.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-14/results/|title=Tour de France: Cummings soars to victory in Mende |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=18 July 2015 |accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720205411/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-14/results |archive-date=20 July 2015 }}</ref> On Stage 15, Sagan featured again in the breakaway and took fourth position in the final sprint; he won the day's [[combativity award in the Tour de France|combativity award]] for his efforts.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/andre-greipel-makes-it-three-as-he-wins-tour-de-france-stage-15-183283 |title=André Greipel makes it three as he wins Tour de France stage 15 |work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=19 July 2015 |access-date=19 July 2015 |last=Windsor |first=Richard}}</ref> On Stage 16, [[Rubén Plaza]] ({{ct|MOV|2015}}) escaped the leading group on the [[Col de Manse]], and Sagan attempted to chase him down on the descent into [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]], but to no avail as Plaza soloed to victory. Sagan came in second and was awarded 'most combative' of the day again.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-16/results/|title=Tour de France stage 16: Plaza gives Lampre-Mérida a win in Gap |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=20 July 2015 |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan amassed five second places during the Tour de France, and won the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] by a margin of 66 points over Greipel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-21/results/|title=Chris Froome wins Tour de France 2015 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=26 July 2015 |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref>
+In the [[2015 Tour de France|Tour de France]], after he suffered a flat tyre and caught back up to the 25-rider lead group, Sagan took second position on Stage 2 behind [[André Greipel]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Zeb|last=Woodpower|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-2/results/|title=Tour de France: Greipel wins storm-swept stage to Neeltje Jans |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=5 July 2015|accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707060737/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-2/results |archive-date=7 July 2015 }}</ref> On the fourth stage, Sagan sprinted to third position after protecting his leader [[Alberto Contador]] on the cobbles during the stage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://road.cc/content/news/156648-tour-de-france-stage-4-tony-martin-attacks-finally-get-yellow |title=Tour de France Stage 4: Tony Martin attacks to finally get into yellow |work=RoadCC |publisher=Farrelly Atkinson |date=7 July 2015 |access-date=7 July 2015 |last=MacMichael |first=Simon}}</ref> On the fifth stage, he again came second to Greipel,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://road.cc/content/news/156880-tour-de-france-stage-5-andr-greipel-takes-second-win-mark-cavendish-third |title=Tour de France Stage 5: André Greipel takes second win, Mark Cavendish third |work=RoadCC |publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Ltd |date=8 July 2015 |access-date=8 July 2015 |last=MacMichael |first=Simon}}</ref> and was also second on the sixth stage, after Štybar went solo on the last small climb before the finish.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-6/results/|title=Tour de France: Stybar wins stage 6 on short, punchy hill in Le Havre |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=9 July 2015 |accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710061521/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-6/results |archive-date=10 July 2015 }}</ref> He was third to Cavendish and Greipel on the seventh stage,<ref>{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-7/results/|title=Tour de France: Cavendish gets his first in Fougères |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=10 July 2015 |accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and second to [[Greg Van Avermaet]] on the thirteenth stage.<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-13/results/|title=Tour de France: Van Avermaet wins uphill sprint in Rodez |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=17 July 2015 |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> On the next stage, Sagan was part of the breakaway, amassing maximum points at the intermediate sprint and finishing fifth.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-14/results/|title=Tour de France: Cummings soars to victory in Mende |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=18 July 2015 |accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720205411/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-14/results |archive-date=20 July 2015 }}</ref> On Stage 15, Sagan featured again in the breakaway and took fourth position in the final sprint; he won the day's [[combativity award in the Tour de France|combativity award]] for his efforts.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/andre-greipel-makes-it-three-as-he-wins-tour-de-france-stage-15-183283 |title=André Greipel makes it three as he wins Tour de France stage 15 |work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=19 July 2015 |access-date=19 July 2015 |last=Windsor |first=Richard}}</ref> On Stage 16, [[Rubén Plaza]] ({{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}) escaped the leading group on the [[Col de Manse]], and Sagan attempted to chase him down on the descent into [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]], but to no avail as Plaza soloed to victory. Sagan came in second and was awarded 'most combative' of the day again.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-16/results/|title=Tour de France stage 16: Plaza gives Lampre-Mérida a win in Gap |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=20 July 2015 |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan amassed five second places during the Tour de France, and won the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] by a margin of 66 points over Greipel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-21/results/|title=Chris Froome wins Tour de France 2015 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=26 July 2015 |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref>
-Sagan broke his Grand Tour victory drought at the [[2015 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] by outsprinting [[Nacer Bouhanni]] and [[John Degenkolb]] on the third stage.<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-3/results/|title=Vuelta a España: Peter Sagan wins stage 3 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=24 August 2015 |accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> On the next stage he finished second to Alejandro Valverde in a punchy finish.<ref>{{cite news|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-4/results/|title=Vuelta a España: Valverde wins stage 4 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=25 August 2015 |accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> On the eighth stage, a race organisation motorcycle, which was overtaking the peloton, caused Sagan to crash.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/vuelta-a-espana/five-talking-points-from-stage-eight-of-the-vuelta-a-espana-189119 |title=Five talking points from stage eight of the Vuelta a España |work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=29 August 2015 |access-date=29 August 2015 |last=Elton-Walters |first=Jack}}</ref> Although Sagan finished the stage, he was forced to retire from the race while leading the points classification.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/08/news/peter-sagan-calls-it-a-vuelta-after-incident-with-moto_383209 |title=Peter Sagan calls it a Vuelta after incident with moto |work=[[VeloNews]] |date=30 August 2014 |access-date=1 September 2015}}</ref> The following month, he won the [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|road race]] at the [[2015 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] after attacking on a short cobbled climb around {{convert|2|km|abbr=off}} from the finish line.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/27/peter-sagan-mens-road-race-world-championships |title=Peter Sagan goes solo to win men's race at world championships |work=[[The Guardian]] |agency=[[Press Association]]  |date=27 September 2015 |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> He finished the season at the [[2015 Abu Dhabi Tour|Abu Dhabi Tour]], where he recorded two second-place finishes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/abu-dhabi-tour-2015/stage-4/results/ |title=Chaves wins inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=11 October 2015 |access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref>
+Sagan broke his Grand Tour victory drought at the [[2015 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] by outsprinting [[Nacer Bouhanni]] and [[John Degenkolb]] on the third stage.<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-3/results/|title=Vuelta a España: Peter Sagan wins stage 3 |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=24 August 2015 |accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> On the next stage he finished second to Alejandro Valverde in a punchy finish.<ref>{{cite news|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-4/results/|title=Vuelta a España: Valverde wins stage 4 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=25 August 2015 |accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> On the eighth stage, a race organisation motorcycle, which was overtaking the peloton, caused Sagan to crash.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/vuelta-a-espana/five-talking-points-from-stage-eight-of-the-vuelta-a-espana-189119 |title=Five talking points from stage eight of the Vuelta a España |work=[[Cycling Weekly]] |date=29 August 2015 |access-date=29 August 2015 |last=Elton-Walters |first=Jack}}</ref> Although Sagan finished the stage, he was forced to retire from the race while leading the points classification.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/08/news/peter-sagan-calls-it-a-vuelta-after-incident-with-moto_383209 |title=Peter Sagan calls it a Vuelta after incident with moto |work=[[VeloNews]] |date=30 August 2014 |access-date=1 September 2015}}</ref> The following month, he won the [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|road race]] at the [[2015 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] after attacking on a short cobbled climb around {{convert|2|km|abbr=off}} from the finish line.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/27/peter-sagan-mens-road-race-world-championships |title=Peter Sagan goes solo to win men's race at world championships |work=[[The Guardian]] |agency=[[Press Association]]  |date=27 September 2015 |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> He finished the season at the [[2015 Abu Dhabi Tour|Abu Dhabi Tour]], where he recorded two second-place finishes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/abu-dhabi-tour-2015/stage-4/results/ |title=Chaves wins inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=11 October 2015 |access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref>
 ====2016====
-Sagan started his season at the [[2016 Tour de San Luis|Tour de San Luis]], taking his first podium place of the year on Stage 2 by finishing second.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tour-de-san-luis-fernando-gaviria-wins-stage-two-207691|title=Tour de San Luis: Fernando Gaviria wins stage two|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=19 January 2016|access-date=19 January 2016|last=Wynn|first=Nigel}}</ref> In February, after a three-week training camp in Spain's [[Sierra Nevada (Spain)|Sierra Nevada]], he competed in the opening races of the Belgian classics season, finishing second in [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] and seventh in [[2016 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sagan debuts rainbow jersey in Europe at Omloop|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/02/news/sagan-debuts-rainbow-jersey-in-europe-at-omloop_396396|website=VeloNews.com|access-date=28 February 2016}}</ref> He then came in fourth at the [[2016 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]], being part of the four-man decisive move, but was dropped on the final climb to Siena.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/03/news/road/cancellara-nabs-third-strade-bianche-win_397363|title=Cancellara nabs third career Strade Bianche victory|work=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]|date=5 March 2016|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> He took part in [[2016 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], where he finished second overall, one second behind [[Greg Van Avermaet]], and also won the points classification.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2016/stage-7/results/|title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Van Avermaet claims overall victory|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=15 March 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315153209/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tirreno-adriatico/stage-7/results/|archive-date=15 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Sagan claimed his eighth second-place finish following his World Championship win at [[2016 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]], before taking his first win as world champion at [[2016 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent-Wevelgem]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/35908455|title=Antoine Demoitie: Belgian rider dies after Gent-Wevelgem accident|date=28 March 2016|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> becoming the first reigning world champion to win the race since [[Rik Van Looy]] in [[1962 Gent–Wevelgem|1962]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-sagan-theres-more-to-life-than-winning-or-second-places-218485 |title=Peter Sagan: 'There's more to life than winning or second places' |last1=Brown |first1=Gregor|date=27 March 2016 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |access-date=27 March 2016}}</ref> Upon his win at Gent–Wevelgem, Sagan became the number one-ranked rider in the [[UCI Men's road racing world ranking]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-tops-uci-worldtour-and-world-rankings/ |title=Sagan tops UCI WorldTour and World Rankings|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=2 August 2016}}</ref>
+Sagan started his season at the [[2016 Tour de San Luis|Tour de San Luis]], taking his first podium place of the year on Stage 2 by finishing second.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tour-de-san-luis-fernando-gaviria-wins-stage-two-207691|title=Tour de San Luis: Fernando Gaviria wins stage two|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=19 January 2016|access-date=19 January 2016|last=Wynn|first=Nigel}}</ref> In February, after a three-week training camp in Spain's [[Sierra Nevada (Spain)|Sierra Nevada]], he competed in the opening races of the Belgian classics season, finishing second in [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] and seventh in [[2016 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sagan debuts rainbow jersey in Europe at Omloop|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/02/news/sagan-debuts-rainbow-jersey-in-europe-at-omloop_396396|website=VeloNews.com|access-date=28 February 2016|archive-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601233135/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/02/news/sagan-debuts-rainbow-jersey-in-europe-at-omloop_396396|url-status=dead}}</ref> He then came in fourth at the [[2016 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]], being part of the four-man decisive move, but was dropped on the final climb to Siena.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/03/news/road/cancellara-nabs-third-strade-bianche-win_397363|title=Cancellara nabs third career Strade Bianche victory|work=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]|date=5 March 2016|access-date=5 March 2016|archive-date=13 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013173907/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/03/news/road/cancellara-nabs-third-strade-bianche-win_397363|url-status=dead}}</ref> He took part in [[2016 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], where he finished second overall, one second behind [[Greg Van Avermaet]], and also won the points classification.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2016/stage-7/results/|title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Van Avermaet claims overall victory|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=15 March 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315153209/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tirreno-adriatico/stage-7/results/|archive-date=15 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Sagan claimed his eighth second-place finish following his World Championship win at [[2016 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]], before taking his first win as world champion at [[2016 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent-Wevelgem]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/35908455|title=Antoine Demoitie: Belgian rider dies after Gent-Wevelgem accident|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=28 March 2016}}</ref> becoming the first reigning world champion to win the race since [[Rik Van Looy]] in [[1962 Gent–Wevelgem|1962]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Gregor|last=Brown|title=Peter Sagan: 'There's more to life than winning or second places'|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-sagan-theres-more-to-life-than-winning-or-second-places-218485|date=27 March 2016 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |access-date=27 March 2016}}</ref> Upon his win at Gent–Wevelgem, Sagan became the number one-ranked rider in the [[UCI Men's road racing world ranking]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-tops-uci-worldtour-and-world-rankings/ |title=Sagan tops UCI WorldTour and World Rankings|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=4 April 2016 |access-date=2 August 2016}}</ref>
 [[File:ParisRoubaix2016 2.JPG|thumb|Sagan at the [[2016 Paris–Roubaix]]]]
-Sagan continued his successes by taking his first Monument victory at the [[2016 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]], dropping his last opponent [[Sep Vanmarcke]] on the [[Paterberg]] and soloing the last {{convert|14|km|abbr=off}} of the race solo. He dedicated the win to [[Antoine Demoitié]] and [[Daan Myngheer]], two cyclists that had died in the weeks prior to the race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/cycling-weekly/peter-sagan-dedicates-flanders-win-to-demoitie-myngheer-219440|title=Peter Sagan dedicates Flanders win to Antoine Demoitié and Daan Myngheer|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=3 April 2016|access-date=3 April 2016|last=Brown|first=Gregor}}</ref> A week later, he took part in [[2016 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], finishing eleventh after a split in the peloton occurred. During the race, he avoided a crash by Fabian Cancellara directly in front of him, by [[Glossary of cycling#bunny hop|bunny hopping]] over his bike, despite having only one foot clipped into his pedals at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/04/news/road/hayman-wins-paris-roubaix_402132|title=Hayman wins Paris-Roubaix|work=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]|date=10 April 2016|access-date=10 April 2016}}</ref> In the [[2016 Tour of California|Tour of California]], Sagan won on stages one – a bunch sprint finish – and four, where the finish was contested at [[WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca|Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2016/stage-1/results/|title=Peter Sagan wins Tour of California opener|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=15 May 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2016/stage-4/results/|title=Tour of California: Peter Sagan wins stage 4|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=18 May 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> On stage 7, he was part of the breakaway, went solo from {{convert|50|km|abbr=off}} remaining to cover and was caught with {{convert|20|km|abbr=off}} to go; he ultimately finished second to [[Alexander Kristoff]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2016/stage-7/results/|title=Tour of California: Kristoff wins in Santa Rosa|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=21 May 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He clinched the sprints classification with another second-place finish on the final stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2016/stage-8/results/|title=Tour of California: Cavendish wins Sacramento finale|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=22 May 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> At the [[2016 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], Sagan took his record twelfth stage victory with a win on the second stage around [[Baar, Switzerland|Baar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/peter-sagan-wins-record-breaking-twelfth-tour-de-suisse-stage-233105|title=Peter Sagan wins record-breaking 12th Tour de Suisse stage|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=12 June 2016|access-date=12 June 2016|last=Puddicombe|first=Stephen}}</ref> He also won the next day, joining the late breakaway after attacking the reduced peloton at the end of a climb, and outsprinted [[Michael Albasini]] and [[Silvan Dillier]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2016/stage-3/results/|title=Tour de Suisse: Sagan wins stage 3|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=13 June 2016|access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>
+Sagan continued his successes by taking his first Monument victory at the [[2016 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]], dropping his last opponent [[Sep Vanmarcke]] on the [[Paterberg]] and soloing the last {{convert|14|km|abbr=off}} of the race solo. He dedicated the win to [[Antoine Demoitié]] and [[Daan Myngheer]], two cyclists that had died in the weeks prior to the race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/cycling-weekly/peter-sagan-dedicates-flanders-win-to-demoitie-myngheer-219440|title=Peter Sagan dedicates Flanders win to Antoine Demoitié and Daan Myngheer|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=3 April 2016|access-date=3 April 2016|last=Brown|first=Gregor}}</ref> A week later, he took part in [[2016 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], finishing eleventh after a split in the peloton occurred. During the race, he avoided a crash by Fabian Cancellara directly in front of him, by [[Glossary of cycling#bunny hop|bunny hopping]] over his bike, despite having only one foot clipped into his pedals at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/04/news/road/hayman-wins-paris-roubaix_402132|title=Hayman wins Paris-Roubaix|work=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]|date=10 April 2016|access-date=10 April 2016}}</ref> In the [[2016 Tour of California|Tour of California]], Sagan won on stages one – a bunch sprint finish – and four, where the finish was contested at [[WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca|Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2016/stage-1/results/|title=Peter Sagan wins Tour of California opener|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=15 May 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2016/stage-4/results/|title=Tour of California: Peter Sagan wins stage 4|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=18 May 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> On stage 7, he was part of the breakaway, went solo from {{convert|50|km|abbr=off}} remaining to cover and was caught with {{convert|20|km|abbr=off}} to go; he ultimately finished second to [[Alexander Kristoff]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2016/stage-7/results/|title=Tour of California: Kristoff wins in Santa Rosa|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=21 May 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He clinched the sprints classification with another second-place finish on the final stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2016/stage-8/results/|title=Tour of California: Cavendish wins Sacramento finale|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=22 May 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> At the [[2016 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], Sagan took his record twelfth stage victory with a win on the second stage around [[Baar, Switzerland|Baar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/peter-sagan-wins-record-breaking-twelfth-tour-de-suisse-stage-233105|title=Peter Sagan wins record-breaking 12th Tour de Suisse stage|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=12 June 2016|access-date=12 June 2016|last=Puddicombe|first=Stephen}}</ref> He also won the next day, joining the late breakaway after attacking the reduced peloton at the end of a climb, and outsprinted [[Michael Albasini]] and [[Silvan Dillier]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2016/stage-3/results/|title=Tour de Suisse: Sagan wins stage 3|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=13 June 2016|access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>
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-In the first stage of the [[2016 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Sagan came in third.<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Cossins|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-1/results/|title=Tour de France: Cavendish wins opening stage|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=2 July 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He then won the second stage,<ref name="2016 TDF 2">{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Cossins|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-2/results/|title=Tour de France: Sagan wins stage 2|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=3 July 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> which featured a finish on a category 3 climb, to claim his first yellow jersey as leader of the general classification; he was unaware he had won upon reaching the finish line, thinking more riders from the breakaway had crossed the line before him.<ref name="2016 TDF 2"/> Sagan was part of the breakaway on stage 10; he finished second to [[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]] and won the most combative award for his efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/peter-sagan-what-can-i-say-it-didnt-go-very-well-259251|title=Peter Sagan: 'What can I say? It didn't go very well'|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=12 July 2016|access-date=12 July 2016|last=Brown|first=Gregor}}</ref> On the next stage, Sagan broke away with teammate [[Maciej Bodnar]], yellow jersey wearer [[Chris Froome]] and his teammate [[Geraint Thomas]] in the final kilometres. He outsprinted Froome to foil the sprinters' plans. After the stage, asked why he undertook such a daring move, he said: "We are artists".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/07/tour-de-france/sagan-on-attack-with-froome-we-are-artists_414544|title=Sagan on attack with Froome: "We are artists"|work=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]|date=13 July 2013|access-date=13 July 2013|last=Hood|first=Andrew}}</ref> Sagan claimed his third stage victory by winning stage 16 in [[Bern]], beating Kristoff in the sprint by few centimetres.<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-16/results/|title=Tour de France: Sagan wins in Berne|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=18 July 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He finished second to Greipel on the last stage, finishing on [[Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France|the Champs-Élysées]], securing his green jersey.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-21/results/|title=Tour de France: Froome seals third overall victory in Paris|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=24 July 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He also won the [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|combativity award for the race]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2016/07/25/heroes-2016-tour-de-france/|title=The Heroes of the 2016 Tour de France|work=WeloveCycling|date=25 July 2016|access-date=21 September 2016|last=Mortkowitz|first=Siegfried}}</ref>
+In the first stage of the [[2016 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Sagan came in third.<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Cossins|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-1/results/|title=Tour de France: Cavendish wins opening stage|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=2 July 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He then won the second stage,<ref name="2016 TDF 2">{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Cossins|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-2/results/|title=Tour de France: Sagan wins stage 2|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=3 July 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> which featured a finish on a category 3 climb, to claim his first yellow jersey as leader of the general classification; he was unaware he had won upon reaching the finish line, thinking more riders from the breakaway had crossed the line before him.<ref name="2016 TDF 2"/> Sagan was part of the breakaway on stage 10; he finished second to [[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]] and won the most combative award for his efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/peter-sagan-what-can-i-say-it-didnt-go-very-well-259251|title=Peter Sagan: "What can I say? It didn't go very well"|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=12 July 2016|access-date=12 July 2016|last=Brown|first=Gregor}}</ref> On the next stage, Sagan broke away with teammate [[Maciej Bodnar]], yellow jersey wearer [[Chris Froome]] and his teammate [[Geraint Thomas]] in the final kilometres. He outsprinted Froome to foil the sprinters' plans. After the stage, asked why he undertook such a daring move, he said: "We are artists".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/07/tour-de-france/sagan-on-attack-with-froome-we-are-artists_414544|title=Sagan on attack with Froome: "We are artists"|work=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]|date=13 July 2013|access-date=13 July 2013|last=Hood|first=Andrew|archive-date=18 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231853/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/07/tour-de-france/sagan-on-attack-with-froome-we-are-artists_414544|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sagan claimed his third stage victory by winning stage 16 in [[Bern]], beating Kristoff in the sprint by few centimetres.<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-16/results/|title=Tour de France: Sagan wins in Berne|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=18 July 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He finished second to Greipel on the last stage, finishing on [[Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France|the Champs-Élysées]], securing his green jersey.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-21/results/|title=Tour de France: Froome seals third overall victory in Paris|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=24 July 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He also won the [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|combativity award for the race]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2016/07/25/heroes-2016-tour-de-france/|title=The Heroes of the 2016 Tour de France|work=WeloveCycling|date=25 July 2016|access-date=21 September 2016|last=Mortkowitz|first=Siegfried}}</ref>
 At the [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics]], Sagan did not contest the [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|road race]], instead competing in the [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country|cross-country mountain biking event]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jack|last=Elton-Walters|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/olympics/peter-sagan-no-regrets-about-missing-the-olympic-road-race-275572|title=Peter Sagan: No regrets about missing the Olympic road race (video)|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=17 August 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He suffered a puncture on the second lap while he was in third position on the trail, and finished a lapped 35th.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/olympics/peter-sagan-suffers-disastrous-day-in-olympic-mtb-after-bright-start-276795|title=Peter Sagan suffers disastrous day in Olympic MTB after bright start|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=21 August 2016|access-date=22 August 2016|last=Benjamin|first=Haworth}}</ref> After abandoning the [[2016 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France|Bretagne Classic Ouest–France]] due to a virus,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/peter-sagan-abandons-bretagne-classic-illness-280030|title=Peter Sagan abandons first road race after Olympics with illness|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=28 August 2016|access-date=21 September 2016|last=Wynn|first=Nigel}}</ref> he went on to win the [[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/peter-sagan-beats-olympic-champion-at-grand-prix-cycliste-in-quebec-city|title=Peter Sagan beats Olympic champion at Grand Prix Cycliste in Quebec City|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]|date=9 September 2016|access-date=21 September 2016|last=Hickey|first=Pat}}</ref> finished second in the [[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]],<ref>{{cite news|title=GP Montréal: Van Avermaet wins over Sagan |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-cycliste-de-montral-2016/results/ |access-date=21 January 2017|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=11 September 2016}}</ref> and won the first elite men's road race at the [[2016 European Road Championships|European Road Championships]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jean-François|last=Quénet|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uec-road-european-championship-2016/elite-men-road-race/results/|title=Peter Sagan wins European Championships road race|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=18 September 2016|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> In October, Sagan won the [[2016 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|road race]] at the [[2016 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] for the second consecutive year  in Doha, Qatar. He came into the finish with the other 24 breakaway riders, and won the subsequent bunch sprint ahead of Great Britain's [[Mark Cavendish]] and [[Tom Boonen]] of Belgium, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Barry|title=World Championships: Peter Sagan claims second world title in 'lottery' sprint|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/world-championships-peter-sagan-claims-second-world-title-in-lottery-sprint/|access-date=3 December 2016|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=16 October 2016}}</ref> In December, he was awarded the prestigious [[Vélo d'Or]] award for the best rider of the year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sagan awarded Velo d'Or|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-awarded-velo-dor/|access-date=3 December 2016|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=1 December 2016}}</ref>
 ===Bora–Hansgrohe (2017–21)===
-After it was announced that {{ct|SAX|2016}} was to disband at the end of the 2016 season, Sagan's agent Giovanni Lombardi negotiated a new contract with {{ct|BOH|2017}}. According to Oleg Tinkov, Sagan was expected to earn €6 million a year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/peter-sagans-move-bora-hansgrohe-officially-confirmed-269698|title=Peter Sagan's move to Bora-Hansgrohe officially confirmed|work=Cycling Weekly|date=1 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://hnonline.sk/sport/796900-sagan-podpisal-s-borou-stane-sa-najlepsie-platenym-cyklistom-sveta|title=Sagan podpísal s Borou, stane sa najlepšie plateným cyklistom sveta|work=HNOnline.sk|language=sk|date=20 July 2016|access-date=5 March 2017|publisher=MAFRA Slovakia}}</ref>
+After it was announced that {{UCI team code|SAX|2016}} would disband at the end of the 2016 season, Sagan's agent Giovanni Lombardi negotiated a new contract with {{UCI team code|BOH|2017}}. According to Oleg Tinkov, Sagan was expected to earn €6 million a year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/peter-sagans-move-bora-hansgrohe-officially-confirmed-269698|title=Peter Sagan's move to Bora-Hansgrohe officially confirmed|work=Cycling Weekly|date=1 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://hnonline.sk/sport/796900-sagan-podpisal-s-borou-stane-sa-najlepsie-platenym-cyklistom-sveta|title=Sagan podpísal s Borou, stane sa najlepšie plateným cyklistom sveta|work=Hospodárske noviny|date=20 July 2016|access-date=5 March 2017|language=sk}}</ref>
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-Sagan began the 2017 season at the [[2017 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]],<ref name="Cyclingnews White"/> where he finished in second place on stages 3, 4 and 6.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-happy-with-early-form-after-tour-down-under/ | title=Sagan happy with early form after Tour Down Under|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=22 January 2017| access-date =5 March 2017}}</ref> After training for the next few weeks, Sagan finished in second place at [[2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] to Olympic Road Race Champion [[Greg Van Avermaet]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Greg Van Avermaet outsprints Peter Sagan to complete back-to-back wins at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2017/02/25/greg-van-avermaet-outsprints-peter-sagan-complete-back-to-back/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2017/02/25/greg-van-avermaet-outsprints-peter-sagan-complete-back-to-back/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Telegraph|date=25 February 2017| access-date=5 March 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The following day, Sagan attacked the breakaway in the final few hundred metres to take his first victory of the season at [[2017 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]]. This also marked the first victory for the renamed {{ct|BOH|2017}} team, and was Sagan's 90th career win.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonews.com/2017/02/news/sagan-wins-kuurne-brussels-kuurne_431296 | title=Sagan wins Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne | date=26 February 2017| access-date=5 March 2017| work=VeloNews}}</ref> Sagan entered [[2017 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]] as a race favourite, but following a crash roughly {{convert|75|km|abbr=off}} into the race, he abandoned {{convert|20|km|abbr=off}} later citing illness. Sagan claimed he possibly needed stitches to his hand following that crash and would hope to be ready for the start of his next race later in the week.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-abandons-strade-bianche-due-to-illness/|title=Sagan abandons Strade Bianche due to illness|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=4 March 2017|access-date=5 March 2017}}</ref> Sagan achieved his second victory of the season by sprinting to the line ahead of the pack in Stage 3 of [[2017 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2017/stage-3/results/|title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Sagan wins stage 3|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=10 March 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan sprinted to another victory on the fifth stage,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2017/stage-5/results/|title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Sagan claims stage 5|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=12 March 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and ultimately won the points classification despite an incident during the final [[time trial]] stage of the race, when a woman and her dog abruptly crossed his path and he had to swerve in avoidance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-dodges-dog-walker-in-tirreno-adriatico-tt/|title=Sagan dodges dog walker in Tirreno-Adriatico TT|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=14 March 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
+Sagan began the 2017 season at the [[2017 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]],<ref name="Cyclingnews White"/> where he finished in second place on stages 3, 4, and 6.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-happy-with-early-form-after-tour-down-under/ | title=Sagan happy with early form after Tour Down Under|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=22 January 2017| access-date=5 March 2017}}</ref> After training for the next few weeks, Sagan finished in second place at [[2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] to Olympic Road Race Champion [[Greg Van Avermaet]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Greg Van Avermaet outsprints Peter Sagan to complete back-to-back wins at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2017/02/25/greg-van-avermaet-outsprints-peter-sagan-complete-back-to-back/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2017/02/25/greg-van-avermaet-outsprints-peter-sagan-complete-back-to-back/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=25 February 2017| access-date=5 March 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The following day, Sagan attacked the breakaway in the final few hundred metres to take his first victory of the season at [[2017 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]]. This also marked the first victory for the renamed {{UCI team code|BOH|2017}} team, and was Sagan's 90th career win.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonews.com/2017/02/news/sagan-wins-kuurne-brussels-kuurne_431296 | title=Sagan wins Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne | date=26 February 2017| access-date=5 March 2017| work=VeloNews}}</ref> Sagan entered [[2017 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]] as a race favourite, but following a crash roughly {{convert|75|km|abbr=off}} into the race, he abandoned {{convert|20|km|abbr=off}} later citing illness. Sagan claimed he possibly needed stitches to his hand following that crash and would hope to be ready for the start of his next race later in the week.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-abandons-strade-bianche-due-to-illness/|title=Sagan abandons Strade Bianche due to illness|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=4 March 2017|access-date=5 March 2017}}</ref> Sagan achieved his second victory of the season by sprinting to the line ahead of the pack in Stage 3 of [[2017 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2017/stage-3/results/|title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Sagan wins stage 3|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=10 March 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan sprinted to another victory on the fifth stage,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2017/stage-5/results/|title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Sagan claims stage 5|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=12 March 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and ultimately won the points classification despite an incident during the final [[time trial]] stage of the race, when a woman and her dog abruptly crossed his path and he had to swerve in avoidance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-dodges-dog-walker-in-tirreno-adriatico-tt/|title=Sagan dodges dog walker in Tirreno-Adriatico TT|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=14 March 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
-At [[2017 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]], Sagan initiated a move on the slope of the [[Poggio di San Remo]] near the finish, with only [[Michał Kwiatkowski]] and [[Julian Alaphilippe]] able to follow. Kwiatkowski had the better of him in the end after a close sprint on the Via Roma, and Sagan finished in second place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-2017/results/|title=Kwiatkowski wins Milan-San Remo|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=18 March 2017|access-date=18 March 2017|last=Westemeyer|first=Susan}}</ref> Sagan entered the [[2017 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] in hopes of defending his title. With {{convert|55|km|abbr=off}} to go, [[Philippe Gilbert]] attacked the peloton in a solo breakaway. In an attempt to close that gap, Sagan began to chase with rival Van Avermaet. With {{convert|16.9|km|abbr=off}} to go and 59 seconds down, Sagan's handlebar was caught on a jacket draped over the spectator barrier on the [[Oude Kwaremont]] causing him to crash, and ruining his chances of victory.<ref>{{cite news| first=James| last= Startt |url=http://pelotonmagazine.com/racing/gilbert-takes-monument-number-five-day-surprises/|title=Gilbert Takes Flanders in Day of Surprises |work= Peloton Magazine|date=2 April 2017|access-date=4 July 2017}}</ref> In the [[2017 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], Sagan took another two stage victories on stages 5 and 8,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2017/stage-5/results/|title=Tour de Suisse: Sagan claims stage 5 in Cevio|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=14 June 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Henry|last=Robertshaw|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/late-attacks-fall-short-as-peter-sagan-sprints-to-second-tour-de-suisse-stage-win-335996|title=Late attacks fall short as Peter Sagan sprints to second Tour de Suisse stage win|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=17 June 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and won the points classification for the sixth time.
+At [[2017 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]], Sagan initiated a move on the slope of the [[Poggio di San Remo]] near the finish, with only [[Michał Kwiatkowski]] and [[Julian Alaphilippe]] able to follow. Kwiatkowski had the better of him in the end after a close sprint on the Via Roma, and Sagan finished in second place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-2017/results/|title=Kwiatkowski wins Milan-San Remo|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=18 March 2017|access-date=18 March 2017|last=Westemeyer|first=Susan}}</ref> Sagan entered the [[2017 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] in hopes of defending his title. With {{convert|55|km|abbr=off}} to go, [[Philippe Gilbert]] attacked the peloton in a solo breakaway. In an attempt to close that gap, Sagan began to chase with rival Van Avermaet. With {{convert|16.9|km|abbr=off}} to go and 59 seconds down, Sagan's handlebar was caught on a jacket draped over the spectator barrier on the [[Oude Kwaremont]] causing him to crash, and ruining his chances of victory.<ref>{{cite magazine| first=James| last= Startt |url=http://pelotonmagazine.com/racing/gilbert-takes-monument-number-five-day-surprises/|title=Gilbert Takes Flanders in Day of Surprises |magazine= Peloton Magazine|date=2 April 2017|access-date=4 July 2017}}</ref> In the [[2017 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], Sagan took another two stage victories on stages 5 and 8,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2017/stage-5/results/|title=Tour de Suisse: Sagan claims stage 5 in Cevio|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=14 June 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Henry|last=Robertshaw|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/late-attacks-fall-short-as-peter-sagan-sprints-to-second-tour-de-suisse-stage-win-335996|title=Late attacks fall short as Peter Sagan sprints to second Tour de Suisse stage win|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=17 June 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and won the points classification for the sixth time.
-Sagan won the third stage of the [[2017 Tour de France|Tour de France]] from an uphill sprint in [[Vittel]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cunningham|first=Craig|title=Peter Sagan storms to Tour de France stage three victory as Thomas keeps lead|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/peter-sagan-storms-tour-de-france-stage-three-victory-thomas-keeps-lead-339320|access-date=6 July 2017|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=3 July 2017}}</ref> After the bunch sprint finish of stage four, in which Sagan placed second, he was disqualified after race officials judged that he caused Mark Cavendish to crash, with the jury president Philippe Marien saying that he "endangered some of his colleagues seriously".<ref>{{cite news| first= William| last =Fotheringham |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/04/mark-cavendish-crash-tour-de-france-stage-four | title=Mark Cavendish out of Tour and Peter Sagan disqualified after horror crash| work=The Guardian|date=4 July 2017|access-date=4 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Robertshaw|first=Henry|title=Peter Sagan disqualified from Tour de France|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-disqualified-tour-de-france-339582|access-date=6 July 2017|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=4 July 2017}}</ref> Before the crash, Cavendish tried to squeeze through a space that he saw was closing. Opinions have been largely negative on whether Sagan should be disqualified from the race.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Williams|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-peter-sagan-elbow-tour-de-france-20170705-story.html | title=Did officials make the right call in DQing Peter Sagan? A racing cyclist weighs in |date=5 July 2017|access-date=5 July 2017|quote=Did Cavendish use his body to make space, or because Sagan moved over toward him? It doesn’t matter because Cavendish made a bad decision. So did the officials.}}</ref> The opinion of many commentators and former riders was that a disqualification is not justified and even senseless.<ref name="Peter Sagan Falls Victim To The Black Box Of European Sport Governance">{{cite web |title=Peter Sagan Falls Victim To The Black Box Of European Sport Governance |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/briangoff/2017/07/06/peter-sagan-falls-victim-to-the-black-box-of-european-sport-governance/#314dbd70196b |work=Forbes |access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> Months after the Tour de France, Sagan was officially exonerated by the UCI.<ref name="Sagan exonerated">{{cite web |title=Sagan exonerated by UCI over Tour de France crash |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/au/other/news/peter-sagan-bora-hansgrohe-tour-de-france-cas/1gmnviicmyj8k141192n9gpnmg |publisher=Sporting News |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref> Cavendish withdrew from the race later that day due to his injuries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tour de France 2017: Mark Cavendish out of race after breaking shoulder in crash|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/40499580|access-date=6 July 2017|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=BBC|date=4 July 2017}}</ref> Following his disqualification from the Tour de France, Sagan turned his focus to the [[2017 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]], where he won Stage 1.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2017/stage-1/results/|title=Tour de Pologne: Sagan sprints to stage 1 victory|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=29 July 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He also stated he would skip the [[2017 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], opting to train for an unprecedented third consecutive victory at the [[2017 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] in Norway. In September, Sagan sprinted to his 100th career victory at the [[2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Josh|last=Evans|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-100-wins-of-peter-sagan-gallery/|title=The 100 wins of Peter Sagan - Gallery|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=9 September 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Two weeks later, Sagan won the [[2017 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|road race]] at the UCI Road World Championships in a bunch sprint, ahead of Norway's [[Alexander Kristoff]] and Australia's [[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]], to become the first male rider to win three consecutive world road race titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/24/peter-sagan-world-champion-cycling-men-elite-road-race |title=Peter Sagan times sprint to perfection to win third world title in a row &#124; Sport &#124; The Guardian }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/41380525|title=Peter Sagan: Slovak wins record third successive world title in Norway|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=24 September 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
+Sagan won the third stage of the [[2017 Tour de France|Tour de France]] from an uphill sprint in [[Vittel]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cunningham|first=Craig|title=Peter Sagan storms to Tour de France stage three victory as Thomas keeps lead|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/peter-sagan-storms-tour-de-france-stage-three-victory-thomas-keeps-lead-339320|access-date=6 July 2017|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=3 July 2017}}</ref> After the bunch sprint finish of stage four, in which Sagan placed second, he was disqualified after race officials judged that he caused Mark Cavendish to crash, with the jury president Philippe Marien saying that he "endangered some of his colleagues seriously".<ref>{{cite news| first= William| last =Fotheringham |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/04/mark-cavendish-crash-tour-de-france-stage-four | title=Mark Cavendish out of Tour and Peter Sagan disqualified after horror crash| work=The Guardian|date=4 July 2017|access-date=4 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Robertshaw|first=Henry|title=Peter Sagan disqualified from Tour de France|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-disqualified-tour-de-france-339582|access-date=6 July 2017|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=4 July 2017}}</ref> Before the crash, Cavendish tried to squeeze through a space that he saw was closing. Opinions have been largely negative on whether Sagan should be disqualified from the race.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Williams|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-peter-sagan-elbow-tour-de-france-20170705-story.html | title=Did officials make the right call in DQing Peter Sagan? A racing cyclist weighs in |date=5 July 2017|access-date=5 July 2017|quote=Did Cavendish use his body to make space, or because Sagan moved over toward him? It doesn’t matter because Cavendish made a bad decision. So did the officials.}}</ref> The opinion of many commentators and former riders was that a disqualification is not justified and even senseless.<ref name="Peter Sagan Falls Victim To The Black Box Of European Sport Governance">{{cite web |title=Peter Sagan Falls Victim To The Black Box Of European Sport Governance |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/briangoff/2017/07/06/peter-sagan-falls-victim-to-the-black-box-of-european-sport-governance/#314dbd70196b |work=Forbes |access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> Months after the Tour de France, Sagan was officially exonerated by the UCI.<ref name="Sagan exonerated">{{cite web |title=Sagan exonerated by UCI over Tour de France crash |date=5 December 2017 |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/au/other/news/peter-sagan-bora-hansgrohe-tour-de-france-cas/1gmnviicmyj8k141192n9gpnmg |publisher=Sporting News |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref> Cavendish withdrew from the race later that day due to his injuries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tour de France 2017: Mark Cavendish out of race after breaking shoulder in crash|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/40499580|access-date=6 July 2017|website=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=4 July 2017}}</ref> Following his disqualification from the Tour de France, Sagan turned his focus to the [[2017 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]], where he won Stage 1.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2017/stage-1/results/|title=Tour de Pologne: Sagan sprints to stage 1 victory|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=29 July 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He also stated he would skip the [[2017 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], opting to train for an unprecedented third consecutive victory at the [[2017 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] in Norway. In September, Sagan sprinted to his 100th career victory at the [[2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Josh|last=Evans|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-100-wins-of-peter-sagan-gallery/|title=The 100 wins of Peter Sagan - Gallery|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=9 September 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Two weeks later, Sagan won the [[2017 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|road race]] at the UCI Road World Championships in a bunch sprint, ahead of Norway's [[Alexander Kristoff]] and Australia's [[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]], to become the first male rider to win three consecutive world road race titles.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/24/peter-sagan-world-champion-cycling-men-elite-road-race |title=Peter Sagan times sprint to perfection to win third world title in a row &#124; Sport &#124; The Guardian |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=24 September 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/41380525|title=Peter Sagan: Slovak wins record third successive world title in Norway|website=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=24 September 2017|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
 ====2018====
 [[File:Paris-Roubaix 2018 - Sagan et Dillier.jpg|thumb|Sagan claimed his second [[Cycling monument|monument]] at the [[2018 Paris–Roubaix]], defeating [[Silvan Dillier]] in a two-up sprint at [[Roubaix Velodrome]].]]
-Sagan kicked off the 2018 season by winning the [[Down Under Classic]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-down-under-2018/peoples-choice-classic/results/|title=Peter Sagan wins People's Choice Classic|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=14 January 2018|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> the prelude criterium to the [[2018 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]]. In the Tour Down Under itself, he finished third on the first stage and won the fourth stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-down-under-2018/stage-1/results/|title=Tour Down Under: Greipel wins opening stage in Lyndoch|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=16 January 2018|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-down-under-2018/stage-4/results/|title=Tour Down Under: Peter Sagan wins in Uraidla|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=19 January 2018|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Following the race, Sagan visited the Vatican and offered a custom race bike to [[Pope Francis]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 January 2018|title=Pope on a bike! Francis given customized racing bicycle|url=https://www.thelocal.it/20180124/pope-francis-given-racing-bike-peter-sagan|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-28|website=www.thelocal.it}}</ref> which was later auctioned for charity in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Long|first=Jonny|date=2020-06-08|title=Bike that Peter Sagan gave to Pope Francis will be auctioned off for charity|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/bike-that-peter-sagan-gave-to-pope-francis-will-be-auctioned-off-for-charity-457450|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Cycling Weekly|language=en}}</ref> He skipped the Belgian season openers to prepare at an altitude camp in the [[Sierra Nevada (Spain)|Sierra Nevada]] before starting his European campaign in Italy. He finished eighth in [[2018 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fletcher|first1=Patrick|title=Strade Bianche: Benoot crushes the gravel in emphatic solo victory|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-2018/results/|website=[[Cyclingnews]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> 43rd overall in [[2018 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Shea|first1=Sadhbh|title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Kwiatkowski holds on to win the overall|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2018/stage-7/results/|website=Cyclingnews|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> and sixth in [[2018 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Farrand|first1=Stephen|title=Sagan praises Nibali after Italian dominates Milan-San Remo|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-praises-nibali-after-italian-dominates-milan-san-remo/|website=Cyclingnews|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> Moving on to the [[cobbled classics]], he was 26th in [[2018 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]] before winning a record-equalling third [[2018 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/e3-harelbeke-2018/results/|title=Terpstra wins E3 Harelbeke|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=23 March 2018|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Sagan wins Gent-Wevelgem|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-2018/results/|website=Cyclingnews|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref>
+Sagan kicked off the 2018 season by winning the [[Down Under Classic]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-down-under-2018/peoples-choice-classic/results/|title=Peter Sagan wins People's Choice Classic|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=14 January 2018|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> the prelude criterium to the [[2018 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]]. In the Tour Down Under itself, he finished third on the first stage and won the fourth stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-down-under-2018/stage-1/results/|title=Tour Down Under: Greipel wins opening stage in Lyndoch|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=16 January 2018|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-down-under-2018/stage-4/results/|title=Tour Down Under: Peter Sagan wins in Uraidla|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=19 January 2018|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> Following the race, Sagan visited the Vatican and offered a custom race bike to [[Pope Francis]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 January 2018|title=Pope on a bike! Francis given customized racing bicycle|url=https://www.thelocal.it/20180124/pope-francis-given-racing-bike-peter-sagan|website=The Local|access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref> which was later auctioned for charity in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Long|first=Jonny|title=Bike that Peter Sagan gave to Pope Francis will be auctioned off for charity|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/bike-that-peter-sagan-gave-to-pope-francis-will-be-auctioned-off-for-charity-457450|website=Cycling Weekly|date=8 June 2020|access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> He skipped the Belgian season openers to prepare at an altitude camp in the [[Sierra Nevada (Spain)|Sierra Nevada]] before starting his European campaign in Italy. He finished eighth in [[2018 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|title=Strade Bianche: Benoot crushes the gravel in emphatic solo victory|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-2018/results/|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=3 March 2018 |publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> 43rd overall in [[2018 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Kwiatkowski holds on to win the overall|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2018/stage-7/results/|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=13 March 2018 |access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> and sixth in [[2018 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Farrand|first1=Stephen|title=Sagan praises Nibali after Italian dominates Milan-San Remo|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-praises-nibali-after-italian-dominates-milan-san-remo/|website=Cyclingnews|date=17 March 2018 |publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> Moving on to the [[cobbled classics]], he was 26th in [[2018 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]] before winning a record-equalling third [[2018 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/e3-harelbeke-2018/results/|title=Terpstra wins E3 Harelbeke|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=23 March 2018|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Sagan wins Gent-Wevelgem|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-2018/results/|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=25 March 2018 |publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref>
 [[File:TDF24646 sagan (43769469381).jpg|thumb|left|Sagan, wearing the green jersey of [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] leader, at the [[2018 Tour de France]].]]
-One week later he finished sixth in the [[2018 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Benson|first1=Daniel|title=Tour of Flanders – Race debrief|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-flanders-race-debrief/|website=Cyclingnews|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> On 8 April, Sagan won [[2018 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]] with an attack at {{convert|55|km|abbr=off}} from the finish to join an earlier break.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/43691591|title=Paris-Roubaix: World champion Peter Sagan wins first title|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> Only [[Silvan Dillier]] could keep up and Sagan beat Dillier in a two-up sprint on the [[Roubaix Velodrome]]. He closed his classics campaign with fourth place in the [[2018 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sagan closes out Classics with fourth in Amstel Gold Race|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-closes-out-classics-with-fourth-in-amstel-gold-race-news-shorts/|website=Cyclingnews|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref> In the [[2018 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Sagan finished 2nd on the opening stage behind [[Fernando Gaviria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2018/stage-1/gaviria-makes-history/1268880 |title=Gaviria makes history|date=7 July 2018 |website=Tour de France |access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref> In Stage 2, Sagan won the stage and earned the green jersey and wore it for the rest of the tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2018/stage-2/peter-sagan-takes-stage-win-and-yellow-jersey/1269119 |title=Peter Sagan takes stage win and yellow jersey|date=8 July 2018 |website=Tour de France |access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref> Sagan also won Stages 5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2018/stage-5/peter-sagan-doubles-up/1269986 |title=Peter Sagan doubles up|date=11 July 2018 |website=Tour de France |access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref> and 13,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2018/stage-13/its-sagan-again/1272934 |title=It's Sagan again|date=20 July 2018 |website=Tour de France |access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref> before he crashed on a descent during stage 17,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/peter-sagans-tour-de-france-in-doubt-after-heavy-crash-on-descent-on-stage-17-388092 |title=Peter Sagan's Tour de France in doubt after heavy crash on descent on stage 17 |last=Pitt |first=Vern |date=25 July 2018 |website=cyclingweekly.com |access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref> but ultimately won the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] for a record-equalling sixth time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2018/stage-21/peter-sagan-happy-to-be-alive-and-in-green/1275960 |title=Peter Sagan: 'Happy to be alive and in green'|date=29 July 2018 |website=Tour de France |access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref>
+One week later he finished sixth in the [[2018 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Benson|title=Tour of Flanders – Race debrief|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-flanders-race-debrief/|website=Cyclingnews|date=2 April 2018 |publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> On 8 April, Sagan won [[2018 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]] with an attack at {{convert|55|km|abbr=off}} from the finish to join an earlier break.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/43691591|title=Paris-Roubaix: World champion Peter Sagan wins first title|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=8 April 2018 |access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> Only [[Silvan Dillier]] could keep up and Sagan beat Dillier in a two-up sprint on the [[Roubaix Velodrome]]. He closed his classics campaign with fourth place in the [[2018 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sagan closes out Classics with fourth in Amstel Gold Race|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-closes-out-classics-with-fourth-in-amstel-gold-race-news-shorts/|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=15 April 2018 |publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref> In the [[2018 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Sagan finished 2nd on the opening stage behind [[Fernando Gaviria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2018/stage-1/gaviria-makes-history/1268880 |title=Gaviria makes history|date=7 July 2018 |website=Tour de France |access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref> In Stage 2, Sagan won the stage and earned the green jersey and wore it for the rest of the tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2018/stage-2/peter-sagan-takes-stage-win-and-yellow-jersey/1269119 |title=Peter Sagan takes stage win and yellow jersey|date=8 July 2018 |website=Tour de France |access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref> Sagan also won Stages 5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2018/stage-5/peter-sagan-doubles-up/1269986 |title=Peter Sagan doubles up|date=11 July 2018 |website=Tour de France |access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref> and 13,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2018/stage-13/its-sagan-again/1272934 |title=It's Sagan again|date=20 July 2018 |website=Tour de France |access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref> before he crashed on a descent during stage 17,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/peter-sagans-tour-de-france-in-doubt-after-heavy-crash-on-descent-on-stage-17-388092 |title=Peter Sagan's Tour de France in doubt after heavy crash on descent on stage 17 |last=Pitt |first=Vern |date=25 July 2018 |website=Cycling Weekly|access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref> but ultimately won the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] for a record-equalling sixth time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2018/stage-21/peter-sagan-happy-to-be-alive-and-in-green/1275960 |title=Peter Sagan: 'Happy to be alive and in green'|website=Tour de France|date=29 July 2018|access-date=30 July 2018 }}</ref>
 ====2019–2021====
-Sagan's first victory of the 2019 season came on the third stage of the [[2019 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]], as he won in [[Uraidla, South Australia|Uraidla]] for the second successive year.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-sneaks-home-for-stage-3-victory-at-tour-down-under/|title=Peter Sagan sneaks home for stage 3 victory at Tour Down Under|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=17 January 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He did not podium in any of the spring classics, with best results of fourth at [[2019 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] and fifth at [[2019 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]].<ref>{{cite news|first1=Daniel|last1=Ostanek|first2=Stephen|last2=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-2019/results/|title=Alaphilippe wins Milan-San Remo|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=23 March 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-i-missed-some-energy-in-paris-roubaix-final/|title=Peter Sagan: I missed some energy in Paris-Roubaix final|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=14 April 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He won stages at the [[2019 Tour of California|Tour California]] and the [[2019 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Marshall-Bell|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-wins-stage-one-tour-california-423095|title=Peter Sagan wins stage one of Tour of California 2019|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media]]|date=13 May 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Windsor|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-storms-victory-overall-lead-tour-de-suisse-2019-stage-three-427459|title=Peter Sagan storms to victory and overall lead on Tour de Suisse 2019 stage three|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media]]|date=17 June 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> prior to the [[2019 Tour de France|Tour de France]]. He won the fifth stage at the Tour de France,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tour de France: Peter Sagan wins stage 5|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-5/results/|website=www.cyclingnews.com|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref>  and took eight other top-five stage finishes as he surpassed [[Erik Zabel]] with his seventh [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] victory.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/erik-zabel-honoured-to-lose-tour-de-france-green-jersey-record-to-peter-sagan/|title=Erik Zabel 'honoured' to lose Tour de France green jersey record to Peter Sagan|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=1 August 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
+Sagan's first victory of the 2019 season came on the third stage of the [[2019 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]], as he won in [[Uraidla, South Australia|Uraidla]] for the second successive year.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-sneaks-home-for-stage-3-victory-at-tour-down-under/|title=Peter Sagan sneaks home for stage 3 victory at Tour Down Under|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=17 January 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He did not podium in any of the spring classics, with best results of fourth at [[2019 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] and fifth at [[2019 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]].<ref>{{cite news|first1=Daniel|last1=Ostanek|first2=Stephen|last2=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-2019/results/|title=Alaphilippe wins Milan-San Remo|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=23 March 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-i-missed-some-energy-in-paris-roubaix-final/|title=Peter Sagan: I missed some energy in Paris-Roubaix final|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=14 April 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He won stages at the [[2019 Tour of California|Tour California]] and the [[2019 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Marshall-Bell|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-wins-stage-one-tour-california-423095|title=Peter Sagan wins stage one of Tour of California 2019|website=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media]]|date=13 May 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Windsor|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-storms-victory-overall-lead-tour-de-suisse-2019-stage-three-427459|title=Peter Sagan storms to victory and overall lead on Tour de Suisse 2019 stage three|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media]]|date=17 June 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> prior to the [[2019 Tour de France|Tour de France]]. He won the fifth stage at the Tour de France,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tour de France: Peter Sagan wins stage 5|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-5/results/|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=10 July 2019}}</ref> and took eight other top-five stage finishes as he surpassed [[Erik Zabel]] with his seventh [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] victory.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/erik-zabel-honoured-to-lose-tour-de-france-green-jersey-record-to-peter-sagan/|title=Erik Zabel 'honoured' to lose Tour de France green jersey record to Peter Sagan|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=1 August 2019|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
-In 2020, Sagan started his season at the [[2020 Vuelta a San Juan|Vuelta a San Juan]] in Argentina,<ref>{{cite news|first=Jonny|last=Long|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-kick-off-2020-season-vuelta-san-juan-445881|title=Peter Sagan to kick off 2020 season at Vuelta a San Juan|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=4 January 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> where he finished second to [[Fernando Gaviria]] on the final stage.<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-san-juan-internacional-2020/stage-7/results/|title=Remco Evenepoel wins Vuelta a San Juan|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=2 February 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He then went on to race [[2020 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/change-of-plan-for-peter-sagan-as-bora-hansgrohe-rider-joins-roster-for-paris-nice/|title=Change of plan for Peter Sagan as Bora-Hansgrohe rider joins Paris-Nice roster|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=6 March 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> prior to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]-enforced suspension of racing. When racing resumed in August, Sagan took fourth-place finishes at [[2020 Milano–Torino|Milano–Torino]] and [[2020 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milano-torino-2020/elite-men/results/|title=Arnaud Démare wins Milano-Torino|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=5 August 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-sees-his-milan-san-remo-glass-half-full-after-another-fourth-place/|title=Peter Sagan sees his Milan-San Remo glass half full after another fourth place|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=8 August 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> At the [[2020 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Sagan failed to win a stage and finished second to [[Sam Bennett (cyclist)|Sam Bennett]] in the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/giro-ditalia/peter-sagan-i-rode-well-at-the-tour-de-france-but-something-was-missing-471436|title=Peter Sagan: I rode well at the Tour de France but something was missing|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=2 October 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> During stage 11, he was relegated after he was adjudged to have used his head to barge [[Wout van Aert]] during the sprint finish.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ballinger|first=Alex|date=2020-09-09|title=Tour de France 2020: Peter Sagan relegated after shoving Wout van Aert in sprint|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2020-peter-sagan-relegated-after-shoving-wout-van-aert-in-sprint-467316|access-date=2021-06-28|website=cyclingweekly.com}}</ref> Sagan's final race of the season was the [[2020 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], where he won the tenth stage – his only win of the season – and finished second to [[Arnaud Démare]] in the [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|points classification]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Windsor|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/giro-ditalia/peter-sagan-makes-sensational-solo-effort-to-win-giro-ditalia-2020-stage-10-472510|title=Peter Sagan makes sensational solo effort to win Giro d'Italia 2020 stage 10|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=13 October 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2020/stage-21/results/|title=Tao Geoghegan Hart wins 2020 Giro d'Italia|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=25 October 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
+In 2020, Sagan started his season at the [[2020 Vuelta a San Juan|Vuelta a San Juan]] in Argentina,<ref>{{cite news|first=Jonny|last=Long|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-kick-off-2020-season-vuelta-san-juan-445881|title=Peter Sagan to kick off 2020 season at Vuelta a San Juan|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=4 January 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> where he finished second to [[Fernando Gaviria]] on the final stage.<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-san-juan-internacional-2020/stage-7/results/|title=Remco Evenepoel wins Vuelta a San Juan|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=2 February 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He then went on to race [[2020 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/change-of-plan-for-peter-sagan-as-bora-hansgrohe-rider-joins-roster-for-paris-nice/|title=Change of plan for Peter Sagan as Bora-Hansgrohe rider joins Paris-Nice roster|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=6 March 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> prior to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]-enforced suspension of racing. When racing resumed in August, Sagan took fourth-place finishes at [[2020 Milano–Torino|Milano–Torino]] and [[2020 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milano-torino-2020/elite-men/results/|title=Arnaud Démare wins Milano-Torino|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=5 August 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-sees-his-milan-san-remo-glass-half-full-after-another-fourth-place/|title=Peter Sagan sees his Milan-San Remo glass half full after another fourth place|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=8 August 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> At the [[2020 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Sagan failed to win a stage and finished second to [[Sam Bennett (cyclist)|Sam Bennett]] in the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/giro-ditalia/peter-sagan-i-rode-well-at-the-tour-de-france-but-something-was-missing-471436|title=Peter Sagan: I rode well at the Tour de France but something was missing|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=2 October 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> During stage 11, he was relegated after he was adjudged to have used his head to barge [[Wout van Aert]] during the sprint finish.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ballinger|first=Alex|title=Tour de France 2020: Peter Sagan relegated after shoving Wout van Aert in sprint|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2020-peter-sagan-relegated-after-shoving-wout-van-aert-in-sprint-467316|website=Cycling Weekly|date=9 September 2020|access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> Sagan's final race of the season was the [[2020 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], where he won the tenth stage – his only win of the season – and finished second to [[Arnaud Démare]] in the [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|points classification]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Windsor|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/giro-ditalia/peter-sagan-makes-sensational-solo-effort-to-win-giro-ditalia-2020-stage-10-472510|title=Peter Sagan makes sensational solo effort to win Giro d'Italia 2020 stage 10|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=13 October 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2020/stage-21/results/|title=Tao Geoghegan Hart wins 2020 Giro d'Italia|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=25 October 2020|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
-As he did in 2019 and 2020, Sagan finished fourth in the [[2021 Milan–San Remo]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-bounces-back-to-finish-fourth-at-milan-san-remo/|title=Peter Sagan bounces back to finish fourth at Milan-San Remo|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=20 March 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> his fifth such result at the race. Prior to the [[2021 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], Sagan won stages at the [[2021 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]] and the [[2021 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jonny|last=Long|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-takes-first-win-of-the-year-on-stage-six-of-the-volta-a-catalunya-2021-494818|title=Peter Sagan takes first win of the year on stage six of the Volta a Catalunya 2021|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=27 March 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Bonville-Ginn|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-powers-to-victory-on-stage-one-of-tour-de-romandie-2021-497731|title=Peter Sagan powers to victory on stage one of Tour de Romandie 2021|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=28 April 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> At the Giro d'Italia, he won the tenth stage for the second year in a row,<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2021/stage-10/results/|title=Giro d'Italia: Peter Sagan wins stage 10|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=17 May 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and moved into the lead of the [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|points classification]] ahead of [[Tim Merlier]]; he held the lead for the remainder of the race.<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Puddicombe|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2021/stage-21/results/|title=Egan Bernal seals Giro d'Italia victory|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=30 May 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> After winning the [[Slovak National Road Race Championships]] for the seventh time,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-claims-his-seventh-slovakian-road-race-title/|title=Peter Sagan claims his seventh Slovakian road race title|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=20 June 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> he contested the [[2021 Tour de France|Tour de France]], but he withdrew midway through the race due to [[bursitis]], having recorded a best stage finish of fifth on two occasions.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Bonville-Ginn|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/peter-sagan-has-abandoned-the-tour-de-france-2021|title=Peter Sagan has abandoned the Tour de France 2021|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=8 July 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> In September, he contested the [[2021 Okolo Slovenska|Okolo Slovenska]] for the first time, winning the race overall.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-slovakia-2021/stage-4/results/|title=Peter Sagan wins Tour of Slovakia|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=19 September 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
+As he did in 2019 and 2020, Sagan finished fourth in the [[2021 Milan–San Remo]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-bounces-back-to-finish-fourth-at-milan-san-remo/|title=Peter Sagan bounces back to finish fourth at Milan-San Remo|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=20 March 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> his fifth such result at the race. Prior to the [[2021 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], Sagan won stages at the [[2021 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]] and the [[2021 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jonny|last=Long|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-takes-first-win-of-the-year-on-stage-six-of-the-volta-a-catalunya-2021-494818|title=Peter Sagan takes first win of the year on stage six of the Volta a Catalunya 2021|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=27 March 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Bonville-Ginn|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-powers-to-victory-on-stage-one-of-tour-de-romandie-2021-497731|title=Peter Sagan powers to victory on stage one of Tour de Romandie 2021|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=28 April 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> At the Giro d'Italia, he won the tenth stage for the second year in a row,<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2021/stage-10/results/|title=Giro d'Italia: Peter Sagan wins stage 10|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=17 May 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> and moved into the lead of the [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|points classification]] ahead of [[Tim Merlier]]; he held the lead for the remainder of the race.<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Puddicombe|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2021/stage-21/results/|title=Egan Bernal seals Giro d'Italia victory|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=30 May 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> After winning the [[Slovak National Road Race Championships]] for the seventh time,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-claims-his-seventh-slovakian-road-race-title/|title=Peter Sagan claims his seventh Slovakian road race title|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=20 June 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> he contested the [[2021 Tour de France|Tour de France]], but withdrew midway through the race due to [[bursitis]], having recorded a best stage finish of fifth on two occasions.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Bonville-Ginn|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/peter-sagan-has-abandoned-the-tour-de-france-2021|title=Peter Sagan has abandoned the Tour de France 2021|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=8 July 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> In September, he contested the [[2021 Okolo Slovenska|Okolo Slovenska]] for the first time, winning the race overall.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-slovakia-2021/stage-4/results/|title=Peter Sagan wins Tour of Slovakia|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=19 September 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
-===Team TotalEnergies===
+===Team TotalEnergies (2022–23)===
-In August 2021, Sagan signed a two-year contract with {{ct|TDE|2022}}, a [[UCI ProSeries|UCI ProTeam]], from the 2022 season onwards.<ref name="TotalEnergies"/> He was joined at the team by his {{ct|BOH|2021}} teammates [[Maciej Bodnar]], [[Daniel Oss]] and his brother [[Juraj Sagan]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/totalenergies-want-peter-sagan-to-balance-show-and-performance/|title=TotalEnergies want Peter Sagan to balance 'show and performance'|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=6 December 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He was due to make his first start with the team at the [[Vuelta a San Juan]] in late January,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-to-debut-with-totalenergies-at-2022-vuelta-a-san-juan/|title=Peter Sagan to debut with TotalEnergies at 2022 Vuelta a San Juan|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=14 September 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> but the international event was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vueltaasanjuan.org/en/vuelta-a-san-juan-2022-official-announcement/|title=Vuelta a San Juan 2022: official announcement.|work=[[Vuelta a San Juan]]|publisher=Secretaría de Deportes de San Juan|date=3 January 2022|accessdate=4 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104192539/https://www.vueltaasanjuan.org/en/vuelta-a-san-juan-2022-official-announcement/|archivedate=4 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan took his first win for the team at the [[2022 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]] in June, winning the third stage into [[Grenchen]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2022/stage-3/results/|title=Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan surges to sprint victory on stage 3|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=14 June 2022|accessdate=25 June 2022}}</ref> He later had to withdraw from the race, following a positive test (his third) for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-out-of-tour-de-suisse-after-positive-test-for-covid-19/|title=Peter Sagan out of Tour de Suisse after positive test for COVID-19|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=19 June 2022|accessdate=25 June 2022}}</ref>
+In August 2021, Sagan signed a two-year contract with {{UCI team code|TDE|2022}}, a [[UCI ProSeries|UCI ProTeam]], from the 2022 season onwards.<ref name="TotalEnergies"/> He was joined at the team by his {{UCI team code|BOH|2021}} teammates [[Maciej Bodnar]], [[Daniel Oss]] and his brother [[Juraj Sagan]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/totalenergies-want-peter-sagan-to-balance-show-and-performance/|title=TotalEnergies want Peter Sagan to balance 'show and performance'|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=6 December 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He was due to make his first start with the team at the [[Vuelta a San Juan]] in late January,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-to-debut-with-totalenergies-at-2022-vuelta-a-san-juan/|title=Peter Sagan to debut with TotalEnergies at 2022 Vuelta a San Juan|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=14 September 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> but the international event was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vueltaasanjuan.org/en/vuelta-a-san-juan-2022-official-announcement/|title=Vuelta a San Juan 2022: official announcement.|work=[[Vuelta a San Juan]]|publisher=Secretaría de Deportes de San Juan|date=3 January 2022|accessdate=4 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104192539/https://www.vueltaasanjuan.org/en/vuelta-a-san-juan-2022-official-announcement/|archivedate=4 January 2022}}</ref> Sagan took his first win for the team at the [[2022 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]] in June, winning the third stage into [[Grenchen]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2022/stage-3/results/|title=Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan surges to sprint victory on stage 3|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=14 June 2022|accessdate=25 June 2022}}</ref> He later had to withdraw from the race, following a positive test (his third) for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-out-of-tour-de-suisse-after-positive-test-for-covid-19/|title=Peter Sagan out of Tour de Suisse after positive test for COVID-19|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=19 June 2022|accessdate=25 June 2022}}</ref> He won his eighth [[Slovak National Road Race Championships]] the following week,<ref>{{cite news|first=Simone|last=Giuliani|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-wins-slovakian-national-title-with-quick-return-from-covid-19-positive/|title=Peter Sagan wins Slovakian national title after quick return from COVID-19 positive|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=27 June 2022|accessdate=14 November 2022}}</ref> finishing nearly two minutes clear of his closest competitor, [[Lukáš Kubiš]]. At the [[2022 Tour de France|Tour de France]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letour.fr/en/rider/181/totalenergies/peter-sagan|title=Peter Sagan|work=[[Tour de France]]|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|accessdate=14 November 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922054013/https://www.letour.fr/en/rider/181/totalenergies/peter-sagan|archivedate=22 September 2022}}</ref> Sagan failed to record any top-three stage finishes for the second year in a row, and he finished the season with a seventh-place finish in the [[2022 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|road race]] at the [[2022 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Zeb|last1=Woodpower|first2=Alasdair|last2=Fotheringham|authorlink2=Alasdair Fotheringham|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-2022/elite-men-road-race/results/|title=Remco Evenepoel wins Wollongong World Championships with stunning solo attack|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=25 September 2022|accessdate=14 November 2022}}</ref>
+On 27 January 2023, Sagan announced that at the end of the 2023 season, he would retire from road cycling and aim to qualify for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in [[Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country|cross-country cycling]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Je koniec! Peter Sagan oznámil šokujúcu správu|trans-title=It's over! Peter Sagan announced the shocking news|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/jZ12fN8/je-koniec-peter-sagan-oznamil-sokujucu-spravu/|website=[[Aktuality.sk]]|publisher=Ringier Slovakia Media|date=27 January 2023|language=sk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2023/01/26/peter-sagan-retire-mountain-bike/|title=Peter Sagan to retire from road cycling, eyes mountain bike at 2024 Paris Olympics|work=[[NBC Sports]]|publisher=[[NBC]]|date=26 January 2023|accessdate=21 February 2023}}</ref> He finished second to [[Matúš Štoček]] at the Slovak National Road Race Championships, despite crashing in the final sprint.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sagan ho vinil z pádu, Štoček reaguje: Takáto je pravda!|trans-title=Sagan blamed him for the fall, Štoček reacts: This is the truth!|url=https://sportovy.cas.sk/clanok/2814537/sagan-ho-vinil-z-padu-stocek-reaguje-takato-je-pravda/|website=[[Nový čas]]|publisher=FPD Media|date=28 June 2023|accessdate=25 August 2023|language=sk}}</ref> On 1 October 2023, Sagan apparently concluded his career as a professional road cyclist with a ninth-place finish at the [[Tour de Vendée]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=El-Shaboury |first=Yara|title=Peter Sagan Concludes Illustrious Road Racing Career With Ninth-Place Finish At Tour de Vendee |url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/tour-de-vendee/2023/peter-sagan-concludes-illustrious-road-racing-career-with-ninth-place-finish-at-tour-de-vendee_sto9819410/story.shtml|website=Eurosport|date=1 October 2023|access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref>
+===Heart surgery and surprise return to the road (2024-)===
+After retiring from the road to focus on qualifying for the 2024 Olympics mountain bike competition, Sagan was diagnosed with anomalous [[tachycardia]], a cardiac arrhythmia and acute [[bradycardia]]{{cn|date=July 2024}} in February 2024. He subsequently had two rounds of heart surgery.<ref>{{cite web|first=Micah|last=Ling|title=Peter Sagan Back to Training After Double Heart Surgery |date=4 April 2024 |url=https://www.bicycling.com/racing/a60396649/peter-sagan-back-after-double-heart-surgery/ |publisher=Bicyling |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> Having missed the start of the mountain bike season, Sagan returned to road racing, signing for the [[UCI Continental]] team [[Pierre Baguette Cycling|Pierre Baguette]]. He competed at the [[2024 Tour de Hongrie]] as part of an attempt to rebuild fitness.<ref name="TDH24">{{cite web |last1=Weislo |first1=Laura |title=Peter Sagan marks brief return to road racing in Tour de Hongrie |date=7 May 2024 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-makes-surprise-return-to-road-racing-in-tour-de-hongrie/ |publisher=Cycling News |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Becky|last=Hart|title=Peter Sagan: Cycling Icon to Make Stunning Road Racing Return in Tour of Hungary After Heart Surgery|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/tour-de-hongrie/2024/peter-sagan-cycling-icon-to-make-stunning-road-racing-return-in-tour-of-hungary-after-heart-surgery_sto10134942/story.shtml |publisher=Eurosport |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> As of May 2024, Sagan's plans beyond the Tour de Hongrie, and whether he would be able to compete at the 2024 Olympics, had not been confirmed.<ref name="TDH24" />
 ==Personal life==
-Sagan is a practising Catholic and met [[Pope Francis]] in Vatican City in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-i-like-pope-francis-hes-cool/|title=Peter Sagan: I like Pope Francis, he's cool – Cyclingnews.com|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> Sagan was formerly married to Katarína Smolková.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/141541/exkluzivne-foto-zo-svadby-sagana-peter-ako-rusky-oligarcha-nevesta-ako-v-rozpravke |title=FOTO zo svadby Sagana a exkluzívne fakty: Peter ako ruský oligarcha, nevesta z rozprávky|language=sk|work= Športky.sk|date=11 November 2015}}</ref> They married on 11 November 2015 in [[Slovakia]] and resided in [[Monaco]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cyclingtips.com/2017/01/peter-sagan-from-supermarket-anonymity-to-monaco-and-dealing-with-fame/|title=Peter Sagan on dealing with fame: Going from supermarket anonymity to Monaco glitz|date=22 January 2017|access-date=5 March 2017|work=CyclingTips.com}}</ref> Their first child, Marlon, was born on 25 October 2017.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=petosagan|number=923213709425692672|date=25 October 2017|title=Our family just got bigger! Kate and I are delighted to announce the arrival of Marlon. Both the baby and his mother are in excellent health. Naša rodina sa dnes rozrástla! S Katkou sme veľmi šťastní, že vám môžeme oznámiť narodenie Marlona. Náš syn aj Katka sú v poriadku.}}</ref> On 18 July 2018, Sagan announced their separation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.sme.sk/c/20873667/peter-sagan-a-jeho-manzelka-katarina-sa-rozisli.html|title=Sagan oznámil rozchod s manželkou Katarínou: Bude to tak oveľa lepšie|language=sk|work=sme.sk|date=18 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/PeterSagan/posts/10156827127734467|title=After a long and thoughtful discussion, Kate and I have come to the conclusion that we would be much better if we separated as a couple|language=en|date=18 July 2018}}</ref>
+Sagan is a Catholic and met [[Pope Francis]] in Vatican City in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-i-like-pope-francis-hes-cool/|title=Peter Sagan: I like Pope Francis, he's cool – Cyclingnews.com|date=25 January 2018 |access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref>
+Sagan was formerly married to Katarína Smolková.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/141541/exkluzivne-foto-zo-svadby-sagana-peter-ako-rusky-oligarcha-nevesta-ako-v-rozpravke |title=Foto zo svadby Sagana a exkluzívne fakty: Peter ako ruský oligarcha, nevesta z rozprávky|website=Športky|date=11 November 2015|language=sk}}</ref> They married on 11 November 2015 in [[Slovakia]] and resided in [[Monaco]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cyclingtips.com/2017/01/peter-sagan-from-supermarket-anonymity-to-monaco-and-dealing-with-fame/|title=Peter Sagan on dealing with fame: Going from supermarket anonymity to Monaco glitz|date=22 January 2017|access-date=5 March 2017|work=CyclingTips.com}}</ref> Their first child, Marlon, was born on 25 October 2017.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=petosagan|number=923213709425692672|date=25 October 2017|title=Our family just got bigger! Kate and I are delighted to announce the arrival of Marlon. Both the baby and his mother are in excellent health. Naša rodina sa dnes rozrástla! S Katkou sme veľmi šťastní, že vám môžeme oznámiť narodenie Marlona. Náš syn aj Katka sú v poriadku.}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Social media sources should not be included per WP:LINKSTOAVOID #10|date=June 2024}} On 18 July 2018, Sagan announced their separation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.sme.sk/c/20873667/peter-sagan-a-jeho-manzelka-katarina-sa-rozisli.html|title=Sagan oznámil rozchod s manželkou Katarínou: Bude to tak oveľa lepšie|website=[[Sme]]|date=18 July 2018|language=sk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/PeterSagan/posts/10156827127734467|title=After a long and thoughtful discussion, Kate and I have come to the conclusion that we would be much better if we separated as a couple|website=[[Facebook]]|date=18 July 2018}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Social media sources should not be included per WP:LINKSTOAVOID #10|date=June 2024}}
-In April 2021, Sagan was drunk, riding as a passenger with his older brother [[Juraj Sagan]] in [[Monaco]] when the pair were stopped by the police as they were in violation of a curfew due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco]]. The younger Sagan "struggled like a madman" during the incident giving a policeman a minor injury. The pair were arrested for violating curfew.<ref>{{cite news|first=Spencer|last=Martin|title=Breakdown: Is Peter Sagan's Lifestyle Hurting His Performance|url=https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/peter-sagans-lifestyle-is-probably-hurting-his-performance/|website=PezCyclingNews.com|date=29 November 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He later apologised for the incident and was fined €6,600; he stated that he feared he was going to be taken to the hospital against his will and forcibly vaccinated.<ref>{{cite news|first=James|last=Walker-Roberts|title=Peter Sagan truly sorry after being fined for incident with Monaco police|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/peter-sagan-truly-sorry-after-being-fined-for-incident-with-monaco-police-that-led-to-injured-office_sto8637940/story.shtml|work=[[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[Discovery, Inc.]]|date=22 November 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> In an interview with Spanish sports publication ''[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]'', Sagan commented on the state of the sport during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], stating that "without people, cycling is different and worse".<ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Windsor|title=Peter Sagan says 'part of the beauty of cycling has been lost' following Covid-19 restrictions|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/peter-sagan-says-part-of-the-beauty-of-cycling-has-been-lost-following-covid-19-rules|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=8 November 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
+In April 2021, Sagan was drunk, riding as a passenger with his older brother [[Juraj Sagan]] in [[Monaco]] when the pair were stopped by the police as they were in violation of a curfew due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco]]. The younger Sagan "struggled like a madman" during the incident giving a policeman a minor injury. The pair were arrested for violating curfew.<ref>{{cite news|first=Spencer|last=Martin|title=Breakdown: Is Peter Sagan's Lifestyle Hurting His Performance|url=https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/peter-sagans-lifestyle-is-probably-hurting-his-performance/|website=PezCyclingNews.com|date=29 November 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> He later apologised for the incident and was fined €6,600; he stated that he feared he was going to be taken to the hospital against his will and forcibly vaccinated.<ref>{{cite news|first=James|last=Walker-Roberts|title=Peter Sagan truly sorry after being fined for incident with Monaco police|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/peter-sagan-truly-sorry-after-being-fined-for-incident-with-monaco-police-that-led-to-injured-office_sto8637940/story.shtml|work=[[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[Discovery, Inc.]]|date=22 November 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> In an interview with Spanish sports publication ''[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]'', Sagan responded to the state of the sport during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], stating that "without people, cycling is different and worse".<ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Windsor|title=Peter Sagan says 'part of the beauty of cycling has been lost' following Covid-19 restrictions|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/peter-sagan-says-part-of-the-beauty-of-cycling-has-been-lost-following-covid-19-rules|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=8 November 2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>
 ==Career achievements==
 {{Main|List of career achievements by Peter Sagan}}
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-[[Category:Olympic cyclists of Slovakia]]
+[[Category:Olympic cyclists for Slovakia]]
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 [[Category:Slovak male cyclists]]

v t e UCI Road World Cup, UCI ProTour, UCI World Tour and UCI World Ranking winners
UCI Road World Cup	1989: Sean Kelly 1990: Gianni Bugno 1991: Maurizio Fondriest 1992: Olaf Ludwig 1993: Maurizio Fondriest 1994: Gianluca Bortolami 1995: Johan Museeuw 1996: Johan Museeuw 1997: Michele Bartoli 1998: Michele Bartoli 1999: Andrei Tchmil 2000: Erik Zabel 2001: Erik Dekker 2002: Paolo Bettini 2003: Paolo Bettini 2004: Paolo Bettini
UCI ProTour	2005: Danilo Di Luca 2006: Alejandro Valverde 2007: Cadel Evans 2008: Alejandro Valverde 2009, 2010: non-ranking system
UCI World Tour	2009: Alberto Contador 2010: Joaquim Rodríguez 2011: Philippe Gilbert 2012: Joaquim Rodríguez 2013: Joaquim Rodríguez 2014: Alejandro Valverde 2015: Alejandro Valverde 2016: Peter Sagan 2017: Greg Van Avermaet 2018: Simon Yates 2019, 2020, 2021: non-ranking system
UCI World Ranking	2009: Alberto Contador 2010: Joaquim Rodríguez 2011: Philippe Gilbert 2012: Joaquim Rodríguez 2013: Joaquim Rodríguez 2014: Alejandro Valverde 2015: Alejandro Valverde 2016: Peter Sagan 2017: Greg Van Avermaet 2018: Alejandro Valverde 2019: Primož Roglič 2020: Primož Roglič 2021: Tadej Pogačar 2022: Tadej Pogačar 2023: Tadej Pogačar

v t e UCI Road World Champions – Men's road race
1927–1938	1927: Alfredo Binda (ITA) 1928: Georges Ronsse (BEL) 1929: Georges Ronsse (BEL) 1930: Alfredo Binda (ITA) 1931: Learco Guerra (ITA) 1932: Alfredo Binda (ITA) 1933: Georges Speicher (FRA) 1934: Karel Kaers (BEL) 1935: Jean Aerts (BEL) 1936: Antonin Magne (FRA) 1937: Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) 1938: Marcel Kint (BEL)
1946–1959	1946: Hans Knecht (SUI) 1947: Theo Middelkamp (NED) 1948: Briek Schotte (BEL) 1949: Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) 1950: Briek Schotte (BEL) 1951: Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) 1952: Heinz Müller (FRG) 1953: Fausto Coppi (ITA) 1954: Louison Bobet (FRA) 1955: Stan Ockers (BEL) 1956: Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) 1957: Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) 1958: Ercole Baldini (ITA) 1959: André Darrigade (FRA)
1960–1979	1960: Rik Van Looy (BEL) 1961: Rik Van Looy (BEL) 1962: Jean Stablinski (FRA) 1963: Benoni Beheyt (BEL) 1964: Jan Janssen (NED) 1965: Tom Simpson (GBR) 1966: Rudi Altig (FRG) 1967: Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1968: Vittorio Adorni (ITA) 1969: Harm Ottenbros (NED) 1970: Jean-Pierre Monseré (BEL) 1971: Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1972: Marino Basso (ITA) 1973: Felice Gimondi (ITA) 1974: Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1975: Hennie Kuiper (NED) 1976: Freddy Maertens (BEL) 1977: Francesco Moser (ITA) 1978: Gerrie Knetemann (NED) 1979: Jan Raas (NED)
1980–1999	1980: Bernard Hinault (FRA) 1981: Freddy Maertens (BEL) 1982: Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) 1983: Greg LeMond (USA) 1984: Claude Criquielion (BEL) 1985: Joop Zoetemelk (NED) 1986: Moreno Argentin (ITA) 1987: Stephen Roche (IRL) 1988: Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) 1989: Greg LeMond (USA) 1990: Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) 1991: Gianni Bugno (ITA) 1992: Gianni Bugno (ITA) 1993: Lance Armstrong (USA) 1994: Luc Leblanc (FRA) 1995: Abraham Olano (ESP) 1996: Johan Museeuw (BEL) 1997: Laurent Brochard (FRA) 1998: Oscar Camenzind (SUI) 1999: Óscar Freire (ESP)
2000–2019	2000: Romāns Vainšteins (LAT) 2001: Óscar Freire (ESP) 2002: Mario Cipollini (ITA) 2003: Igor Astarloa (ESP) 2004: Óscar Freire (ESP) 2005: Tom Boonen (BEL) 2006: Paolo Bettini (ITA) 2007: Paolo Bettini (ITA) 2008: Alessandro Ballan (ITA) 2009: Cadel Evans (AUS) 2010: Thor Hushovd (NOR) 2011: Mark Cavendish (GBR) 2012: Philippe Gilbert (BEL) 2013: Rui Costa (POR) 2014: Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) 2015: Peter Sagan (SVK) 2016: Peter Sagan (SVK) 2017: Peter Sagan (SVK) 2018: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 2019: Mads Pedersen (DEN)
2020–2039	2020: Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) 2021: Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) 2022: Remco Evenepoel (BEL) 2023: Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 2024: Tadej Pogačar (SLO)

v t e Tour de Pologne winners
1928–1939	Feliks Więcek (1928) Józef Stefański (1929) Jerzy Lipiński (1933) Bolesław Napierała (1937) Bolesław Napierała (1939)
1940–1959	Stanisław Grzelak (1947) Wacław Wójcik (1948) Francesco Locatelli (1949) Wacław Wójcik (1952) Mieczysław Wilczewski (1953) Marian Więckowski (1954-1956) Henryk Kowalski (1957) Bogusław Fornalczyk (1958) Wiesław Podobas (1959)
1960–1979	Roger Diercken (1960) Henryk Kowalski (1961) Jan Kudra (1962) Stanisław Gazda (1963) Rajmund Zieliński (1964) Józef Beker (1965) Józef Gawliczek (1966) Andrzej Bławdzin (1967) Jan Kudra (1968) Wojciech Matusiak (1969) Jan Stachura (1970) Stanisław Szozda (1971) José Viejo (1972) Lucjan Lis (1973) André Delcroix (1974) Tadeusz Mytnik (1975) Janusz Kowalski (1976) Lechosław Michalak (1977) Jan Brzeźny (1978) Henryk Charucki (1979)
1980–1999	Czesław Lang (1980) Jan Brzeźny (1981) Andrzej Mierzejewski (1982) Tadeusz Krawczyk (1983) Andrzej Mierzejewski (1984) Marek Leśniewski (1985) Marek Kulas (1986) Zbigniew Piątek (1987) Andrzej Mierzejewski (1988) Marek Wrona (1989) Mieczysław Karłowicz (1990) Dariusz Baranowski (1991-1993) Maurizio Fondriest (1994) Zbigniew Spruch (1995) Viatcheslav Djavanian (1996) Rolf Järmann (1997) Sergei Ivanov (1998) Tomasz Brożyna (1999)
2000–2019	Piotr Przydział (2000) Ondřej Sosenka (2001) Laurent Brochard (2002) Cezary Zamana (2003) Ondřej Sosenka (2004) Kim Kirchen (2005) Stefan Schumacher (2006) Johan Vansummeren (2007) Jens Voigt (2008) Alessandro Ballan (2009) Dan Martin (2010) Peter Sagan (2011) Moreno Moser (2012) Pieter Weening (2013) Rafał Majka (2014) Ion Izagirre (2015) Tim Wellens (2016) Dylan Teuns (2017) Michał Kwiatkowski (2018) Pavel Sivakov (2019)
2020–2039	Remco Evenepoel (2020) João Almeida (2021) Ethan Hayter (2022) Matej Mohorič (2023)

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