Peter Sagan

Sprint safety in the spotlight at Tour de France

Vesoul - Muslimchronicle

Sprint safety will be the buzz word on the Tour de France sixth stage on Thursday following world champion Peter Sagan's disqualification. Slovak Sagan paid the price for his muscular elbow that sent Mark Cavendish crashing into the metal safety barriers and out of the Tour with a broken shoulder blade in the fourth stage sprint finish on Tuesday. SaganRead more

Sagan accepts Tour de France expulsion

Vittel - Muslimchronicle

World champion Peter Sagan is out of the Tour de France after accepting his disqualification for racing dangerously, with the race favourites set for their first mountain battle. The 27-year-old Slovak had been hoping for a reprieve after his Bora team appealed against his sanction for flicking an elbow towards Mark Cavendish who crashed into the barriers during the sprintRead more

Ewan sprints to second stage victory, Porte retains lead

Adelaide - Arab Today

Australia's Caleb Ewan held off world champion Peter Sagan in a bunch sprint to claim his second stage victory in the 2017 Tour Down Under on Thursday as Richie Porte finished in the pack to retain his overall lead. The 22-year-old Orica-Scott sprinter did well to avoid a high-speed crash in the closing stages of the 144-km run from GlenelgRead more

Sagan to race in Australia's Tour Down Under

Sydney - Arab Today

World road champion Peter Sagan will start his 2017 cycling season with his new team Bora-Hansgrohe at Australia's Tour Down Under, organisers said on Saturday. Slovakia's Sagan, 26, a seven-time Tour de France stage winner and 11-time Grand Tour stage winner, was confirmed for the January 14-22 tour around Adelaide in South Australia. "The race and the fans are inRead more

World cycling champion Peter Sagan joins BORA for 2017

Berlin - Arab Today

Slovakia's road race world champion Peter Sagan has signed for German team BORA-Hansgrohe on a three-year deal, starting in 2017, from Russian outfit Tinkoff, his new employers announced on Monday. The 26-year-old, who won the world title in Richmond, Virginia, in 2015 and the green jersey on this year's Tour de France, has signed along with Tinkoff teammates Maciej Bodnar,Read more

Rain risks making Paris-Roubaix cobbles treacherous

Paris - Arab Today

Expected rain on Saturday could make some of the cobbled sections on Sunday's Paris-Roubaix one-day classic slippery, according to a French meteorologist. World champion Peter Sagan and the other favourites are due to cover 27 cobbled sectors totalling 52.8km over the gruelling 257.5km 'Hell of the North' race. But while Sunday is expected to be dry, lingering moisture could makeRead more