Peter Sagan back in the USA to prepare final part of the season

Peter Sagan is eyeing strong results for the final part of the season, and he has returned to Utah in the United States of America for a stint at altitude and the goal of recovering the form and sharpness that he's missed throughout much of the year.

Having several illnesses take a toll on him early in the year, only after his previous training camp in the area this Sagan show competitive form, as he rode into a stage win at the Tour de Suisse and the victory of his national championships. Ambitions were higher, despite a third Covid-19 infection during the Swiss race, and he made his return to the Tour de France. 

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Although distant from his past self, Sagan rode into the Top6 on five different occasions at the Tour de France, benefitting from his positioning skills, however lacking the pure power to contest the wins. Nevertheless it was a positive return to Grand Tour racing, and right after finishing the Tour he travelled to Utah where he will be at during some weeks to try and keep the form going.

The Slovakian is eyeing good form towards the World Championships where he's won on three occasions, however more realistically he will be competing in the BEMER Cyclassics, the Bretagne Classic and both Canadian classics which have profiles more suiting to the TotalEnergies rider.  

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