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On the third stage of the Tour Dylan Groenewegen took the win, with the duo finishing second and fourth respectively. Sagan seemed pressed into the barriers and very visibly showed his discontent crossing the line. With no apologies between the two, the string of incidents has built a clear negative emotion.

As the former World Champion prepares for the 2023 season, he is fully ready to leave 2022 behind, a year where half of his season was hampered by two Covid-19 infections. "I’m doing my best, like always, to be ready to fight at the highest level. If I didn’t believe in it, I wouldn’t do it," he continued.

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Whilst he's expected to target the cobbled classics and the Tour de France this coming year, what is known is that he will start his campaign with the returning Vuelta a San Juan, followed by a stint in Colombia before returning to Europe for the main spring block.

“I turned pro in 2010, and my first race was the Tour Down Under in Australia. And when I managed to get placings there, I said to myself, ‘Hey, I can win too.’ And I started to do it, I said to myself, ‘I just need to win a race, one race, every year. I don’t need more than that.’ And I still think that way," he concluded.

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