VIDEO: Relive some of Peter Sagan's career highlights as his road race career comes to an end
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Peter Sagan, one of the greatest riders of his generation will ride the final road race of his career later today at the Tour de Vendee. Before that, we reflect on some highlights of his legendary career.
Tour de France
It's impossible to talk about Peter Sagan without mentioning the Tour de France. The Slovakian was synonymous with the race during the 2010's, weaving his own legacy into the long and storied history of cycling's most famous race. A total of 12 stage wins and a record 7 Green Jersey victories, Sagan consistently lit up the Tour de France, year after year.
After 121 victories, Peter Sagan rides his last professional road race at the Tour de Vendee today.
— Eurosport (@eurosport) October 1, 2023
Throwing it back to the 2012 Tour de France and that 𝓲𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓲𝓬 celebration 💪@petosagan | #TDV2023 pic.twitter.com/hGtjjvDBpy
World Championships
Sagan wasn't just about the Tour de France however, the Slovakian also managed to secure himself three successive World Championship titles. In the video below, take a look at the first of his three Rainbow Jersey wins as he solos to glory in Richmond ahead of Australia's Michael Matthews after a late attack.
Sagan would back up the Richmond victory with two more World Championship wins in both Doha and Bergen, asserting his dominance as the Premier one-day racer of his age.
🌈 Peter Sagan, Richmond 2015 🌈
— Atlanta Rouleur Collection (@AtlantaRouleur) September 28, 2023
“This was the one-shot race, the one bullet that I had been waiting the whole year, my whole career, my whole life, to fire. I wasn’t going to lose without having tried to win. I wasn’t going to die wondering.”
- Peter Sagan, “My World” pic.twitter.com/bF13cSZ3kE
Whilst his form and his interest in road racing has undoubtedly waned in recent years, for a variety of reasons, Sagan will be a big miss for the peloton in 2024.
One of the sport's great characters, Sagan revolutionised the punchy-sprinter style, getting the ball rolling for the likes of Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel to follow.
#BYEBYESAGAN Reel Peter Sagan
— BikeBlz (@BikeBlz) September 27, 2023
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