Peter Sagan, Fernando Gaviria and Elia Viviani on the podium following Stage 2 of the 2016 Tour de San Luis
It feels like a long time since Peter Sagan finished second in a race, but in reality it was only two race days ago. Fast forward to January and the world champion has that familiar feeling once again at the Tour de San Luis.
The Tinkoff man was the runner-up on 18 occasions in 2015, including five times at the Tour de France, and found himself playing the bridesmaid to Fernando Gaviria on Tuesday's stage two in Argentina.
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