Watch: Peter Sagan displays some impressive tricks and skills in New Year video
World champion gets the tricks out in first Bora-Hansgrohe outing
If you were in any doubt over who is the best bike handler in the professional peloton, then Peter Sagan's New Year message provides the answer.
Wearing his new Bora-Hansgrohe world champion's kit, and riding a new Specialized Roubaix, Sagan pulls off some textbook endos and rear wheel hops with the sort of execution that would make Danny MacAskill or Chris Akrigg proud.
The two-time world champion will kick off his 2017 season at the Tour Down Under, the first time he has taken part in the race since 2010.
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From there we expect him to travel in Milan-San Remo in mid-March before tackling a full Classics season, and looking to take his sixth successive Tour de France green jersey.
This comes after the Slovakian enjoyed another stellar year in 2016, winning the Tour of Flanders, the green jersey at the Tour de France, and a second World Championship (not to mention being named Cycling Weekly's Best Road Rider of the Year).
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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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