Peter Sagan mountain biking. Credit: Tinkoff
Peter Sagan says that he is 'ready for the challenge' of tackling the cross-country mountain bike event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, representing his home nation of Slovakia.
The road race world champion caused widespread surprise when he announced that he would not be taking part in the Olympic road race, but would instead contest the off-road discipline.
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‘There's no point to race for 50th place’: Peter Sagan explains why he’s a cycling esports ambassador but won’t competeAs a MyWhoosh ambassador, Sagan admires the sport’s evolution, but does he have the watts to compete with today’s virtual cycling stars?
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Rapha's loss, your gain: prices slashed sitewide amid profitability concernsThe British clothing brand unveils an almost unheard-of 25% discount across its entire product range
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Peter Sagan finishes second in last ever professional raceFormer three time road world champion was the runner up in the Slovakian national MTB championships on Sunday
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'It's a miracle': The inside story of how Peter Sagan ended up on a team called Pierre BaguetteSix years after the dream first took root, Boris Horváth finally has Peter Sagan on his team
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Peter Sagan confident of return to bike in 15 days after latest heart procedureSagan recently underwent second operation in Italy to tackle heart rhythm related issues
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Peter Sagan undergoes second heart procedure, as Olympics nearsReturn to training after first operation reveals further heart rhythm issues
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Peter Sagan undergoes heart procedure after experiencing ‘tachycardic episode’Slovakian has ablation procedure in Italian hospital after heart rate exceeded 200 bpm during MTB race in Spain
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In celebration of Peter Sagan, cycling's rock and roll frontmanAs the three-time world champion is set to call time on his career in the WorldTour at the end of 2023, we thought we would take a look back at the glory days
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Wout van Aert moots building gravel world championships into 2023 programmeBelgian rider says gravel racing has a ‘great future’ as he considers worlds participation next year
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Peter Sagan to ride the UCI Gravel World Championships to ‘give back to the people’‘I still have much more to give’ says Sagan on the decision to head to Italy for the competition
