Peter Sagan

Slovak champion surges to his second win in as many days

Slovak champion jumps away on final climb to win his first race of 2013

Cannondale maestro attacks to solo win, overall lead in Oman

Omega director eyes Sagan, Boasson Hagen as biggest challengers to repeat of his team's 2012 classics supremacy

The WorldTour series may be contrived, with the peloton yet to embrace it, but for the five favorites in 2013, the points chase is on

Sagan will return to the Amgen Tour of California in 2013

Peter Sagan will aim for the classics aboard his Cannondale SuperSix Evo, with a new cockpit and wheels

Some think the young Slovak stalwart can eventually win a grand tour

With top performances in 2012 from world champion Cavendish, breakthrough John Degenkolb and entertaining Peter Sagan, which was our top sprint?

Peter Sagan is our Most Exciting Racer of the Year, while Moreno Moser is our International Rookie of the Year

The youngster has had a busy season and arrived at worlds a touch overweight

Italy's top squad will become a bit more American as Cannondale appears set to take on top sponsor duties in Liquigas' wake

Mark Cavendish is the favorite for gold on Saturday, but a cadre of challengers is mulling how best to beat the Manx Missile

If he can get over the Box Hill climb, which many feel he can, Mark Cavendish is the top favorite for Olympic gold on The Mall

Peter Sagan is the second youngest to win the Tour's maillot vert and says there are always races to be had

The big German edges the green jersey with a bike throw at the line

Cannondale employees made a bet with Sagan after his fourth win at the ATOC: if he won another, he'd get a special paintjob for the Tour

Columnist Dan Wuori ruminates on Farrar’s mild-mannered outburst, Fabs’ Russian admirer and more

Winning stages is great, says Peter Sagan, but the goal is the general classification for Vincenzo Nibali

GC race heats up Saturday at the 2012 Tour de France after crashes wreak havoc on the overall standings in stage 6

Double stage winner finishes second in Metz after nearly dropping out of the finale with shoulder pain

Peter Sagan is the next Peter Sagan. But who is that?

Bernie Eisel says Sky will miss Belarusian Soldier in the leadout and recalls an emotionally trying day yesterday

Tour green jersey is a paradoxical figure, one moment attacking, stone-faced, and putting on a show the next

The young Slovak has a big points buffer heading into three sprint stages and then the Vosgues Mountains

Peter Sagan is unbeatable in terrain that suits him and Tuesday was a stressful, classics-style race, Fabian Cancellara tells VeloNews after stage 3 of the 2012 Tour de France

We break down the Tour's third stage, while riders nurse wounds and Liquigas teammates tell Sagan to "Run, Peter, run"

Slovak champ, now a double Tour stage winner, says he'll shine Ivan Basso's shoes as thanks

Fabian Cancellara is back where he belongs, but is Peter Sagan ready to take his torch?

Fabian Cancellara should back off and take notes from Cavendish's tactical stage 2 win

Team Sky manager David Brailsford is hoping to have the last laugh this year if Bradley Wiggins manages to win the Tour de France

We can take a few things away from the Tour's opening weekend; an idea for the GC competition isn't one of them

Peter Sagan has made quite a splash in his Tour debut, latching onto a surging Fabian Cancellara and beating him to the line

Slovak champs takes a tactical sprint in Belgium as Cancellara goes on the attack in yellow

The big Swiss will face challenges from Martin, Wiggins and Sagan on tight, technical course

If Sagan can't get a grip on green, he'll work to help team captain Nibali

Slovak wins his fourth stage in six tries in Switzerland

Sagan within one of German sprinter's lead in the wins tally for top-level pros

Liquigas man wins another sprint in Tour de France build-up

Slovak wins his second stage of the Tour de Suisse, three days into the race

Liquigas-Cannondale strongman out-speeds resurgent Fabian Cancellara in stage-1 time trial

In our midseason report card for the sprinters, Cav is still the king of speed, but many are nipping at his heels

Five-stage winner says his popularity in California is nice, but comes at a price

Peter Sagan does it yet again at AToC today, while Robert Gesink wins the overall after grabbing yellow yesterday

Overall leader's fourth stage win in as many tries was his favorite, because he expected it least

Overall leader makes a clean sweep ahead of Thursday's time trial

Peter Sagan tells VeloNews about keeping his cool with late mechanicals and winding it up for the final corner in Santa Cruz to win stage 2 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of Calfornia

Sagan was surgical, strong and explosive in Santa Rosa on Sunday; Horner says Liquigas rider could win five stages

Matthews misses chance with late crash

After a post-classics break, Liquigas tandem takes aim at nearly every stage of the Amgen Tour

It's a matter of when, not if, the young Slovak earns his first classics win

Freire escapes late, but Gasparotto pushes the favorites aside on the Cauberg to open Ardennes week

Two top favorites suffer hard crashes at Brabantse Pijl

Slovak isn't targeting De Ronde, but didn't aim to win at De Panne

Liquigas reaps the rewards of an active day in first De Panne stage

Slovak third at Ghent-Wevelgem, sets eyes toward De Ronde

Peter Sagan rode his Liquigas-Cannondale SuperSix Evo to second place at Sunday's Ghent-Wevelgem

Liquigas tandem finished three-four after tactic falls short in "La Primavera"

The young Slovakian, Peter Sagan, takes the stage, while Radioshack's Chris Horner moves into the overall lead.

COPENHAGEN (VN) — Peter Sagan is hoping his dream season finishes off with a perfect ending with a strong ride in Sunday's elite men's road race.

Peter Sagan burst down the middle of the road in the final 150 meters to blow past a fading Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) and Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) to round out a superb Vuelta that also included two wins in the first half of the race.

LEON, Spain (VN) — Defending champion Vincenzo Nibali and grand tour rookie Peter Sagan headline a deep Liquigas-Cannondale team for the Vuelta a España.

Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the 68th Tour of Poland on Saturday after finishing second on the final stage.

Liquigas-Cannondale's Slovak phenom, Peter Sagan, won Wednesday's stage 4 of the 2011 Tour of Poland, taking over the race lead from Skil-Shimano's Marcel Kittel, who won the race's first three stages.

GRINDELWALD, Switzerland (AFP) - Slovakia's Peter Sagan of the Liquigas team won the third stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Monday, a 105km ride from Brig-Glis to Grindelwald that included a category 1 and unclassified climb.

Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) won stage five of the Amgen Tour of California on Thursday, extending his lead in the sprint classification in the process.

Tony Martin and Peter Sagan will be among the in-form riders looking to capitalize on the relative lack of Spanish talent when Paris-Nice kicks off on Sunday.

The manner in which Slovak-sensation Peter Sagan scored four victories in Sardinia this past week points to a career that’s headed to the sport’s very highest levels. Maybe he’ll even go as far as the sport’s biggest ever winner, Eddy Merckx.

Peter Sagan fends off some fierce attacks in the finale to secure the overall victory at the Giro di Sardegna.

Peter Sagan knows no rival – at least at the ongoing Giro di Sardegna.

Stage 3:

• 1. Peter SAGAN, (SVK) Liquigas-Doimo, in 4:20:03
• 2. Jose Rodolfo SERPA PEREZ, (COL) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at s.t.
• 3. Damiano CUNEGO, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at s.t.
• 4. Emanuele SELLA, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 2
• 5. Ben HERMANS, (BEL) Team RadioShack, at 2

• 1. Peter SAGAN, (SVK) Liquigas-Doimo, in 13:16:36
• 2. Damiano CUNEGO, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 4
• 3. Jose Rodolfo SERPA PEREZ, (COL) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 6
• 4. Emanuele SELLA, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 18
• 5. Ben HERMANS, (BEL) Team RadioShack, at 22

• 1. Peter SAGAN, (SVK) Liquigas-Doimo, in 3:35:25
• 2. Alessandro BALLAN, (ITA) BMC Racing Team, at s.t.
• 3. Daniel OSS, (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo, at s.t.
• 4. Oscar GATTO, (ITA), at s.t.
• 5. Daniele PIETROPOLLI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at s.t.

Comments from an alleged Peter Sagan “Twitter” account complaining of nagging stomach ailments and problems with Liquigas team doctors went viral this weekend across the Web, but the Slovak phenomenon says the words are not his.

Robert Gesink's brilliant performance, the crowds and the course may make the GP Montreal an instant classic, John Wilcockson reports

• 1. Robert GESINK, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, in 4:58:22
• 2. Peter SAGAN, (SVK) Liquigas-Doimo, at 8
• 3. Ryder HESJEDAL, (CAN) Garmin-Transitions, at 8
• 4. Haimar ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, (ESP) Team RadioShack, at 8
• 5. Maxime MONFORT, (BEL) HTC-Columbia, at 8

Italy's Liquigas team has signed deals with 14 riders, including breakout star Peter Sagan, to solidify its base going into the future.

An October criterium in the Mexican state is expecting Vino', Basso, the Schleck brothers, Sammy Sanchez and more. But the Vuelta a Chihuahua will not be held.

The future is now. VeloNews takes a close look at the fresh young crop of super-talent riders, such as cover boy Tejay Van Garderen, world champion Taylor Phinney, Liquigas' sensation Peter Sagan and more.

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