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Tour de France (2016) 158
Tour of Flanders (2013) 120, 121
Tour of Flanders (2016) 125, 129, 130–1, 207
Tour of Flanders, description of 119
Cannondale 31, 42, 51, 217, 284
Cape Epic 161
Castle Orava, Slovakia 107–8
Cavendish, Mark:
Olympics (2012) 142–3, 144–5
Olympics (2016) 157
PS and 53–4, 235–40, 249
Sky and 58–9
sprinter, talent as 13, 45, 52, 133, 135, 254
tactics needed to catch 13, 254
Tour de France (2015) 66
Tour de France (2016) 151, 152, 153, 154, 157–8
Tour de France (2017) 232, 235–40, 249
Tour of California (2015) 52, 53–4
World Championships (2016) 185, 186, 188
World Championships (2017) 13
Christina O (yacht) 242–6, 260, 263
Ciolek, Gerald 203
Cipollini, Mario 133, 137, 200, 220
Classics 26–7, 30, 44, 48, 50, 61–2, 72, 73, 74, 94, 119–20, 121, 125, 207, 248, 255– 7, 271, 273, 282 see also individual race name
Compiegne, France 269–70, 275
Contador, Alberto 67, 89, 271
Paris-Nice (2010) 26, 57
PS and 248
rankings (2016) and 182
Tirreno-Adriatico (2015) 43
Tour de France (2015) 57–60, 63, 64, 66, 284
Tour de France (2016) 150–1, 154
Tour de France (2017) 233
training 46
Coupe de France 177
CSC 40, 42
Cycling News 182
Dauphiné Libéré 46, 224
Degenkolb, John 46, 64, 88, 235, 285
Démare, Arnaud 122, 235, 238, 239, 274
Denk, Ralph 193–4, 217, 271, 272
Dillier, Silvan 286, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293
Dimension Data 234, 236, 240
directeur sportif (DS) 35, 36, 58, 142, 147, 215, 216, 228, 237, 271
Doha, Qatar 4, 5, 15, 35, 101, 146, 176, 177, 182–8, 196, 197, 199–200, 292
Dolný Kubín, Slovakia 105, 106–8
doping 42, 58, 132, 133, 147–8, 250–1
drug testing 250–2
Dumoulin, Tom 8, 248
Eneco Tour (2016) 149–50, 177, 178, 179–80, 181
E3 Harelbeke 120, 121, (2013) 29
European Road Championships (2016) 176–81, 188
European Union (EU) 33
Farrar, Tyler 54
Feltrin, Stefano 58, 59–60, 111, 112, 192, 221–2
Froome, Chris 29, 247
climber, talent as a 139
crashes 133–4
doping controversy 250
personality 247, 250
Tour de France (2015) 58, 64
Tour de France (2016) 154, 155–6, 157
Tour de France (2017) 232, 233
training 46, 47, 271
Wiggins and 60
Gatto, Oscar 172, 248–9, 265–6, 267
Gaviria, Fernando 10, 11, 122, 254
Gent-Wevelgem 62, 120, 148
(2012) 26
(2013) 30, 73, 120, 121
(2016) 123–5, 182
(2018) 273–4
Gilbert, Philippe 274
Paris-Roubaix (2018) 283, 284, 285, 288
puncheur 2
Tour of Flanders (2017) 206–7, 208, 209, 210, 211
World Championships (2017) 9
Giro d’Italia 67, 139, 219, 227, 231
Goncaras, Mindaugas 228
Goolaerts, Michael 293
GoPro cameras 6
Great Britain team 94, 142–3, 185
Greipel, Andre:
sprinter, talent as a 133, 232, 253–4
Tour de France (2015) 64, 66
Tour de France (2016) 159
Tour de France (2017) 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239–40
Hagen, Edvald Boasson 10, 28, 97, 98, 122, 185
Henao, Sergio 169, 170
Hinault, Bernard 60, 146, 171
Hlad, Maroš 23, 41, 86, 87, 222–4, 241, 267
HMCS Stormont 242
IOC (International Olympic Committee) 142
Italian national team 185–6, 188
Jongh, Steven de 58, 147
Julich, Bobby 42, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 62, 104
Junior World Championships, UCI 257
Juul-Jensen, Christopher 91
Juventus 114
Kalany, Peter 223–4
Kelly, Sean 22, 290–1
Kiryienka, Vasil 11
Kittel, Marcel 232, 233, 253, 254
Klimo, Jakub 108, 109
Kolář, Michal 92, 135, 173, 185, 186, 187, 194
Kreuziger, Roman 151–2, 153, 173, 247
Kristoff, Alexander 247
Milan-San Remo (2015) 45, 46
sprinter, talent as a 254–5
Tour de France (2016) 14, 158, 159
Tour de France (2017) 234, 235, 237–8
Tour of Flanders (2017) 208
World Championships (2016) 185, 186
World Championships (2017) 10, 12–14, 255
Kuznetsov, Viacheslav 124, 125
Kwaitkowski, Michal (Kwiato) 36
junior racing with PS 36, 126, 257
Milan-San Remo (2017) 205, 210, 230, 257
racing talent 257–8
puncheur 2
Tour of Flanders (2016) 126, 127, 129
World Championships (2016) 94, 98
La Flèche Wallonne (2015) 9
Lake Tahoe, California 74, 86–7, 196, 292
La Vie Claire 60–1
Leezer, Tom 187
LeMond, Greg 60
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 28, 170, 232
(2015) 9
Liquigas team 22–3, 31, 67, 71, 79–80, 85, 215, 219, 225
Lombardi, Giovanni:
agent for PS, becomes 23
bets/wagers with PS 84–5, 86–7, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 292
Chris Froome drug controversy, thoughts on 250
European Road Championships (2016) and 179
Ivan Basso and 67
negotiating skills 221–3
Oleg Tinkov and 62–3
Olympics (2016) and 145, 161, 169
Paris-Roubaix (2017) and 289
PS as world champion, reaction to 108, 110, 111, 112, 118
PS move to BORA - hansgrohe and 192
PS move to Tinkoff and 41
PS thoughts of retirement, reaction to 48–9
racing career 86–7, 137, 167, 200, 219, 275
Team Peter and 219–23, 241
Tour of California and 52, 53–4
World Championships (2016) and 184, 187
World Championships (2017) and 264
Lombardy, Tour of 146
(2017) 272
Lotto 234, 239–40, 286, 287, 288, 289
Martin (friend of PS) 81–3, 106
Martin, Tony 64, 65, 135, 158, 159, 281, 285
Matthews, Michael 10, 12, 13, 46, 172, 185, 233, 263
Meijka, Rafa 66
Mercatone Uno 225
Milan-San Remo 27
(2012) 26
(2013) 29, 73, 120, 203–4
(2015) 44–6, 52, 64
(2016) 122
(2017) 203, 204–6, 230, 257
(2018) 272–3
Mitchelton-Scott 282
Mollema, Bauke 94
Monte Carlo/Monaco 2, 20, 23, 44, 48, 75, 77, 171, 172, 173, 176, 177, 238, 242, 243, 263–5
Montreal, Grand Prix Cycliste de:
(2013) 174
(2016) 174, 181
(2017) 262–3
Monument races 9, 26, 62, 73, 121, 125, 131, 134, 146, 204, 212, 216–17, 255, 256, 272, 275, 293 see also individual race name
Moreno, Dani 94
Moscon, Gianni 8, 173, 174
Moser, Moreno 265
mountain bikes 21, 22, 23, 34, 79, 145, 165, 266
Mountain Bike World Championshi
ps, UCI (2009) 24
Olympics (2016) Mountain Bike Race 159–68, 169
Movistar 58, 225, 231, 249
Murdoch, James 115
Museeuw, Johan 137, 215, 258, 275
Naesen, Oliver 209, 210, 285
Netherlands national team 5, 8, 187
Nibali, Vincenzo:
Milan-San Remo (2018) 272–3
Olympics (2016) 169, 170
Tour de France (2015) 58, 64, 284
Tour of Flanders (2018) 274, 275
Nice terror attack (2016) 176–7
Nizzolo, Giacomo 185, 188
Northern Classics 48, 94, 119, 207, 271 see also individual race name
Olympic Games 141–5
lack of jersey for winning 142
late arrival of cycling in 142
nature of road racing in 141–2
(1996), Atlanta 142
(2012), London 142–4, 160
(2016), Rio
MTB (Mountain Bike) Race 144–50, 157–8, 159–68, 169–70, 171, 215, 223
road race 157, 167–8, 169–70, 174, 258
women’s race 170
Onassis, Aristotle 242
Oss, Daniel:
BORA – hansgrohe, move to 273
Liquigas and 22
Paris-Roubaix (2017) 213, 214
Paris-Roubaix (2018) 281, 283–4, 285, 287
PS and 22, 217, 273
Specialized Venge and 276
Tour of Flanders (2018) 274
Pantani, Marco 218, 225, 226, 292
Paolini, Luca 45
Paris-Nice 146
(2010) 25–6, 57
Paris-Roubaix 26, 52, 60, 62, 74, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 134, 207, 255, 256
(2002) 255, 275
(2014) 30
(2015) 64
(2016) 119
(2017) 202, 212–15
(2018) 269–72, 275–93
Zanatta belief that PS can never win 215, 255
Peter Sagan Academy 36–8
Peter Sagan Kids Tour 38–9
Plouay, Grand Prix de (2016) 149, 150, 169, 171, 177
Plumelec, Grand Prix de 177
Poitchke, Enrico 290
Porte, Richie 169, 233
Pöstlberger, Lukas 11
Pro Tour 23, 29, 37
puncheur 2
Québec, Grand Prix Cycliste de:
(2016) 172–4, 181, 261
(2017) 261–2, 263
Quick-Step 9, 21–2, 41, 128, 135, 173, 174, 201, 207, 208, 254, 255–6, 274, 275, 279, 281, 287
Quintana, Nairo:
personality 249–50
rankings (2016) and 182
Sylwester Szmyd and 225
Tirreno-Adriatico (2015) 43
Tour de France (2015) 58, 64, 66
Tour de France (2016) 156
Tour de France (2017) 231
Renshaw, Mark 135
Richard, Pascal 142
Richmond, London 77, 91, 143
Riis, Bjarne 40–1, 42–5, 52, 58, 62, 104, 200
Rogers, Michael 90–1
Roubaix, The, Specialized 276–8, 280
Roux, Anthony 174
Sagan, Daniela (sister) 20–1, 78, 81, 218
Sagan, Juraj (brother) 215, 273
bets/wagers with PS 197, 198, 199, 219
BORA – hansgrohe, moves to 192, 193, 194
childhood 21, 23, 35–6, 38, 78–9, 218, 292
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec (2017) 263
house with PS, buys 71, 72–3
Slovakian National Champion 175–6, 219
sprinting and 135
Team Peter and 218–19
Tinkoff and 41
World Championships (2015) 92
World Championships (2017) 4, 15, 268
Sagan, Katarina 44, 48
aides racing career of PS 104–5
bets/wagers involving 86, 87, 196
fame of PS and 76–7
first meets PS 71, 73
Sunroot and 70–1
travels with PS 73–5
wedding 105–8, 196
Sagan, L’ubomir (father) 21, 36, 43, 78–9, 201, 270, 292
Sagan, Marlon (son) 75–6, 77–8, 83, 144, 215, 262, 292
Sagan, Milan (brother) 21, 28, 78, 79, 80, 81
Sagan, Peter:
agent see Lombardi, Giovanni
altitude training 55–7, 74, 85–7, 138, 252, 260
BORA – hansgrohe, commits future to 117–18
BORA - hansgrohe, move to 191–5, 196, 201–2
Cannondale team 31, 42, 51, 217, 284
child, first 75–6, 77
childhood 20–1, 34–3, 78–80
coaches, personal see Szmyd, Sylwester and Vila, Patxi
contracts 23, 49, 51, 61–3, 104, 224–5
crashes 50, 51, 88–9, 133–4, 209–12, 230, 234–41, 246
‘curse of the rainbow jersey’ and 109–10
danger of cycling, on 293
fame 33, 75–6, 108–13, 138, 162
family 69–81, 105
FIFA 18 player 113, 162, 198
finances 22, 37, 49, 61–3, 72, 84, 105, 109, 162, 221
fire extinguishers, fondness for 111–12, 113
first pro race 24–5
friends 81–3, 106
hip problem 85–6, 87, 98, 104
houses 71–2, 111–12
junior cycling 21–5, 35–7, 126, 145, 165, 257, 266
Liquigas team 22–31, 67, 71, 79–80, 85, 215, 219, 225
massages 222–4
Monte Carlo/Monaco, life in 20, 23, 44, 48, 75, 171, 176, 177, 242, 263, 264–5
quitting road racing, considers 48–9, 54, 61, 104
rainbow jersey and 2, 7, 8, 13, 15, 75, 109–10, 128–9, 137, 138, 153, 167, 175, 176, 178, 182, 184, 188, 199, 204, 207, 210, 212, 257, 262, 268, 293
road manager see Uboldi, Gabriele San Donà di Piave, Italy, apartment in 23
seasons:
(2010) season 24–6
(2011) season 26
(2012) season 26, 27–9, 60, 142–4
(2013) season 29–30, 72, 120–1
(2014) season 30–1, 51
(2015) season 40–68, 84–99, 103
(2016) season 121–31, 144–88
(2017) season 201–2, 203–15, 230–41, 260–8
(2018) season 269–93
Specialized bikes 276–7
sponsors 37, 41, 58, 63, 108, 114–15, 197–8, 251
sprinting, on 132–40
basic rules of 139
best sprinters today 254–9
characteristics of a sprinter 253–4
common shape of in Grand Tour stages 136–7
consistency over years 133
crashes and 133–4
crossover from sprinter to Classics rider 255–7
difference of every sprint 133
fighting in the bunch 134
from a lead-out train 134–5
loss of edge 132–3
messy sprints, love of 139–40
planning and 135–8
power and 132
style, riding 33–4, 98, 257
tattoos 82–3
Team Peter and 23, 31, 41, 49, 63, 84, 104, 117, 192, 194, 196, 216–29, 241
captain of/agent 219–22 see also Lombardi, Giovanni
directeur sportif (DS) 226–8, 271 see also Vila, Patxi
Juraj Sagan and 218–19
mechanics 228–9
personal coach 224–6 see also Szmyd, Sylwester and Vila, Patxi
soigneur 222–4 see also Hlad, Maroš
team mates 216–17 see also individual team mate name
road manager 229 see also Uboldi, Gabriele
yacht party, organises for 242–6
Tinkoff team, move to 40–6
training 46–51, 55–7, 74, 85–6
wagers/bets 28, 84, 86, 84–5, 86–7, 196, 197–201, 202, 219
wedding 105–8
Samsung 114
Sánchez, Sammy 142
Saramotins, Alex 265
Sauser, Christoph 161–2, 166
Saxo Bank 40
Schurter, Nino 166
Sierra Nevada, Spain 50, 55, 56–7, 138
Skujinš, Toms 52
Sky 41, 58–9, 60–1, 64, 115, 156, 201, 205, 248, 279
Slovakia 3, 4, 7, 12, 15, 57, 141, 210
first cycling champion (Ján Valach) 35–6
Peter Sagan Academy in 36–8
Peter Sagan Kids Tour in 38–9
PS childhood in 20–1, 34–3, 78–80
PS fame in 33, 75–7, 162
PS family in 69–81
PS friends in 81–3
PS house in 71 –3
PS leaves to pursue cycling career 80
PS love of 32, 71
PS wedding in 105–8
recent history of 32–3
sports fans in 196–7
sunroot in 70–1
Slovakia National Road Race Championship 57, 174–5
Slovakia National team:
Olympics (2012), London 142–4, 160
PS as junior in 22, 23, 126, 192, 257
World Championships (2015), Richmond, U.S. 20, 35, 75, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89–91
road race 91–9, 103–4, 109, 121, 131, 173, 175, 185, 233
Team Time Trial (TTT) 89–91
World Championships (2016), Doha, Qatar 4, 5, 15, 35, 101, 146, 149, 176, 177, 182–8, 196, 197, 199–200, 292
World Championships (2017), Bergen, Norway:
road race 1–3, 4–15, 35, 75, 138, 189, 200–1, 202, 246, 255, 261–2, 263–8
Team Time Trial (TTT) 3–4, 263–5
soigneurs 23, 41, 75, 86, 87, 103, 111, 216, 222–4, 241, 267
Specialized 97, 161, 194, 202, 227, 276, 277
S-Works 227, 271, 277, 280
Tarmac 276
The Roubaix 276–8, 280
Venge 276
Spinazzé Group 37
Spinazzé, Robert 37
Sportful 37, 278
sprinting 132–50
basic rules of 139
best sprinters today 254–9
characteristics of a sprinter 253–4
common shape of in Grand Tour stages 136–7
consistency over years 133
crashes and 133–4
crossover from sprinter to Classic rider 255–7
difference of every sprint 133
fighting in the bunch 134
from a lead-out train 134–5
loss of edge 132–3
messy sprints 139–40
planning and 135–8
power and 132
Stablinski, Jean 282
Stannard, Ian 94, 285
Strade Bianche:
(2013) 29, 257
(2018) 272
Stuyven, Jasper 152, 213, 214, 285, 291
Stybar, Zdenek 64, 65, 95, 104, 214, 274, 285
Sunroot 70–1
Sunweb 284
Swift, Ben 10, 235
S-Works, Specialized 227, 271, 277, 280
Szmyd, Sylwester:
friend of PS 22, 224–6, 248
Liquigas and 22
Paris-Roubaix (2018) and 271, 272
personal coach of PS 147, 228, 271, 272
Quintana and 249–50