Sagan undergoes heart procedure in Italy
Three-time world road champion Peter Sagan underwent a heart procedure on Friday after suffering a tachycardic episode during a recent mountain bike race in Spain.
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Three-time world road champion Peter Sagan underwent a heart procedure on Friday after suffering a tachycardic episode during a recent mountain bike race in Spain.
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Peter Sagan’s final outing at Paris-Roubaix ended in disappointment as he was forced to abandon following a crash. The Slovakian was among a number of riders to be caught out by an incident on the three-star sector between Viesly and Quievy, with 151km remaining of the cobbled Monument.
The majority of the peloton was wiped out in a horror crash at the Tour of Flanders after a rider hit a puddle and veered into his rivals. Polish rider Filip Maciejuk (Bahrain Victorious) was attempting to move up in the pack with 140km remaining by taking an off-road route but ran out of room, hitting a sodden grassy bank and careering into the bunch. Ad A concertina effect was sparked in the peloton, causing dozens of riders to hit the deck and sparking a shocking tangle of limbs and carbon fibre.
A young Peter Sagan once said to himself: ‘if it goes wrong on the road, I can always go back to mountain biking’. Since then, the Slovakian has won a record seven green jerseys at the Tour de France, three world titles and numerous Classics, including the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix – all while being one of the peloton's chief entertainers. Ad But the lure of the mountain bike has finally proved too strong, with Sagan set to return to his original discipline as he bids to sign off his career at the Paris Olympics next summer.
Peter Sagan has opened up about his mountain bike aspirations as he prepares to step into a «different world» at the end of an incredible career. The Slovakian will step away from WorldTour road racing at the end of the season before attempting to sign off from professional riding on the mountain bike at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Ad Sagan, a former junior world and European champion in the mountain bike, competed in the discipline at the Rio 2016 Olympics, finishing 35th.
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