Peter Sagan crashes out of final Paris-Roubaix as cobbles cause chaos - 'Absolutely no luck'

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.

Ad His abandonment was confirmed shortly after, with TotalEnergies also seeing Daniel Oss and Maciej Bodnar exit the race early on in a disastrous outing for the team. Ronde van Vlaanderen'Awful' — Most of peloton wiped out in horror crash at Tour of Flanders02/04/2023 AT 11:37 Sagan, who won the race in 2018, will step away from WorldTour road racing at the end of the season, before attempting to sign off a glittering career on the mountain bike at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

“He’s having absolutely no luck in his final season whatsoever,” said Dan Lloyd on Eurosport commentary. The crash was swiftly followed by another, this time at the front of the peloton, as Ineos Grenadiers duo Luke Rowe and Joshua Tarling hit the deck as the race returned to the tarmac.

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