Sagan’s green jersey chase upending peloton in final week of Tour de France
Bora-Hansgrohe making it hard on everyone as Sagan chases points and stage win.
With his three world championship kits, Paris-Roubaix win, and six Tour de France green jerseys, Peter Sagan is a cycling phenomenon.
Bora-Hansgrohe making it hard on everyone as Sagan chases points and stage win.
On today's episode Jens Voigt breaks down Egan Bernal's ride on Puy Mary, and why Ineos Grenadier' tactics were so strange. Then, Jens analyzes Peter Sagan's relegation on stage 11. Ben King joins the podcast to talk about Tour de France preparation amid the COViD-19 racing shutdown.
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We answer your questions about the 2020 Tour de France. Today, the biggest question is whether Peter Sagan's relegation on Wednesday was the right call.
Fans and journalists alike are confusing the Tour de France's green jersey man Sam Bennett with Peter Sagan. Plus, the September date shifts shadows and sunflowers alike, writes Andrew Hood.
Van Aert fined for swearing at Sagan after the pair came head-to-head in Poitiers.
Irishman takes clear lead in green jersey classification but is hoping Sagan will put up a fight to challenge for it.
Is Tadej Pogačar in trouble now that two of his teammates have dropped out? And what's your take on Peter Sagan's decision to skip Paris-Roubaix to race the Giro d'Italia? Let's roundtable!
There are rumors that Colombian riders may work together to dislodge Slovenians Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar, but Andrew Hood isn't buying it. Plus, Peter Sagan is going to get his revenge for Wednesday's relegation.
Lotto-Soudal pocket rocket Caleb Ewan score his second win in the 2020 Tour de France, while Peter Sagan is relegated.
Caleb Ewan wins stage 11 of the Tour de France with little to spare
Peter Sagan was relegated for shoving Wout van Aert in the stage 11 sprint, and afterwards van Aert had heated comments about Sagan's sprint.
Primoz Roglic enjoys another day in yellow while Sam Bennett holds onto green.
Tejay van Garderen takes us inside the bizarre 2020 Tour de France; Jens Voigt's take on Peter Sagan's winless Tour and Primož Roglič's missed opportunity in the Pyrenees; A look at the Tour's COVID-19 testing on Monday.
Primož Roglič keeps the yellow jersey safely on his shoulders while Bennett moves back into the green jersey.
Will Peter Sagan win a stage? Which second-tier contender has the best chance to win the GC? Let's roundtable!
German team drove the pace all day to force splits and position their leader for the sprint, only to see a dropped chain ruin the party.
Brutal winds, Bora-Hansgrohe, and Wout van Aert blew up the peloton in stage 7 of the 2020 Tour de France.
Adam Yates rode safely and smartly surrounded by Mitchelton-Scott to retain the yellow jersey in a stage blown apart by winds and Bora-Hansgrohe.
Deceuninck-Quick-Step sprinter becomes first Irishman to wear a leader's jersey at the Tour for 31 years.
Jens Voigt has strong opinions on Ineos Grenadiers and Peter Sagan. Neilson Powless discusses his early memories of the Tour de France. Andrew Hood and James Startt take us inside a Tour climb with no fans.
Julian Alaphilippe turned over the yellow jersey to Adam Yates while Sam Bennett takes the green jersey from Peter Sagan.
The 2020 Tour de France has an eerie feeling, writes Andrew Hood, due to the absence of cheering fans along the mountain roads.
Our fourth Active Pass roundtable features reader questions about the sprint battles. Why hasn't a rider emerged to challenge Peter Sagan for the Tour de France's green jersey?
Caleb Ewan, Alexander Kristoff, and other top sprinters say they are chasing stage wins and not the Tour de France's green points jersey.
Catch up on all the highlights of stage 3 of the 2020 Tour de France.
Is pocket rocket Caleb Ewan the most exciting sprinter in the pack? On the flip side, where's Peter Sagan? And what does Tuesday's summit finish have in store? Let's get some takes!
Julian Alaphilippe retains the leader's yellow jersey after the 198-kilometer stage from Sisteron in the Haute Provence region.
Peter Sagan said the 2020 Tour de France is one for fans to watch on television, not from the side of the road.
These limited edition sunglasses feature white and gold color scheme, which the seven-time green jersey champ says is a reflection of his personality and racing style.
The statistics suggest that Sagan is the most consistent Tour rider of all time, with the possible exception of the Cannibal, Eddy Merckx.
The young Belgian has the legs and versatility to challenge Sagan in the points competition, but team duties could come first.
Sagan and Buchmann form focal point of German team, with green and yellow jersey ambitions respectively.
The Tour de France usually brings with it a slew of new bikes and gear. Here's what to look for at the 2020 Tour, and how to spot it.
Longest race of the year and minimal race days leaves a number of contenders without the final race-winning watts.
Van der Poel, van Aert, Alaphilippe headline bumper start list for an 'even harder' Milano-Sanremo on Saturday.
In a move that surprised some cycling fans, Peter Sagan opted for the MTB race at the 2016 Rio Olympics rather than the road event. The former mountain biker wanted a little change of pace.
When Peter Sagan toed the line at the 2017 UCI World Championships, he did it uncertain he'd ever see the finish.
20-year-old hotshot hopes to light up Giro d'Italia, feels no pressure at prospect of team leadership.
Peter Sagan downplayed speculation of leaving the Giro d'Italia early to start Paris-Roubaix; said road worlds unlikely if race stays in Switzerland.
Slovak star to make Giro debut this October, with Tour, worlds and Sanremo also on the schedule.
Reports hint three-time world champion might skip northern classics in favor of Giro d'Italia.
Five Ineos riders in top-10 of highest-earning pros, with Froome and Thomas placed second and third.
One key observation was that the riders who are most successful on the road were not necessarily as effective in virtual races.
Russian billionaire was often at center of controversy during two stints as a team owner in the WorldTour.
A densely-packed schedule offers WorldTour riders the opportunity to structure season and re-set goals after two months in the dark
Sagan's highly anticipated Giro debut might be in question as a new calendar will put the Tour ahead of the Italian race.
Cracks begin to show in pro peloton after six weeks in lockdown.
On this week's episode we rewatch three editions of the Tour of Flanders and take a deep dive into the strategy, winners, and storylines behind each win.
The pandemic is on the minds of nearly everyone here, but strangely, once the race actually started, Paris-Nice seemed like just about any other bike race.
Despite the many rumors regarding the coronavirus and how it will affect professional cycling, stage four of Paris-Nice was really about racing.
Dutch races this weekend seeing increasingly-powerful line ups as teams scramble to find opportunities for riders scheduled to start northern classics.
Sometimes bicycle racing is like this: teams that do all of the work come away empty-handed.
Cortina Garcia came around the triple world champion, launching an early, final attack after 212.5 kilometers of racing.
French health authorities banned large public gatherings of more than 1,000 people, forcing Paris-Nice race officials to close off start and finish areas to the public.
Although called the 'Race to the Sun', it is easy to forget just how brutally hard Paris-Nice can be.
Affectionately called “The Race to the Sun,” the week-long stage race makes it way down through the heart of France to the Mediterranean Sea, noted for its abundance of sunshine.
The Official Guide to the 2020 Giro d’Italia will be published in the May issue of VeloNews magazine
German eager to team up with Sagan at Giro d’Italia as Bora-Hansgrohe look to rack up the wins.
Classics stars like Zdenek Stybar, Chantal Blaak, and Mads Petersen will be in Gent this coming weekend for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
Peter Sagan urges fans not to be lured into a cryptocurrency scam that popped up on Slovakian websites
Friends and teammates at Bora-Hansgrohe, Peter Sagan and Daniel Oss are also collectors of vintage Japanese wristwatches.
We already miss this American stage race, which drew a top-tier field, since 2006.
Evenepoel caught up in late-race crash but escapes time-losses after jury verdict.
Over the last 10 years Peter Sagan became pro cycling’s most popular rider by making winning fun.
The Outer Line charts the victories and top-10 finishes of the UCI men's WorldTour squads, and draws some sharp conclusions about which teams are succeeding, and which teams are not.
The Slovakian debuts later this month in Argentina, with Giro debut and traditional targets in the classics and Tour also on the schedule.
Sagan to race the Giro for the first time in his career next season, with the added significance of the opening stages near his place of birth.
The German team shakes up its coaching staff going into 2020 following the departure of Sagan's coach.
New Zealand star saw first-hand how much impact the Tour of California carried for riders, teams and sponsors alike.
Teams and riders lament the one-year 'hiatus' of the California race that leaves a high-profile vacuum on the U.S. calendar
Racing the Giro will break the monotony of a schedule Sagan has followed for years - but Italy's gain is Calfornia's loss.
The 2020 Giro d'Italia route packs a huge punch in week three, and features three individual time trials. What do we make of this course that bucks the current trend for short and punchy stages? Let's roundtable!
Unveiling a course for traditionalists, the Giro reveals new confidence in its vision that balances history with innovation
Peter Sagan will race the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in 2020 for the first time in his career.
Take our quiz to see stories that may have flown below the radar during the 2019 season.
Baltimore, Maryland will host a major international one-day race in 2020.
The Slovakian superstar wants to go to Tokyo next summer, but confirms he won't be repeating his mountain bike experiment from Rio de Janeiro.
On this week's podcast we discuss Chloé Dygert Owen's championship ride. Then, we hear from Marianne Vos, and discuss Peter Sagan vs. Mathieu van der Poel.
Peter Sagan races a crop of youngsters—namely Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel—in his quest to win a record fourth world title.