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Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 15:30

Slovakia's Peter Sagan was chosen Tuesday as the man to lead the Cannondale team at this year's Tour de France as he seeks to retain the green points jersey he won in last year's edition of the race. The Italian outfit will build their team around Sagan, 23, who won three stages on his Tour debut a year ago en route to the green jersey awarded to the race's top sprinter. "This team is the ideal one to target our goals at the Tour," said the team's sporting director Stefano Zanatta.

Cycling: Sagan takes sprint stage, Frank in yellow

Agence France-PresseJune 15, 2013 17:46

Slovakian rider Peter Sagan, of the Cannondale team, won a sprint finish to take the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday with home star Mathias Frank keeping the yellow jersey. Sagan, who had also won Monday's third stage, was the strongest over the last few metres of the 180.5km run from Zernez and Bad Ragaz. He finished ahead of Italy's Daniele Bennati and Philippe Gilbert of Belgium. "I have to thank all my teammates for the amazing work they did to build this win," said Sagan.

Cycling: Sagan takes sprint stage, Frank in yellow

Agence France-PresseJune 15, 2013 16:14

Slovakian rider Peter Sagan, of the Cannondale team, won a sprint finish to take the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday with home star Mathias Frank keeping the yellow jersey. Sagan, who had also won Monday's third stage, was the strongest over the last few metres of the 180.5km run from Zernez and Bad Ragaz. He finished ahead of Italy's Daniele Bennati and Philippe Gilbert of Belgium. Frank has a 13-second lead over Portugal's Rui Costa ahead of Sunday's concluding time trial in the village of Flumserberg. stp/jr/dj/nr

Cycling: Sagan takes sprint stage, Frank in yellow

Agence France-PresseJune 15, 2013 16:13

Cycling: Kristoff sprints to victory, Frank still in yellow

Agence France-PresseJune 12, 2013 15:31

Norway's Olympic road race bronze medallist Alexander Kristoff won the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Wednesday as Mathias Frank maintained his hold on the leader's yellow jersey. The 176.4km ride from Buochs to Leuggern finished as expected in a bunch sprint despite a four-man breakaway staying out in front for most of the stage. When it came to the sprint, Kristoff ripped clear of the pack with the winners of the previous two days' stages, Peter Sagan and Arnaud Demare, coming in second and third respectively.

Cycling: Van Garderen captures Tour of California title

Agence France-PresseMay 19, 2013 16:00

Tejay van Garderen, fifth in last year's Tour de France, captured the eighth Tour of California cycling race on Sunday, sealing his first career stage-race triumph in the final stage. Slovakia's Peter Sagan won the eighth and final stage, his second stage win of the week after capturing the third leg, while Van Garderen won the overall title in a total time of 29 hours and 43 minutes. Australia's Michael Rogers was second overall, 1:47 back, with Colombia's Janier Acevedo third. js/bb

Cycling: Sagan wins again on Tour of Oman

Agence France-PresseFebruary 13, 2013 09:46

Slovakia's Peter Sagan of the Cannondale team won a second consecutive stage on the Tour of Oman on Wednesday to strengthen his grip on the overall race leader's red jersey. Sagan emerged victorious on the 190km third stage from Nakhal Fort to Wadi Dayqah Dam in the Hajar mountains. In the same spot where he claimed his first win for Cannondale a year ago, Sagan beat Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet of BMC and France's Tony Gallopin of RadioShack to take victory on the line.

CORRECTED: Cycling: Sagan wins second stage in Oman, takes lead

Agence France-PresseFebruary 12, 2013 14:00

Slovakia's Peter Sagan won the second stage of the Tour of Oman on Tuesday and moved into the overall lead, following a 146km ride from Fanja in Bidbid to Al Bustan. The 23-year-old Cannondale rider broke free from the pack in the final kilometre to finish 5secs in front of Frenchman Tony Gallopin and Swiss rider Martin Elmiger. Sagan, a three-time stage winner on the Tour de France last year, holds an overall lead of 9secs on Gallopin with Elmiger a further two seconds back.

Cycling: Sagan wins second stage in Oman, takes lead

Agence France-PresseFebruary 12, 2013 10:30

Slovakia's Peter Sagan won the second stage of the Tour of Oman on Tuesday and moved into the overall lead, following a 146km run from Fanja in Bidbid to Al Bustan, close to the Oman Sea. The 23-year-old Cannondale rider broke free from the pack in the final kilometre to finish 9secs in front of Frenchman Tony Gallopin, with Swiss rider Martin Elmiger a further two seconds back.