List of career achievements by Peter Sagan
This is a list of career achievements by Peter Sagan, a Slovakian professional racing cyclist for UCI WorldTeam, Tinkoff. Originally a cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing competitor as a junior, Sagan has also competed on the road as a professional since 2009. Sagan is a noted cycling sprinter and Classics specialist, and as such is a prolific winner of individual stages in stage races as well as winning World and European titles. Sagan has eleven Grand Tour stage victories, and is a five-time winner of the points classification in the Tour de France, second only to Erik Zabel's tally of six.
Career highlights
- 2010
- Sagan wins his first World Tour stage at the 2010 Paris–Nice, on the third stage.[1] He won another stage later in the race,[2] as well as the points classification.
- 2011
- Sagan wins his first Grand Tour stages, winning three during the Vuelta a España.[3][4][5]
- 2012
- After a fourth successive stage win in the 2012 Tour of California, Sagan establishes a record number of stage wins at the race, with seven.[6]
- Sagan wins the opening road stage of the 2012 Tour de France, his first Tour, aged 22 years, 157 days. As a result, Sagan became the youngest rider to win a Tour stage since Lance Armstrong in the 1993 Tour de France.[7]
- Sagan becomes the ninth rider to win the points classification in the Tour de France in his first appearance in the race.[8]
- 2013
- Sagan wins a total of 22 races, the most for any professional rider in 2013.[9]
- 2015
- Sagan becomes the first Slovakian rider to win the World Road Race Championships, soloing to victory in Richmond, Virginia.[10]
- 2016
- Sagan becomes the first Slovakian rider to win a Monument classic, winning the 2016 Tour of Flanders.[11] In the process, he assumes the number one position in the UCI World Ranking.[12]
- Sagan surpasses Hugo Koblet and Ferdinand Kübler for most stage wins at the Tour de Suisse, with his twelfth victory coming on the second stage of the 2016 Tour de Suisse.[13]
- Sagan becomes the second rider to win the points classification in the Tour de France five times.[14][15]
- After the event is opened to elite riders for the first time, Sagan becomes the inaugural winner of the men's road race at the 2016 European Road Championships.[16][17]
- Sagan tops the individual rankings for the 2016 UCI World Tour, doing so for the first time.[18]
- Sagan retains the World Road Race Championships, in Qatar,[19] becoming the first rider to retain the world title since Paolo Bettini in 2006 and 2007.[20]
Career achievements
Major results
Road
- 2006
- 3rd National Junior Road Race Championships
- 2007
- 1st National Junior Road Race Championships
- 2008
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 2009
- 1st Grand Prix Kooperativa
- 4th Overall Dookoła Mazowsza
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stages 2 & 5
- 2010
- Paris–Nice
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 3 & 5
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie
- 2nd Philadelphia International Championship
- 2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 7th GP Ouest-France
- 8th Overall Tour of California
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stages 5 & 6
- 2011
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 4
- Tour of California
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 5
- Tour de Suisse
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 3 & 8
- 1st Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 4 & 5
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 6, 12 & 21
- Held Green jersey at Stage 8
- 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 2nd Philadelphia International Championship
- 2012
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- Tour of Oman
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 4 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 1 Three Days of De Panne
- Tour of California
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 8
- Tour de Suisse
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 (ITT), 3, 4 & 6
- Tour de France
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 6
- Combativity award Stage 14
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Amstel Gold Race
- 4th Milan–San Remo
- 5th Tour of Flanders
- 8th UCI World Tour
- 2013
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Gent–Wevelgem
- 1st Brabantse Pijl
- 1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 1st Stage 1 Three Days of De Panne
- USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Stages 1, 3, 6 & 7
- Tour of Alberta
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 5
- Tour of California
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Stages 3 & 8
- Tour of Oman
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stages 3 & 6
- Tour de Suisse
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 3 & 8
- Tour de France
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 7
- 2nd Strade Bianche
- 2nd Milan–San Remo
- 2nd E3 Harelbeke
- 2nd Tour of Flanders
- 4th UCI World Tour
- 6th World Road Race Championships
- 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 2014
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st E3 Harelbeke
- Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- Tour of California
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Stage 7
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Oman
- 1st Stage 1 Three Days of De Panne
- Tour de Suisse
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- Tour de France
- 1st Points classification
- Held after Stages 1–7
- 2nd Strade Bianche
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
- 6th Paris–Roubaix
- 7th Coppa Bernocchi
- 10th Milan–San Remo
- 2015
- 1st World Road Race Championships
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Overall Tour of California
- 1st Stages 4 & 6 (ITT)
- Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 6
- Tour de Suisse
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 3 & 6
- Tour de France
- 1st Points classification
- Held after Stages 3–9
- Combativity award Stages 15 & 16
- Vuelta a España
- 4th Milan–San Remo
- 4th Tour of Flanders
- 6th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 10th Gent–Wevelgem
- 2016
- 1st World Road Race Championships
- 1st Overall UCI World Tour
- 1st European Road Race Championships
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Gent–Wevelgem
- 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- Tour de France
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 2, 11 & 16
- Held after Stages 2–4
- Combativity award Stage 10 & Overall
- Tour of California
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 2nd E3 Harelbeke
- 2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Points classification
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 3rd Overall Eneco Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 3 & 4
- 4th Strade Bianche
- 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
Critériums
- 2011
- 2nd Criterium de Alcobendas
- 2012
- 1st Criterium Aalst
- 1st Profronde van Lommel
- 1st Internationaal Criterium Bavikhove
- 2nd Profronde Stiphout
- 2nd Profronde van Surhuisterveen
- 2nd Antwerpen Derny Rennen
- 2nd Oslo Grand Prix
- 3rd Tourcriterium Ninove
- 3rd Gouden Pijl
- 2013
- 2nd Saitama Criterium
- 2014
- 2nd Saitama Criterium
- 2015
- 1st Criterium Aalst
- 1st Profronde van Surhuisterveen
- 2nd Profronde van Lommel
- 2016
- 1st Saitama Criterium
Monuments results timeline
Monument | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milan–San Remo | — | 17 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
Tour of Flanders | — | DNF | 5 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
Paris–Roubaix | DNF | 86 | — | — | 6 | 23 | 11 |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Giro di Lombardia | DNF | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
DNF = Did not finish
— = Did not compete
Grand Tour record
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giro | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE |
Stages won | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Points classification | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tour | DNE | 42 | 82 | 60 | 46 | 95 |
Stages won | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Points classification | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Vuelta | 121 | DNE | DNE | DNF-14 | DNS-9 | DNE |
Stages won | 3 | — | — | 0 | 1 | — |
Points classification | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Winner |
2–3 | Top three-finish |
4–10 | Top ten-finish |
11– | Other finish |
DNE | Did Not Enter |
DNF-x | Did Not Finish (retired on stage x) |
DNS-x | Did Not Start (no started on stage x) |
DSQ | Disqualified |
N/A | Race/classification not held |
NR | Not Ranked in this classification |
Major championship results
Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Championships | DNF | 12 | 14 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 1 |
European Championships | Not Held | 1 | |||||
Olympic Games | Not Held | 34 | Not Held | – |
Number of wins per year
This table includes number of wins, second- and third-place finishes per year excluding UCI level 2 races.
2010[21] | 2011[22] | 2012[23] | 2013[24] | 2014[25] | 2015[26] | 2016[27] | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wins | 5 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 89 |
2nd | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 72 |
3rd | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
- As of 16 October 2016
Cyclo-cross
- 2007
- 1st National Junior Championships
- 3rd European Junior Championships
- 2008
- 2nd World Junior Championships
Mountain-biking
- 2007
- 3rd European Junior Championships
- 2008
- 1st World Junior Championships
- 1st European Junior Championships
- 2016
- 4th Czech Strabag Cup, Teplice
Awards
- Slovakian Sportsperson of the Year: 2013, 2015
- Vélo d'Or: 2016[28]
References
- ↑ "Sagan gets his victory, Voigt into yellow". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Sagan does it again at Paris-Nice". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Sagan wins stage 6 of the 2011 Vuelta a España as Sylvain Chavanel holds lead". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Sagan takes second 2011 Vuelta stage win". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ Atkins, Ben (11 September 2011). "Vuelta a España: Peter Sagan's third stage win seals Juan José Cobo's victory". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Sagan nabs record-breaking seventh career Amgen win in Clovis". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ Gallagher, Brendan (1 July 2012). "Tour de France 2012: Peter Sagan wins first stage in sprint finish as Fabian Cancellara retains yellow jersey". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "2012 Tour de France Trivia". Irish Peloton. Cillian Kelly. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Victory Ranking 2013". CQ Ranking. Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Sagan goes solo to win men's road race at world championships". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Press Association. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ Wynn, Nigel (3 April 2016). "Peter Sagan wins Tour of Flanders". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Sagan tops UCI WorldTour and World Rankings". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ Puddicombe, Stephen (12 June 2016). "Peter Sagan wins record-breaking 12th Tour de Suisse stage". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ Frattini, Kirsten (20 July 2016). "Tour de France: Sagan all but seals fifth consecutive green jersey". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ Arthur, David (25 July 2016). "Peter Sagan's green Specialized Venge for final Tour de France stage". Road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson (F-At) Limited. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "World champion Sagan celebrates winning European title in Plumelec". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Men Road Race: Classement Final / Final Classification" (PDF). UEC.ch. Union Européenne de Cyclisme. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ Wynn, Nigel (3 October 2016). "Peter Sagan 'honoured and thrilled' to top 2016 WorldTour". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "World Championships: Sagan beats Cavendish to defend elite men's world title in Doha". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Sagan wins successive world title in Doha". Eurosport. Discovery Communications. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Sagan Profile – 2010". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Sagan Profile – 2011". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Sagan Profile – 2012". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Sagan Profile – 2013". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Sagan Profile – 2014". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Sagan Profile – 2015". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Sagan Profile – 2016". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sagan awarded Velo d'Or". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
External links
- Peter Sagan profile at Cycling Archives
- Peter Sagan profile at Cycling Quotient
- Peter Sagan profile at ProCyclingStats