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Peter Sagan – a New Rockstar

By Toby Watson

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A New Rockstar – Peter Sagan has now won three stages of the Tour this year: two uphill sprints, and a straight-up bunch kick.

I’ve already mentioned it, but he’s still got more than ten Tours de France in his future (all things being well).

How good is this kid going to be? A New Rockstar?

I’m already looking forward to a year when Peter Sagan and Cav are genuinely duelling for the Green Jersey (when Cav’s team are backing him for it, rather than putting their eggs in both the yellow and green baskets) – sport is so great when super talents go head to head!

Peter Sagan
There’s been some pretty big crashes this year, particularly today.

In other news for the stage, sadly Ryder Hesjedal’s battle for the overall is done before it really got underway.

Other big names to be out of the battle for Yellow (or more realistically, high GC finishes) include Alejandro Valverde and Robert Gesink.

That is the first week of racing at the Tour – frantic, dangerous, and desperation-filled; and sadly there are almost always riders who will suffer for it. A New Rockstar.

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Ex-Garmin Transitions physiotherapist and soigneur Toby Watson brings you inside the squad, and shows you what it's like to be working with a top team on the biggest races in the world. Through his regular blog updates, Toby shares his sense of drama and fun that were essential parts of his job. Toby is Australian, and currently lives in Girona with his fiancee Amanda. If he has any time, he enjoys reading and running, and occasionally skiing too, when he can.

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