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Cycling superstar Peter Sagan to ride 2017 Santos Tour Down Under

By Tony Polese · On October 2, 2016


Twenty-six year old Slovakian powerhouse, Peter Sagan will start his 2017 cycling season with new

team Bora-Hansgrohe at the Santos Tour Down Under.

 

 

Today’s announcement confirms that the current UCI World Road Champion, seven time Tour de

France stage winner and 11 time Grand Tour stage winner will take to the start line as part of the

peloton in January.

 

 

Race Director Mike Turtur said that Peter Sagan’s first WorldTour race was the Santos Tour Down

Under back in 2010, so it is quite fitting and sentimental to see him return as such an accomplished

athlete some years later as a champion of the sport.

 

 

“Six years ago we saw Sagan attack over the last climb on Willunga Hill finishing fifth, battling it out

alongside Cadel Evans, Alejandro Valverde and Luis Leon Sanchez. The race and the fans are in store

for something special next year when he tackles the climb for the second time,” said Mike Turtur.

“He has had an outstanding season to date, not just with his Tour de France campaign but with

victory at the one day classics, Tour of Flanders and the Gent-Wevelgem. Not only is he a great

cyclist, he is also one of the most popular cyclists on the WorldTour. We cannot wait to welcome

him back to the race – he is an exciting addition.”

 

 

Peter Sagan remembers the first time he rode the Santos Tour Down Under six years ago, when

making his WorldTour debut and is looking forward to returning.

“I’m excited to announce that I will race at the Santos Tour Down Under next year. This iconic

Australian race brings the world’s best riders on a course that features tough climbs and fast sprints

and I’m convinced its 19th edition could be the best so far,” said Peter Sagan.

“The Santos Tour Down Under will be the curtain-raiser of the 2017 season and my first race wearing

the Bora-Hansgrohe colours, but it also holds a special place in my heart. I first took part in 2010 in

what was my maiden WorldTour race and I still remember the excitement and anxiety on the start

line of the first stage in Clare.

 

 

“Returning, after seven years, to the race that set off my professional career is a great feeling and I

look forward to riding on the roads of Adelaide and South Australia.”

Fans will not only have the opportunity to see Sagan ride in South Australia in January, but they will

also have the opportunity to hear him talk at the Legends’ Night Dinner on Saturday 21 January

2017, where he will be honoured. Tickets are on sale now through www.tourdownunder.com.au.

The 2017 Santos Tour Down Under will be held from Saturday 14 January until Sunday 22 January

and the Santos Women’s Tour will be held from 14 – 17 January 2017.

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Tony Polese

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