Sagan using Omloop Het Nieuwsblad as test of condition - gallery

Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) arrived in Belgium on Thursday to kick off his Classics campaign and is keen to use the hills and cobbles that line the routes of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne this weekend to get himself back into the flow of racing.

Patrick Fletcher

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