Peter Sagan returns to standard jersey as brother Juraj takes Slovakian title
Title has been in the family for nine straight years
Juraj Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) claimed the Slovakian road race title for the third time in his career on Sunday, winning from the breakaway as his brother and teammate Peter Sagan remained in the peloton.
The pair have shared the title between them for the past nine years. Peter won five straight between 2011 and 2015 and won his sixth last year after Juraj triumphed in 2016 and 2017.
Juraj soloed home 1:31 ahead of the next group on the road, containing his brother. Their Bora teammate Erik Baska claimed second place, with the final podium spot going to Patrik Tybor.
The result means that we'll see the unusual sight of Peter Sagan in a standard team-issue jersey. Having spent three seasons in the rainbow jersey following his World Championships titles in 2015, 2016, and 2017, he hasn't worn standard team kit in a road race since June 2011, with the exception of the Slovakian nationals in the years he wasn't world champion.
It could, of course, be a short, stint, with Sagan among the favourites for the 2019 Worlds in Yorkshire in September.
Full results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 4:08:33 |
2 | Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:01:31 |
3 | Patrik Tybor (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | 0:01:32 |
4 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:01:33 |
5 | Adrian Babic (Svk) | 0:01:35 |
6 | Juraj Bellan (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | 0:01:46 |
7 | Marek Čanecky (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | 0:04:10 |
8 | Juraj Lajcha (Svk) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Róbert Málik (Svk) | 0:04:11 |
10 | Jan Andrej Cully (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | 0:07:15 |
11 | Martin Mahdar (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | 0:07:19 |
12 | ŠTefan Nôta (Svk) | 0:07:20 |
13 | Jan Halik (Svk) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Adam Peciar (Svk) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Stanislav Béreš (Svk) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Ondrej Mačaj (Svk) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Miroslav Lacuš (Svk) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Tomáš Nagy (Svk) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Martin Wachs (Svk) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Roman Mužila (Svk) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Matúš Goga (Svk) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Viktor Feťko (Svk) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Tomáš Cepka (Svk) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Ernest Szigl (Svk) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Stanislav Stupár (Svk) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Lukáš Jusko (Svk) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Martin Šmykal (Svk) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Kristian Kopecký (Svk) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Filip Džugan (Svk) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Ladislav Dubos (Svk) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Martin Duben (Svk) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
DSQ | Juraj Karas (Svk) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Haring (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lubos Malovec (Svk) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peter Tichý (Svk) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johann Schwabik (Svk) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matúš Mačák (Svk) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ondrej Kubala (Svk) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ľuboš Steiger (Svk) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrik Lučanský (Svk) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Martin Kostelničák (Svk) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
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