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Here is a remarkable statistic. Of the 99 stages that Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) finished at the Tour de France, he finished in the top 10 56 times. Here's another one: During these 99 stages, Sagan finished, he's ranked among the top three 37 times. It's a level of consistency and strength difficult to understand.
In this context, Sagan's departure for the 2018 Tour is not so remarkable. For someone else, finishing second on the first step, then winning the next day would be a mission accomplished case. With Sagan, you have the feeling that he's just getting started.
The stage 2's ended in a mbadive sprint as expected, but it was a slightly reduced group that was challenged for the win. An accident in the last few kilometers has seen several riders retained, including the winner of stage 1 and the yellow jersey Fernando Gaviria (QuickStep Floors).
Sagan is now leading the race and the points clbadification. And just like in 2016, he is in the enviable position of having several clothing options at his disposal:
Sagan, when asked how long he can keep yellow: in form, if I do not have yellow, I have green If I do not have green, I have rainbow "
– CyclingTips (@cyclingtips ) July 3, 2016
See below for a selection of images from Stage 2 of the 2018 France Tour, with the kind permission of Ashley & Jered Gruber, of Kristof Ramon and Cor Vos
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