Peter Sagan wins stage one of Tour of California


Peter Sagan claimed his first win in almost four months as he proved the fastest on stage one of the Amgen Tour of California.

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 12: Arrival / Peter Sagan of Slovakia and Team Bora-Hansgrohe / celebrates after winning over Travis Mccabe of The United States and Team of The United States / during the 14th Amgen Tour of California 2019, Stage 1 a 143km stage from Sacramento to Sacramento / #AmgenTOC / @AmgenTOC / on May 12, 2019 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The Bora-Hansgrohe man beat Travis McCabe (United States) and Max Walscheid (Team Sunweb) in a sprint in the state capital of Sacramento. Mark Cavendish (Dimension-Data) and Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quick Step) were some of the fancied sprinters who failed to contest the finish, the former 30 seconds down on Sagan. It is Sagan’s 17th win in […]