THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF SAGAN’S CAREER

2008

As a multi-talented junior, Sagan divides his time. On the road, he inishes second at the Course de la Paix. He wins the Junior Mountain Bike Worlds and is second in the Junior Cross Worlds

2010

After signing with Cannondale, Sagan is irst sighted in a break at the Tour Down Under alongside Lance Armstrong. Wins two stages at Paris-Nice and a Romandie stage. Finishes the year with ive wins

2011

Takes 15 wins, including two stages at Suisse, two more and the GC at the Tour of Poland and three at the Vuelta. Emerges as a contender for the lat Worlds course, but slides to 12th.

2012

Three wins on his Tour debut lead into a sizable green jersey victory. He wins 15 races, and for the irst time also makes the top 5 in a monument, with fourth at San Remo and ifth at Flanders

2013

Sagan’s win rate increases again and reaches a career high of 22, but his second places include Strade Bianche, San Remo, E3 and Flanders. Wins his irst Classic at a freezing Gent-Wevelgem

2014

By his lofty standards, a fallow year with seven wins. He wins E3 and his last win comes at the Slovakian Nationals. Shortly after, his long-rumoured move to Tinko f-Saxo is announced

2015

Sagan takes 10 wins and is second 15 times, ive in the Tour. He’s o f again in the Classics, inishing fourth in San Remo and Flanders. Rescues the season with a ine solo victory at the Worlds

2016

He enjoys the best season in the world champion’s jersey since Boonen. The jewel is his irst monument at Flanders, before more Tour stages follow and he retains his rainbow jersey in Qatar

2017

Starts afresh with Bora. He crashes while contending Flanders, punctures in Roubaix and is ejected from the Tour. But in Bergen, becomes the irst rider to win three consecutive world road titles

2018

Sagan inds his feet at Bora. He takes his third Gent-Wevelgem title and inally wins Roubaix. At the Tour, he wins three stages, wears the yellow jersey and wins his record-equalling sixth green jersey