Peter Sagan to compete again in road cycling after heart treatment!

The Slovak Peter Sagan announced last season that he would stop road racing to focus on mountain biking and try to aim for the top in Paris Olympics this summer. So, his last road race with the team Total Energy Last October 1, Tour of the Vendée (France)where he finished ninth, leaving behind a successful career that led him to become a three-time road world champion (2015, 2016, 2017) and become a true collector of green jerseys, which in classifying points in Tour de Francewho amassed a total of 121 victories as a professional.

He Zilina cyclist decided to focus only on mountain biking, seeing that it was difficult for him to win against the best of the best races, facing the Olympic Games in Paris, after his failed ‘experience’ with those Rio de Janeiro 2016where the 35th ended and where the Riojan Carlos Coloma he won a bronze medal.

so, Peter Sagan He has only competed in MTB this year, taking part in nine races. The first four in Abu Dhabiwith two 11th places as the best result, and the rest ran in Spain, with 49th place in Chelva Internationals and a withdrawal on the first date of Shimano Supercup Massi from Banyoles.

Sagan was successfully treated for his heart at the end of last February – “everything is under control and in just a few days I will be cycling again” -. He underwent an electrophysiological study, where the electrical activity of the heart was examined, ruling out any supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmia of pathological significance.

This good news revived Peter Sagan ahead of his Olympic event. He signed for Pierre Baguette Cycling and decided to take part in some road cycling races to get more ‘fit’ for the Olympic event.

So, it appears in the list of registered ones GP Slovenian Istria (March 17), GP Brda-Collio (March 19), GP Goriska and Vipava Valley (March 21) and GP Adria Mobil (March 24)all of them in Slovenia, before participating on May 8 in Tour of Hungary.