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Peter Sagan handily won the Green Jersey \u2013 this year for the first time sponsored by \u0160koda \u2013 for the fourth time in the row. Despite Tour organizers having changed the rules to make it more difficult to do so, nothing and no one could stop the unbeatable Slovak from again taking the Jersey as he rolled into Paris on Sunday with a 104-point advantage over Greipel.\u00a0<\/strong>
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Impossible to Beat<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This year\u2019s Tour course basically made the 25-year old Sagan impossible to beat as we saw him fighting in every big sprint. Even when his main competitors Cavendish or Greipel were ahead, Sagan was right behind. And despite three-time stage winner Greipel getting to a great start on the flats, once the race moved into the mountains the German was no match for Sagan.<\/p>\n

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Sagan\u2019s Rhythm<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When Sagan crossed the finish of Stage 16 in second place, he was thumping his chest the way Leonardo DiCaprio\u2019s character did in the film The Wolf of Wall Street<\/em>. \u201cI was doing this for energy,\u201d Sagan said at the subsequent press conference before humming the rhythm that DiCaprio\u2019s character hummed in the scene, to the great amusement of journalists.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ybLjD_C9usg<\/a><\/p>\n

Different Styles<\/strong>
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Even Greipel admitted Sagan deserved to win the Green Jersey. It really came down to a contrast in styles. Greipel won four stages, but Sagan finished in the top five on nine of thirteen stages, and took second place a record-setting five times.<\/p>\n

But No Win<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The only thing missing for Sagan was a stage victory, a fact that left team owner Oleg Tinkov a touch unhappy. \u201cIt was nice that Peter rode so well, but I\u2019ve actually got mixed emotions about his Tour de France,\u201d Tinkov said. \u201cWe all know that cycling is about winning and there\u2019s far less value to second and third places. He was no doubt the strongest guy in the Tour. I just wish he\u2019d won at least once.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Peter<\/p>\n

A Much Deserved Holiday
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In post-race comments throughout the Tour, Sagan repeatedly stated that the only way to win was to try, try, and try again, and that winning a stage was still a major objective for him. Despite this failure, however, he told the media that he was happy about this year’s result and his role on the team. His plan for the near future is to stay off the bike for a week to take a short, much deserved holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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