{"id":147318,"date":"2017-03-20T15:21:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T15:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=147318"},"modified":"2017-03-20T15:21:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T15:21:30","slug":"peter-sagan-nearly-taken-dog-cool-news-world-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/03\/20\/peter-sagan-nearly-taken-dog-cool-news-world-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Sagan Nearly Taken Out by a Dog and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! So, what did you miss?<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sagan vs. dog<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You don\u2019t see a world champion\u2019s time trial ruined by an elderly dog walker very often, but that is exactly what happened at the Tirreno-Adriatico. Peter Sagan was roughly in one third of the stage when a woman and her dog slowly walked across a zebra crossing as if there was no bike race happening at all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">Peter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sagan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sagan<\/a> sar\u00e0 leggermente arrabbiato&#8230;\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EurosportCICLISMO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EurosportCICLISMO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tirreno?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tirreno<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o6VdcHzt13\">pic.twitter.com\/o6VdcHzt13<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eurosport IT (@Eurosport_IT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eurosport_IT\/status\/841651790340796417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>He luckily managed to avoid them by riding through a gap in the raised curb. After returning onto the track Sagan turned to shake his head at the woman before continuing with his ride. The Italian didn\u2019t seem to care at all, though. The Slovak took to Twitter and reminded everyone that it is essential to respect the safety of riders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love dogs but please respect the safety of the riders! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TirrenAdriatico?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TirrenAdriatico<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RVzH7ECnQj\">pic.twitter.com\/RVzH7ECnQj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Sagan (@petosagan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petosagan\/status\/841656012268552196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Pizza for everybody<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We hope Sagan got a prosciutto at least!<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The best part about racing in Italy? The post-race pizza! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tirreno?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tirreno<\/a> TT hasn&#39;t even started yet but we&#39;re prepared. \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 \ud83c\udf55 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V005hMx2Je\">pic.twitter.com\/V005hMx2Je<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EFprocycling\/status\/841612327480918016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>I\u2019ll be there for you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>How to decide if your friend is a true friend? This might be the answer.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BRsm5Tklgow\/<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Milano-San Remo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 108th edition of the prestigious race came into a thrilling conclusion. Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) beat Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) by half a wheel, with Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) finishing right behind them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The finish line <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MSR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MSR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ly1oC5Esn9\">pic.twitter.com\/Ly1oC5Esn9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Milano Sanremo (@Milano_Sanremo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Milano_Sanremo\/status\/843138754613252101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI truly believe Sagan is beatable, maybe many in the bunch think that he\u2019s from another planet, that\u2019s for sure. I know that I\u2019m able to follow him, like on the Poggio today. And when we talk about tactics before the race, we don\u2019t think about who\u2019s going to follow when Sagan goes, we just know that I can follow him. In the junior ranks, we were at a very similar level, and so I had many more chances to race with him than any of the other guys. I truly believe that he is beatable. You just have to believe in that,\u201d said Kwiatkowski after the race.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A nutritional tip from a pro<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ride_argyle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ride_Argyle<\/a> said that I needed to burn more belly fat, I don&#39;t think spilling hot tea on my stomach is what they had in mind. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ouch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ouch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lawson Craddock (@lawsoncraddock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawsoncraddock\/status\/842430172741656576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! 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