Peter Sagan - My World

From 2015 to 2017, Peter Sagan achieved the seemingly impossible: he won three road race World Championships in a row, ensuring his entry into the history books as one of the greatest riders of all time.

But to look at Peters record in isolation is to tell only a fraction of his story, because Peter doesnt just win: he entertains. Every moment in the saddle is an opportunity to express his personality, and nobody else has succeeded in making elite cycling look so much fun. From no-hands wheelies on the slopes of Mont Ventoux to press conference mischief with clamouring journalists, Peter exudes a passion for the sport and a lovable desire to bring smiles to the faces of his fans.

Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan is the three-time world road race champion, joining great of the sport such as Eddy Merckx and Alfredo Binda. He has also won the Tour de France green jersey five times and over 100 professional events on pro circuit.

He has been name professional cyclist of the year for 2016 and was the winner of the Velo DOr in the same year. In 2018 he rides for German team, Bora-Hansgrohe.

. Slovak flags in Bergen (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. Mid-race in Bergen (Tim De Waele/Getty Images)

. Bergen sprint (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. Bergen podium (Tim De Waele/Getty Images)

. Young Peter at Liquigas (Yuzuru Sunada)

. Peter, Basso and Nibali (PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images)

. Tour de France 2012 Stage 6 win (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. Peters father celebrates (Cycling Weekly)

. Jersey winners in 2012 (LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/GettyImages)

. Jn Valach 1999 (Mario Stiehl/Cycling News)

. Kids Tour 2015 (Peter Sagan Kids Tour)

. With ilina children 2015 (SAMUEL KUBANI/AFP/Getty Images)

. Bobby Julich addressing Tinkoff team (Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto)

. In conversation with Bjarne Riis (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. Peter and Tinkov in green jersey (Tinkoff/SaxoBank)

. Tinkov flipping the birds 2016 (Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto)

. Feltrin, Tinkov, Riis (Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto)

. With Contador at Tinkoff (Tinkoff / Valamar Hotels & Resorts)

. 2016 Tinkoff Team (Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto)

. Richmond Team Time Trial (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

. Richmond sprint (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. Looking back to the pack in Richmond (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. UCI Word Champion celebration (Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto)

. Medal in mouth (Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto)

. Thrown in the air (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. With Michael Kol, Juraj and Lubomr (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. Holding up the Slovak flag (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. With Tom Boonen after GentWevelgem (DIRK WAEM/AFP/Getty Images)

. Rainbow Socks (LC/Tim De Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. Tour of Flanders home stretch (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. Podium with Cancellara (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. Mountain bike wheelie (Tinkoff/Specialized)

. Rio Press Conference (Slovak Olympic Committee)

. Competing in Olympics 1 (Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto)

. Competing in Olympics 2 (PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images)

. Doha sign-in (KT/Tim De Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. Celebrating Doha (KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images)

. Hugging Juraj after Doha (Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto)

. Three UCI World Champions (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

. Willi Bruckbauer (Brian Hodes/Veloimages)

. Ralph Denk (Brian Hodes/Veloimages)

. Shower advert (Hansgrohe)

. Second place in MilanSan Remo (YANN COATSALIOU/AFP/Getty Images)

. Tour of Flanders 2017 crash (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. ParisRoubaix disappointment (Brian Hodes/Veloimages)

. Young Peter and Juraj 2011 (Tim De Waele/Getty Images)

. Team Peter riders Tour de France 2108 (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

. Sylwester Szmyd (Graham Watson)

. With Maro (Brian Hodes/Veloimages)

. In car with Patxi and Gabriele (Patxi Vila)

. Giovanni Lombardi in T-Mobile kit (Eric Houdas/WikiCommons)

. Giovanni, Peter and Gabriele (Peter Sagan Fondo)

. Peter and Gabriele tattoos (Brian Hodes/Veloimages)

. With Gabriele raincoat (Jordan Benjamin-Sutton)

. Team Peter and team bus (Brian Hodes/Veloimages)

. 2017 Tour de France team presentation (Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

. Unclipped! (Simon Gill/Action Plus via Getty Images)

. Vittel collision (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

. Reviewing the Vittel collision (Brian Hodes/Veloimages)

. Vittel press statement (Brian Hodes/Veloimages)

. Christina O (yachtcharterfleet.com)

. Cigars on board (Peter Sagan)

. Missing teeth (Peter Sagan)

. The Hell of the North (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

. Winning in Roubaix Velodrome (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

. Roubaix celebration with Giovanni (Luca Bettini/Bettini Photos)

. With cobble (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

To my son Marlon.

This book is about my biggest victories in cycling.

You are my biggest victory in life.

What Sagan really is never came only from his wins, but rather from his attitude, from his character and his personality. With Sportful, hes won the Tour of Flanders, ParisRoubaix, and hes worn the green and rainbow jerseys. But for us, he is a friend.

Dario Cremonese is looking at a picture from the 2017 MilanSan Remo. Its a photo finish between Alaphilippe, Sagan and Kwiatkowski. Take this race, for instance. If you ask around who won San Remo that year, Im positive someone could be wrong and say Sagan. Of course it was Kwiato who won. But how many people remember the finish line, and how many remember the breakaway on the Poggio? I mean, Peter attacking uphill, like Nibali or Froomey! It would have been epic, but his effort went too deep and he couldnt give that final kick. And right after that major defeat, he was able to smile and say to the reporters that, come the finish line, who cares about the results the show for the people is what really matters.

What Peter is will never be defined by his results on the bike. And if we think about what he has achieved, thats even more amazing.

Alessio Cremonese remembers a party thrown by Peter after the green jersey win in 2018. It was striking. Of course the staff and the team were there, but next to Peter you would also see his childhood friends, the guys from Slovakia whom Peter has always been close to. He would not forget about them when the success came. We met each other, I said congratulations to him, and he was smiling: Oh yes, thanks, but you know, that is done now. Tomorrow is another day.

His heart has always been more important than his legs. I remember when, after his third consecutive World Championship win, he dedicated the victory to Michele Scarponi, who was killed that same year. But I also think about those little things no one ever talks about hints of a strikingly kind character. Something you would never suspect if you just look at the smile and the jokes, the muscles and the wins. There is a hidden Peter even more surprising than the star athlete.

Dario takes a photo in his hand. Peter is in green again in front of the team bus on the Champs-lyses, and hes hugging Dario. They are together, smiling and excited. He came to the bus to celebrate the win together with the team, he saw me and he came to hug me. He was always close to me, most of all when our friendship really mattered, when I needed it. He helped me through some hard times, and, you know, in those moments you just need that a message, a call, a visit. Peter could do that, and he did.