Procycling

Peter Sangan

s Peter Sagan walked through the media mix zone at the Tour de France last year on stage 8, his fifth day in the green jersey that year, there was a look of apathy across his face. By the end of the race he’d have clocked 126 career appearances in the Tour’s media zone thanks to how many days he’s worn green alone, and his enthusiasm for answering questions was visibly waning. Most of the journalists waiting didn’t stop him, instead craning to speak to

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