The brothers Sagan finished one-two on Sunday during the combined Slovak and Czech Road Race Championship in their hometown of Žilina, with Peter claiming his fifth consecutive Slovakian road title and Juraj winning the field sprint for second.
Peter Sagan soloed away from the bunch late in the rain-soaked race and finished more than a minute ahead of the chasing field, further confirming his good form leading into the Tour de France.
“I am very happy that I managed to win a joint Czech-Slovak championship,” he said after the race. “The conditions were difficult but the competition was great.”
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The combined Slovak and Czech road race was decided on a 199km course in pouring rain. Tinkoff-Saxo lined up the Sagan brothers, Michael Kolar, and Roman Kreuziger, who suffered a mechanical late in the race.
“We are happy with Peter's gold and Juraj's silver medals,” said team director Patxi Vila. “Unfortunately, Roman Kreuziger suffered a mechanical and that didn't allow us to also claim the Czech champion title.”
Vila said it was a nice surprise to see Juraj Sagan claim the silver medal behind his brother.
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