In a recent interview with ITV at the Tour de France, Oleg Tinkov has said his star rider Peter Sagan has already signed with Bora-Argon 18 for next season. The owner of Tinkoff is expected to shut down his WorldTour team at the end of the season.
"I believe he [Sagan] is the best cyclist now in the peloton … It makes my decision [to close the team] even harder, but I think Peter is good," Tinkov said.
"I understand he signed with Bora [Bora-Argon 18] … I will gladly follow Peter on TV, or over the net, and if I come some time to the race when Peter comes out of the Bora bus, he will not hesitate to take a photo with me."
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Tinkov also noted that he believes Sagan will earn a higher salary than the reported €5 million a year he earns at Tinkoff.
"According to my information Bora paid him even more … I mean that's the market. I know for definite he got more. I'm not going to disclose the number, I know even the number. But he signed for much more money than I paid him. That's a fact."
It was reported at the beginning of July that Sagan and Bora-Argon 18 had come to an agreement, however, the team denied such speculation saying that they couldn't afford the world champion.
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