Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) was not a contender at Strade Bianche after the world champion was hampered by illness.
Sagan started the race in Siena on Saturday morning and had said he was riding to win. However, he suffered on the early climbs and sectors of dirt road, eventually quitting the race with 70km to go. He climbed into a Bora-hansgrohe team car after the seventh sector of dirt road.
Sagan finished fourth last year and has twice been second at Strade Bianche. He was expected to clash with Greg van Avermaet (BMC) and the other big-name riders after impressing in Belgium last week with his second place at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and then victory at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne.
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The Bora-Hansgrohe team said via social media that Sagan has been feeling unwell before the start of the race but wanted to ride as much of it as possible despite being under the weather.
Sagan is expected to stay in Italy to recover from his problems before riding Tirreno-Adriatico, which starts on the Tuscan coast on Wednesday.
More to follow.
— BORA – hansgrohe (@BORAhansgrohe) March 4, 2017
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