On his day, it seems that nothing can beat Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe). Even lady luck had a go on stage 3 of the Tour de France and found herself soundly beaten by the World Champion as he bounced back from two potentially costly errors to edge out Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb) in a tense finale in Longwy.
The Slovakian was sitting comfortably on the front of the pack as the diminished peloton approached the line. The script that almost every pundit and fan had predicted was playing out as expected. It was almost shredded when a rare bike handling error saw him accidentally unclip his foot just as he was about to launch his sprint. There was no panic as he calmly found his pedal again and clipped back in and still had the speed to keep a fast-closing Matthews behind him.
He admitted later that he had almost ruined his chances by going too early to chase down Richie Porte (BMC Racing), who had attacked inside the final kilometre.
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"I was in the front with some of the best climbers. Richie Porte and Rafa were in the front, and Alberto Contador was there too," Sagan said after the stage. "I thought when Richie Porte attacked I thought that everyone would chase him. It was a pretty hard final and then after I don't really remember much.
"My shoe came out of my pedal and I was lucky in a bad moment that I was able to find my pedal and I could start my sprint. The finish line was still far away and after I won, it was a nice feeling."
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